'COLWYN' 50 VICTORIA AVENUE CLAREMONT
Colour prints. (a) Large red brick house with white banding, verandah columns and woodwork to gables of steep tiled roof which extends to form verandahs. Tall chimneys with pots and decorative ridge capping. Low stucco finish front fence with cyclone gate and curved pathway to front door. Lawn, shrubs and herbaceous border. (b) Rear of house. High white foundations and balustrading to balcony with enclosed section on south west corner. French doors and central doors, the lower one with sidelights and fanlight, opening onto verandah and balcony. Bay windows to rooms on right. Brick out buildings on right and steps down steep slope to terraced lawn with boat and equipment. Inscription on rear as for (a).
Home built by Arthur Bunning in 1909. Large two storeyed house with steeply pitched terracotta shingle roof extending over veranadah. Appears to be location P255 - originally a pensioner guard block. Mrs Bunning disliked the strong winds off Freshwater Bay and 'Colwyn' was sold to J.B.L. Weir (Waddie Waddie Pastoral Co.) in 1922. Sold to J.H.C. & E.V. McCaulay in 1953 who lived there until 2006 when it was sold to Peter Bacich who undertook extensive conservation with input form the Museum. Block subdivided and lower, riverside portion sold. 'Colwyn' sold 2011.
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- 'COLWYN' AT 50 VICTORIA AVENUE (0.03km away)
- IVANHOE' 46 VICTORIA AVENUE (0.07km away)
- EFFORDS SHOP CHESTER ROAD,18 (0.18km away)
- HENNEKER, DAVID AT 66 VICTORIA AVENUE (0.19km away)
- HENNEKER, KEITH AT 66 VICTORIA AVENUE (0.19km away)
- MUMME CHILDREN AT 66 VICTORIA AVENUE (0.19km away)
- POLICE STATION (LATER CLAREMONT MUSEUM) (0.19km away)
- PROPOSED CLAREMONT MUSEUM BEFORE CONVERSION FROM POLICE HOUSE (0.2km away)
- HENNEKER, DAVID AND DOROTHY AT 66 VICTORIA AVENUE (0.2km away)
- HENNEKER CHILDREN OUTSIDE 66 VICTORIA AVENUE (0.2km away)
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