Rivendell

The Boat House at Rivendell

Sydney Urban Sketchers met today on a day which mostly cleared of rain, the coldest day since last June.  We met at Concord and first spent some time sketching at the Kokoda Memorial area which was quite jungle like.
We then hiked over to Rivendell which is a convalescent home built in 1893.  It was a private hospital but was free to those who required it.  There are a number of magnificent buildings, separate areas for men, women and children.  There is a wonderful gate house as well as a boat house as the patients could arrive either by water or road.  The property is on the Parramatta River and there are wonderful city views. I chose to draw the boat house which was recently restored.  It is a far cry from the boat houses I am used to in Canada which are decidedly more rustic.

Fellow sketcher at the Kokoda memorial