Police Barracks, Rosalind Park, Bendigo

Bendigo Senior Secondary College is located abutting Rosalind Park and I went there for two years. I can honestly say that I never noticed this building sandwiched between my school and the Camp Hill Primary School next door. Now that I have found it I would like to share it with you.

Barracks Lane is right in the heart of the old Camp Reserve and was the earliest administrative centre of the Bendigo goldfield. 










A short distance up this lane are the old police barracks, built in 1859 using local sandstone. 














Back then the barracks would have been conveniently close to the old Supreme Court building which can be seen from the western side of the fernery. 












Looking back into the park there is a good view of the avenues of trees that were planted in the latter half of the 19th century. 














While the numerous elms (Ulmus x hollandica) and oaks (Quercus canariensis x Q robur) are the most numerous tree species, the Park does have other interesting tree species to look out for: African Yellowwood (Afrocarpus falcata), an avenue of ten mature Canary Island Pines (Pinus fanariensis), Australian Teak (Flindersia australis), Bunya-Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) and Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta).

I hope you have enjoyed this look at this wonderful building from our Gold Rush era and some pictures from Rosalind Park.

Talk again soon

Jeanette