ARTHUR CIRCUS BY CIRCA MORRIS-NUNN CHUA
As a site of early colonial settlement that has survived intact over more than 200 years, Hobart’s Battery Point is one of the most closely monitored heritage sites in Tasmania. At the heart of the suburb is Arthur Circus, an arrangement of 16 cottages around a circular park, which is a rare Australian example of a planned “circus.” One of the first subdivisions in Australia, the streetscape of modest cottages has remained in place since the 1850s, as grander mansions
