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The Quadrangle

The East Range and Great Hall

The following colourised photo of the East range and Great Hall was taken by John Paine between 1875 and 1900 and is courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. Click on the image to view the enlargement.

A colourised photo by John Paine taken between 1875 and 1900


By clicking on the links below you can access images of the East range and Great Hall from their initial planning in 1854 and completion in 1862 through to the present:


 1850s - 1890s 1900s - 1920s  1930s - 1970s  2000s  A bit different   Paintings & sketches

 1850s - 1890s

 1900 - 1920s

 1930s - 1970s

 2000s

 A little bit different

 Paintings & sketches


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