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Pyrmont sandstone quarry monument, Distillery Drive Reserve Pyrmont, 2009

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Unique IDA-00062095SeriesMark Goddard Photograph Collection, 2007-2009Date11th January 2009Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - DigitalDescriptionA close-up view of a sandstone monument in Distillery Drive Reserve to commemorate the three quarries owned by the Saunders family in Pyrmont. The sandstone block pictured is engraved with the word 'PURGATORY' which was the nickname of the quarry from which it was extracted. The Purgatory quarry was located close to the corner of the present-day Pyrmont Bridge Road and Wattle Street. Sydney buildings constructed from Purgatory sandstone include parts of the main tower of Saint Mary’s Cathedral, the loadbearing facade of the Burns, Philip Building in Bridge Street, Sydney, and the Pitt Street section of the General Post Office in Martin Place, Sydney.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: Mark Goddard

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Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access notePlease acknowledge the photographer when using this image: Photographer: Mark Goddard, courtesy City of Sydney Archives.

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Pyrmont sandstone quarry monument, Distillery Drive Reserve Pyrmont, 2009