Old lead shot tower by blinkings
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I've photographed this site a heap of times, but yesterday I thought I would go in and shoot some B+W's. The Coops (Melbourne Central) Shot Tower is located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. It was completed in 1890 and is 50 metres high. The historic building was saved from demolition in 1973 and was incorporated into the massive Melbourne Central complex in 1991 underneath an 84m high conical glass roof. Coop's Shot Tower is 9 storeys high, and has 327 steps to the top. The tower produced six tonnes of shot weekly up until 1961, when the demand for the lead shot dwindled, due to new firearm regulations. Please zoom to see more detail.
Comments (11)
Stunning capture my friend.
Fascinating. Great looking building and wonderful b/w work.
Fascinating building well shot in B&W! Well done mate.
This is superb
Wonderful pic, and what an clever idea to preserve it, marvellous.
The B&W is a good choice. So much detail to watch. Beautiful light and shadow.
Very beautiful photo! I'm glad they saved that building
Fantastic picture of this historic site. Great background info!
Love the way u done this one the pic speaks for it's self.
WOW! That was a big project to save the tower and a wonderful POV Andrew. Dana
cool sight man