Shearing shed

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Shearing sheds are large sheds found on sheep stations to accommodate large scale sheep shearing. In countries where large numbers of sheep are kept for wool, these sheds are vital for the machinery and the movement of sheep to be economically shorn of their wool.

Often sheds remain intact despite loss of sheep from properties. Pressing equipment, shearing equipment, power generators, and rigs remain as well. The timber inside many sheds is often darkened and preserved from the oils in the wool from sheep.

Regional variants of Sheep shed architecture throughout Australia have been identified through different uses of building materials, and local styles of design. Due to the decline in the wool industry due to drought and dropping prices of wool, many sheds remain testimony to the earlier days of the importance of wool.

[edit] See also

• Sheep shearer