tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post6321165556876944076..comments2023-10-17T22:38:03.481+11:00Comments on My Pear Tree House: Where I WorkJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475155333546477042noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-77791963018119619522012-10-25T08:06:54.892+11:002012-10-25T08:06:54.892+11:00I understand your pain, I am a historian. I am v...I understand your pain, I am a historian. I am very interested in Leura. A woman I am researching came to Australia, to work as parlourmaid and worked for M T H Payne for nine months in 1928. Any help you can give me about the lives of people in the area at this time would help me. The woman concerned Elenor Woodward from Derbyshire. She became a Police woman in the Metropolitan Police in 1931. Love the Blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030141412913777933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-88653680315744896762012-08-08T14:26:58.140+10:002012-08-08T14:26:58.140+10:00SO many gorgeous, gorgeous homes in this post.
How...SO many gorgeous, gorgeous homes in this post.<br />How sad that people tear them down and build hideous things in their place.<br />Our home was built in 1895 and we restored it with love almost 20 years ago. <br />Sorry about your pink house. :(Slim Paleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278593197402665506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-89768424249374798582012-08-08T09:50:03.755+10:002012-08-08T09:50:03.755+10:00Wow, such a shame what was once considered ugly!! ...Wow, such a shame what was once considered ugly!! There is still a General MacArthur set of (museum style) from his Brisbane base too during WWII, really want to see it, next trip up there. Love Posieposie blogs Jennie McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-5918862332614270222012-07-27T23:02:12.990+10:002012-07-27T23:02:12.990+10:00Another thoughtful and sensitive post, Jane. It is...Another thoughtful and sensitive post, Jane. It is such a travesty. When we lived in Sydney, I was staggered to find how many gorgeous sandstone Georgian buildings had been demolished near Circular Quay to make way for the office blocks. Thankfully in Hobart we still have most of our heritage buildings. J xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743336097657087832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-28781070294847317122012-07-27T21:15:36.907+10:002012-07-27T21:15:36.907+10:00Sad post.
Terrible re pink house xSad post. <br /><br />Terrible re pink house xFaux Fuchsiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317677066408030053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-13192792219181474682012-07-27T19:22:03.440+10:002012-07-27T19:22:03.440+10:00It breaks my heart to see old buildings torn down....It breaks my heart to see old buildings torn down. I lived in the most beautiful building when I was at boarding school, formerly an old house and it has instilled in me a life long love for crumbling old homes and history. xEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634383197755226856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-37729737798903683632012-07-27T14:58:29.704+10:002012-07-27T14:58:29.704+10:00A timely post. There was a lovely old farm cottage...A timely post. There was a lovely old farm cottage on a hill overlooking a lake near here. I used to take the boys there for picnics out the front when they were little. Today I drove Shorty up there and it has been subdivided and replaced by a security gated blank faced monster of a McMansion. Apparently the architect lived in the cottage for six months while the surrounding farm was carved up to get a "feel" for the land. Can you disbar an architect?anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433701550878013807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-25985087526101449912012-07-26T20:18:50.292+10:002012-07-26T20:18:50.292+10:00Wow Jackie - 1643 - to an Australian that is so ol...Wow Jackie - 1643 - to an Australian that is so old. My husband's family is English and his grandmother lived in a house in the shadow of Warwick Castle a little house dating from the 1500s. The older the house, the more ghosts I say.<br /><br />Anita - imagine building two on your beautiful block. Perish the thought.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475155333546477042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-38354198674297610622012-07-26T20:05:51.947+10:002012-07-26T20:05:51.947+10:00Although I bang on about mid-century this and that...Although I bang on about mid-century this and that, it saddens me to see the houses which were demolished to make way for them. It seems like a complete waste. Our history is so undervalued...<br />Some people have suggested we move our house off our double block and build two new homes. The thought of that just leaves me cold. Money is not everything. <br />Great post Jane xxbrismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-29432193168160180832012-07-26T20:04:37.508+10:002012-07-26T20:04:37.508+10:00Hi Jane,
Well, I adore old houses and have always ...Hi Jane,<br />Well, I adore old houses and have always lived in them. Our house before this one was built in 1643 and the one that we live in now 1895. My stomach always turns over when I see one being demolished, usually to make way for a block of flats !<br />I can though, understand a little how buildings were pulled down to make way for what they thought were sleek modern ones. To have lived through those dark days of the war must have been awful and to have a new modern home must have been lovely. My Grandmother worked below stairs in the early 1900's and when she visited us in our Victorian home, she just couldn't understand how we could love the art nouveau fireplaces that we have.....she used to have to clean them !! So, although it is so sad when we lose part of our heritage, I do have a little understanding as to why we lost some in the years following the war. We have a system that lists buildings of historical interest ( ours have been listed) and, you are not alloweed to demoish any part of them or change them in anyway and always have to ask permission if you want to alter anything ( quite a pain in the neck sometimes as they can be extra finicky about anything that you do !!) Do you have listed buildings ? XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-24754023802900135032012-07-26T19:53:14.396+10:002012-07-26T19:53:14.396+10:00utterly fabulous...!!utterly fabulous...!!Young at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-81318333889612527532012-07-26T19:26:17.937+10:002012-07-26T19:26:17.937+10:00Definitely need staff for those old houses!! Thos...Definitely need staff for those old houses!! Those old butler's pantries work much better when you have the butler to match.....A Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094401205258678969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-35316498464442124132012-07-26T19:19:29.639+10:002012-07-26T19:19:29.639+10:00Well I act for property developers and when it goe...Well I act for property developers and when it goes well it is very profitable. You are really maximising your land space by building apartments!! But you would need a full staff to maintain some of these houses.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475155333546477042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-29819996615991173122012-07-26T19:10:59.531+10:002012-07-26T19:10:59.531+10:00I really struggle with the way old buildings are p...I really struggle with the way old buildings are pulled down. Particularly because a lot of the newer stuff leaves me cold. You have some beautiful photos in this post. I am so glad some of those old houses have been maintained and are still homes. <br /><br />We live in an area where there are lots of the old fashioned rambling homesteads - they are beautiful but I must admit cost an absolute fortune to maintain. Do you think that is why some of the buildings are knocked down? Or do you think it is simply because people can make more money on those big old blocks by putting up apartments etc.??<br /><br />Take care.A Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094401205258678969noreply@blogger.com