The Anne O’Byrne Centre that was part of the Launceston General Hospital was demolished in early 2024. The imposing building stood on the corner of a steep slope on the corner of Charles and Howick Streets, I always admired how challenging the steep site must have been to build on. I remember documenting the building around a decade ago when the facade was renovated, not this and the entire building is all but a memory. There have been so many buildings from the period I am documenting for this life long project that have gone in the last few years (Ovaltine Factory, James Nelson Fabric Weavers, MTM Mowbray, New Norfolk Police Station) and I have documented them all; creating a photographic archive of these important buildings and this period of Tasmanian architecture for posterity. Photographs provide us with a reminder of our past, the complex layers of history of our built environment, and when a place is all but forgotten we can look back upon these photographs and the building remains, in our minds and in print. Selected prints of the Anne O’Byrne Centre and other photographs from the project are available as limited edition prints directly through my website here