ON THE ROAD: Ross, Tasmania, Australia

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On a whim I turned off Route 1 to drive through Ross and it turned into a real find. I rate the town FIVE STARS with all its historic buildings and more. The wool museum is well worth a visit also. It was fun just to stroll up and down the main street and see all the old buildings. There are a couple of bake shops with great looking pastries plus a wood craft center. Pat and I enjoyed browsing through the shop admiring all the wood products on display. Don’t miss the historic Ross Bridge and take a hike down to the Female Factory where female convicts worked.
The Tasmanian Wool Centre has an excellent display of different wools and products, some for sale. There are two films on wool processing, including sheering. The museum covers the history of wool in the area plus local Tasmanian history. I had to drag Pat out of there to continue onto Hobart.

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Photos

Ross Town Hall
Town Hall built in 1891 out of sandstone

Man O' Ross Hotel
Ross, Tasmania

Man O' Ross Hotel
The Man O' Ross Hotel was built in 1831 by William Sadler. It was originally a two-storey Georgian building, but was later converted to a Victorian Style.

Bakery 31
Ross, Tasmania

Bakery 31
Ross, Tasmania

Ross Post Office
Post Office built in 1889

Ross Bakery Inn
Convicts built this in 1832 for John Dickinson, a free settler from Nottinghamshire England, the Ross Bakery Inn is a classic Georgian house built from Ross quarried sandstone.

St John's Anglican Church
St John's Anglican Church established in 1838 and this bulding was erected in 1868

Tasmanian Wool Center
The Tasmanian Wool Centre is a building which houses a museum, a wool exhibition, a wool and craft area and acts as the tourist information centre

Main Street
Ross, Tasmania

Uniting Church
The Uniting Church, situated prominently on the hilltop, was built in 1885 and is noted for its blackwood pews and carved baptismal font.

Ross Factory
Last surviving building of the Ross Female Factory. Between 1848 and 1854 approximately 12,000 female convicts passed throughtheFemale Factory.

Ross Bridge
This sandstone bridge was constructed by convict labour in 1836, and is the third oldest bridge still in use in Australia.