BAY VIEW MANSIONS CONVERTED TO FLATS
B/W print. Long stone building with archway in square central entry porch at ground level with curved wall above with three windows. There are five chimneys along the ridge of the roof with roof vents and a sign [BAY VIEW MANSIONS] in the centre. A low stone wall, footpath, tree with wooden guard around it and unsealed road in front of the building. An open tourer car is parked on the road, with two ladies in light dresses and hats standing beside it.
Built in 1896 as Matheson's Terrace for Alexander Perceval Matheson. Architect Archer William Hoskings (1868 - 1912). Converted to flats, Bay View Mansions, in 1924 with infill of balconies. Restored and returned to individual houses 1983/4. Commonly known in Claremont as 'The Mansions'.
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