The National Heritage List recognises and protects our most valued Brickendon Estate natural, Indigenous and historic heritage sites. It reflects the story of our development, from our original inhabitants to the present day, Australia’s spirit and our ingenuity, and our unique, living landscapes. Each place in the List has been assessed by the Australian Heritage Council as having outstanding heritage value to the nation, and is protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This means that approval must be obtained before taking any action that may have a significant impact on the national heritage values of the place. In this way, we can retain our heritage for future generations. To ensure ongoing protection, each listed place should have a management plan outlining how the heritage values of the site will be conserved and interpreted. The National Heritage List enables all Australians to celebrate, value and protect our unique heritage. For further information visit www.heritage.gov.au Brickendon Estate: Woolmers Lane, Longford, Tasmania, 7301 Web: www.brickendon.com.au | Phone: 03 6391 1251 www.heritage.gov.au • Two branches of the Archer family shared labour between their neighbouring properties Brickendon and Woolmers, which had a combined assigned convict population of over 100. • Brickendon contains a Georgian country house in its garden setting, extensive boundary hedges and estate buildings including barns, cottages, granaries, a woolshed and stables, chapel, a cart shed, poultry house, cook house, blacksmith’s shop, outhouse, wells, drainage systems and access roads. Brickendon Estate in Northern Tasmania is a rare example of a property A rare example that has been continuously farmed by generations of the same family • It is unusual for such a diversity of original colonial features to survive since the 1820s. The convict-built farm complex, Georgian country within a single property. The range of buildings provides an insight into house and formal garden are largely intact. Brickendon provides an 19th century British farming practices adapted to the Tasmania conditions. outstanding record of the experiences of colonial settlers and convicts assigned to rural estates, and was included in the National Heritage List • It is also rare to find a working estate, including the original 420 hectare on 23 November 2007. property, which has been continuously farmed by one family for six generations. A nationally important site A place for research • Brickendon Estate is nationally significant for its association with the convict assignment system and continuity of mixed farming practice. • Brickendon Estate provides a rich source of information about the living and working conditions of colonial settlers and the convicts • Most convicts transported to Australia were assigned to provide assigned to rural estates from the 1820s until transportation to labour to settlers in exchange for food and clothing. Brickendon Estate Tasmania ceased in 1853. demonstrates the success of industrious 1820s settlers, the Archer family, and the productivity of convict labour which allowed them to Today, Brickendon Estate and Woolmers Estate are popular tourist develop the Estate. destinations. A visit to both National Heritage Listed sites tells the compelling Archer family story. .