خانه‌های روستایی تاسمانی: پشت درهای بسته بهترین املاک خصوصی استعماری ما

A glorious pictorial celebration of Tasmania's finest private residences.Tucked into the folds of Tasmania's wild landscape is an array of beautiful historic homes from a time when life was simpler and grander - and perhaps more of an adventure.The early pastoral settlers of Tasmania were a hardy and eccentric bunch: young men out to make their fortunes; struggling families hoping for a fresh start; and feisty women wanting to make their own mark. From the landed gentry to convicts who'd won their freedom, these men and women created an antipodean England in the elaborate Georgian and Victorian mansions they built. Alice Bennett and Georgia Warner have collected together the stories of these houses, and of the people who have passed through them over the years.As the new colony thrived, fortunes were made and many of the homes featured in Country Houses of Tasmania signalled the New World's wealth with their sumptuous furnishings - from Carrara marble to Italian porcelain, Minton caustic tiles, the best Berlin metal and French moire wallpaper.In the twenty-first century these houses which have been largely lost on the Australian mainland - remain as brick-and-mortar reminders of the past. Many of today's owners are descendants of the original builders, and all are dedicated to the preservation of that hidden architectural heritage.'The homes you enter in this book are private. Unless you are part of their inner circle you might not have even known they existed,'write Georgia Warner and Alice Bennett. So the next time you glimpse a Georgian chimneypot over the top of a high hedge in rural Tasmania, or view a stately pile off in the distance down a tree-lined drive, open Country Houses of Tasmania and you will know what rare treasures lie inside. Tucked into the folds of Tasmania's wild landscape is an array of beautiful historic homes from a time when life was simpler and granderand perhaps more of an adventure. The early pastoral settlers of Tasmania were a hardy and eccentric young men out to make their fortunes; struggling families hoping for a fresh start; and feisty women wanting to make their own mark. From the landed gentry to convicts who'd won their freedom, these men and women created an antipodean England in the elaborate Georgian and Victorian mansions they built. Alice Bennett and Georgia Warner have collected together the stories of these houses, and of the people who have passed through them over the years. As the new colony thrived, fortunes were made and many of the homes featured in Country Houses of Tasmania signaled the New World's wealth with their sumptuous furnishingsfrom Carrara marble to Italian porcelain, Minton caustic tiles, the best Berlin metal and French moir wallpaper. In the twenty-first century these houses which have been largely lost on the Australian mainland remain as brick-and-mortar reminders of the past. Many of today's owners are descendants of the original builders, and all are dedicated to the preservation of that hidden architectural heritage. Part Title ......Page 2 Title Page ......Page 4 Contents ......Page 8 Introduction ......Page 10 Beaufront ......Page 11 Belgrove ......Page 19 Belmont ......Page 27 Bentley ......Page 35 Peppers Calstock ......Page 43 Cambria ......Page 53 Cheshunt ......Page 61 Dalness ......Page 69 Douglas Park ......Page 77 Dunedin ......Page 85 Egleston ......Page 93 Ellenthorpe Hall ......Page 101 Exton House ......Page 109 Forcett House ......Page 117 High Peak ......Page 123 Highfield ......Page 133 Hollow Tree ......Page 141 Lake House ......Page 151 Mona Vale ......Page 157 Old Wesley Dale ......Page 169 Quorn Hall ......Page 177 Summerhome ......Page 183 Valleyfield, Epping Forest ......Page 191 Valleyfield, New Norfolk ......Page 199 Vaucluse ......Page 207 View Point ......Page 217 Further Reading ......Page 225 "Historic private residences of Tasmania tells the story in pictures and words of forty of Tasmania's finest historic homes. With unprecedented access the photographer and writer share with us the beauty and treasures of glorious homes that have previously been so private that they have not been viewed by anyone outside the immediate family and friends of the owners. The houses include: Woolmers, Mona Vale, Valleyfield, Malahide, Saundridge, Strathborough, Enstone park, Beaufront, Ratho, Jordan House, Quamby House, Rosedale, Frogmore, Lake House, Lonah House, Wickford, Hagley House, Killymoon, Lennonville, Connorville, Sherwood, llanberis, Merton Vale, Clifton, Pleasant Banks, High Peak, Glen Esk, Milford, Cawood and Strathroy."