Singo's tower AKA Bonython Tower



On 16th July 2018, the penthouse was not yet visible

On 16th July 2018, the penthouse was not yet visible but the kids enjoying the ice rink in Kibble Park didn't care.

Look at the size of it now, 18th August 2018

Look at the size of it compared to the little old shops of quiet old Gosford. (British readers should note that by 'old' I mean Gosford was founded by white people in the 1830's. So it's not really very old.)

This has to be the penthouse appearing, 18th August 2018

This narrower part at the top of the residential part of Bonython Tower must be the penthouse and its nice big terrace veranda. What else could it be, right up there? It's too big to be the elevator super-structure. Gentlemen, I'll come and get the answer from you some time over the next week, when my current blizzard of work allows me the leisure.

Penthouse not visible from Paul Lane, 18th August 2018

No, the penthouse is not visible from the William Street end of Paul Lane.

Work goes on inside despite the gusty wind's we've had recently, 18th August 2018



The wind's work & an interior worker just visible, 18th August 2018



I used to be able to get such lovely images of the workers at this site, back when the tower was low enough that I could photograph from the roof carpark of the Imperial Centre. Now I have to stand further and further away and hope I don't get too much camera shake when I zoom right in.

The good news for those who visit this site just to see Gosford grow is that I can still get lovely clear photos of workers on some of the other sites and new sites will be breaking ground for a few years yet.

 Extra

7 cranes visible from the West Gosford lights, 18th August 2018

As I waited at the West Gosford lights, taken on the 18th of August 2018, I could see 7 of Gosford's 14 cranes. 2 of the cranes are only partly visible so finding them all will give you a warm glow of satisfaction. (If the photo won't enlarge on your mobile, you'll be able to see the partial cranes on a home computer.)

From left to right, the cranes are at: Fielder Street (red & white) Kendall Street, Batley Street (red & white) Donnison Street West, Mann Street (Singo's tower) uncertain location and Wilhelmina Street (Harbour View).

I'm going to have to track down that uncertain location on foot on the weekend. I'll put the location in the comments below.

More sites soon.

Topped Out - Part 2

 Batley Street

Batley Street topped out & nearly move-in ready, 27th July 2018

Those sticking out balconies on the right of the building would give you a view of the lovely gums and wattles and casuarinas on Presidents Hill, as well as those great water views too.

Looking west at the Bately Street site, 27th July 2018

Fagans Bay (not Phegans Bay) visible at the left bottom edge of this photo and the crane at the Fielder Street site on the right edge, with the tree-covered Kariong Ridge beyond that.




Batley Street penthouse, 27th July 2018


Batley Street's penthouse has 360 degree views of the water, over the southern part of Gosford and, from its back windows, of the nice restful trees on Presidents Hill.

 Harbour View in Wilhelmina Street

Sunny winter's day at the corner of Wilhelmina & Batley Streets, 27th July 2018

It all looks quiet on a sunny winter's day.




Lots going on inside at Wilhelmina Street, 27th July 2018

But I could hear them going at it hammer and tongs all over the site, behind that mysterious blue mesh.

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Old "roach back" fire truck at Kibble Park, 14th July 2018

An old "roach back" fire truck at Kibble Park, during the winter festival last month. The adults loved it as much as the kids did.




Gear storage lockers along the outside, 14th July 2018

Lockers down the sides where they used to keep the hoses and other fire-fighting gear.

The back of the roach back shows you why it's called a roach back, 14th July 2018

Why it's called a "roach back". It looks remarkably like a cockroach from this angle.


More building sites and extras very soon.