Boyd's folly? "Extravagant and expensive are two descriptions of Boyd's Tower. Extravagant because special Pyrmont Sandstone was used for a structure designed to be seen from a distance and expensive because the blocks were imported from Sydney. Around 1846, Boyd instructed his manager, Oswald Brierly, to supervise the construction of a prominent Tower at Red Point. Sandstone blocks were shipped from Sydney and unloaded at East Boyd, hauled to the site by bullock teams, then worked by skilled stonemasons. The stones were lifted by connecting chains to each block which were then raised into place by a frame or gantry, mounted on top of the growing structure. Ladders connected the 5 timber platforms."
Around 1846, Boyd instructed his manager, Oswald Brierly, to supervise the construction of a prominent Tower at Red Point. Sandstone blocks were shipped from Sydney and unloaded at East Boyd, hauled to the site by bullock teams, then worked by skilled stonemasons.
The stones were lifted by connecting chains to each block which were then raised into place by a frame or gantry, mounted on top of the growing structure. Ladders connected the 5 timber platforms."