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SYRED'S COTTAGE BEJOORDING

1973
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Buildings / Structures
Overview

B&W, side of Syred's Cottage (Bejoording Homestead).
Shows brick chimney in front centre and corrugated iron roof. Rendered walls.
Dead tree on left and live one behind. Wire fence in foreground.
Shrubs on right.
Fancy top edge to verandah can be seen on left.

Historical information

Syred's cottage was the home of William Edward Syred and Frances (nee Martin). Constructed of mud brick around 1860, extensions were gradually added to the original three roomed construction, to accommodate the couple's ten children. "Batty" Fowler, a local builder who excelled in making mud 'bats', undoubtedly assisted in the building of the cottage. The stone front verandah slabs were hewn from the granite rock behind the cottage and the mud bricks were made near the spring.
In 1897 a mud bat school was built near the house and used for a short time.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1538
Item type
Photographs
Width
89 mm
Height or length
139 mm
Contextual Information

Written on back in blue biro: "Syred's Cottage 1973 side view"

Keywords
SYRED Family
BEJOORDING
Syred's Cottage
BEJOORDING
Year
1973
Statement of significance

heritage listed building

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Geotag
-31.382878303521, 116.5273122535

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