Forbes Forbes This Stone Catholic Church Was The Third In Forbes And It Opened In 1880 The Sanctuary Was Added In 1905 Wallpaper Collections

Forbes. Forbes. This stone Catholic Church was the third in Forbes and it opened in 1880. The sanctuary was added in 1905. .

Forbes. This stone Catholic Church was the third in Forbes and it opened in 1880. The sanctuary at the rear was added in 1905. .

Forbes. The beautiful stone Anglican Church opened 1877. The square bell tower was never completed.

Forbes. Beautiful narrow stained glass window in the Forbes Anglican Church.

Forbes. This oldest part of the state primary school was built in 1870 in Gothic style. .

Forbes. Tripartite stained glass window above the altar in the Anglican Church.

Forbes. St Johns Anglican Church. Began 1874 completed 1877. First wooden Anglican church built in 1861.

Forbes. Old gold mining town with grand buildings. Nearest is the 1891 Town Hall. Beyond is the 1881 built French Renaissance style Post Office designed by colonial architect James Barnet.

Forbes. The 1881 built Post Office with a French mansard roof on the clock tower. Government architect James Barnet designed it. Wonderful arched veranda for shade.

Forbes. It was very unsual in 1892 for an Australian country town to have a shopping arcade. This one was built in 1892.

Forbes. Forbes. This National Bank was erected in 1884 and is still in possession of the National Bank. Note the fine cast iron veranda columns

Forbes. Forbes. Bushranger Ben Hall was shot and killed by police near here and buried in he town cemetery in 1865.

Forbes. The Town Hall facing Victoria Squ. Gold royalties permitted a grand structure. The part with the corner tower finished in 1891. The left hand part was the first Town Hall about 1870 when Forbes became a municipality.

Forbes. The Courthouse built in 1880 still with its slate roof. Government architect James Barnet designed it.

Forbes. Stained glass window in the Anglican Church.

Forbes. The first Methodist services were held on these goldfields in 1863. The first Wesleyan Methodist church was built in 1877. This Gothic brick church was erected in 1906. Now Uniting.

Forbes. This National Bank was erected in 1884 and is still in possession of the National Bank. Note the very fine cast iron veranda pillars.

Forbes. Stained glass in the Anglican Church.

Forbes. The Literary Institute and Library built in 1923 on Victoria Square.

Forbes. The 1877 built Anglican Church with the tower of the 1891 built Town Hall behind it.