Walk to the garden to the left of the archway. You will notice a small memorial to Donna, the hearing guide dog. This is a good vantage point to view the change in building material types reflecting the different status of people and workers who used the different sections of the building.

Look southwards from the clock tower and you will notice the most expensive, sandstone buildings (with marble interiors) and beautifully designed facades.

The clock tower is 75 metres high. There are 302 steps to the clock face. Look closely and you can see the stairs going up to the clock inside the clock tower and the NSW Government Railways crest sculpted in stone.

Keep following the line of the platform and you will notice that the buildings have been built using brick. This is platform 1 with the old parcel handling area underneath. Finally, if you look to the end of the buildings, beyond the Parcel Post Office you will notice corrugated iron sheds. These were the work sheds for the maintenance workers.

Look for the archway about halfway along the outside of platform 1. This was the Governor’s Archway and if you look closely at the top you can still see the gas light fitting where the Governor’s coach would stop. The Governor could then go directly from his coach or car to his rail carriage on platform 1.