Hobart - Franklin Square

The Cat and Fiddle Arcade is one of Hobart's busiest shopping streets. On the walls of the arcade are figures from nursery rhymes. Many tourists are attracted by the gem-cutting workshop, where attractive jewelry is on sale.

The foundation stone of the handsome neo-Gothic sandstone St David's Cathedral (Anglican) was laid in 1868. It has beautiful stained glass.

The Town Hall was built in 1864 to the design of Henry Hunter, an architect much influenced by Italian architecture. It occupies the site of a house built in 1804 by David Collins, founder of the town, as his official residence.