Travelling towards Callington we spotted this old church building. Typical of many that dot the landscape around the state.
Hartley Methodist church
"Hartley is a ghost town located in South Australia, along the Bremer River on the Strathalbyn-Callington Road.
Founded around the year 1856 as a small rural settlement, it once boasted a Methodist church (1865-1895), post office (opened 1869 and closed 1981), school (opened 1919 and closed 1970) and creamery." (source... Wikipedia 1st May 2014)
Now the town is little more than a series of ruins and farm houses. Looks like a great location for a renovation into a B&B?
So many questions so few answers, so if anyone can fill us in on some history it would be greatly appreciated.
The abandoned church is on private property, but the cache is accessible without going over the fence, so please do not enter without express permission of the land owner.
Yes, we know there is a multi also starting here, however we thought a traditional here also may get cachers to stop and ponder some of our great local history that abounds and is missed due to passing up of multis.... :-)