HOUSE; 'THE SHIP' IN TOODYAY CONVENT PRECINCT

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1982 - 1982

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Overview

Black and white print of 'The Ship'.
A two story residence of brick and timber in the grounds of the former Sisters of Mercy Convent, Stirling Terrace, Toodyay.

Historical information

Rear view taken by P.I. Masters prior to removal of verandah in 1982.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2000.100

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Material

Photo Paper

Width

15.8000 cm

Height or length

15.8000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Written details on reverse of photo, "Formerly Dr. Growse's house, then Dr. Mayhew lived there. Known as The Ship".

Contextual Information

This photo was published in the July 1982 (or 1981) edition of the Northam Advertiser on p. 21.
Accompanying text described the renovation of the property (including the removal of the old upper floor verandah) being undertaken at the time by the Toodyay Society. It noted the upper floor verandah was added after the Sisters of Mercy purchased the building in 1902.
In the October 1986 edition of the Toodyay Herald on p.7 an article reported on the near completion of the renovation of "The Ship" and conjectured about the origin of its name, "The building's nickname is shrouded in mystery but some former pupils believed that the movement of the verandahs in the wind during storms led the pupils to dubb it 'The Ship' ".

Year

1982 - 1982

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Geotag

-31.554869866154, 116.47510191607

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Shire of Toodyay

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