'COLWYN' 50 VICTORIA AVENUE CLAREMONT

Overview

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).

Historical information

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.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--5-275-a,b
Item type
Claremont Museum

Claremont Museum

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