Colonial Mansion
We saw the beautiful garden at Fallgrove yesterday. This majestic little Georgian mansion built in 1826, as was Briar Lane, and in fact both houses are within the length of a football field from each other at the Falls Park end of town.
When I captured those photos of the gorgeous Autumn colours yesterday, it was difficult to make out the structure of the house. As a private gated residence I was not going to get permission to go inside and take photos of the front. This house is actually built with its rear facing the main road in Evandale.
So a few weeks later, after most of the leaves had fallen, I managed to get a better view. But this time I was shooting into the sun. So if you enlarge this shot you'll see plenty of detail in this architectural treasure, but the trees and the shadows make for an interesting composition.
Like George Collins of Briar Lane, Fallgrove (originally named "Prosperous") was built by an expatriate from Norfolk Island, Kennedy Murray Jnr., whose father had been a convict.
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Kennedy Murray Jnr's grandson is none other than Australia's greatest WWI hero, Harry Murray (link below).
Colonial Mansion
We saw the beautiful garden at Fallgrove yesterday. This majestic little Georgian mansion built in 1826, as was Briar Lane, and in fact both houses are within the length of a football field from each other at the Falls Park end of town.
When I captured those photos of the gorgeous Autumn colours yesterday, it was difficult to make out the structure of the house. As a private gated residence I was not going to get permission to go inside and take photos of the front. This house is actually built with its rear facing the main road in Evandale.
So a few weeks later, after most of the leaves had fallen, I managed to get a better view. But this time I was shooting into the sun. So if you enlarge this shot you'll see plenty of detail in this architectural treasure, but the trees and the shadows make for an interesting composition.
Like George Collins of Briar Lane, Fallgrove (originally named "Prosperous") was built by an expatriate from Norfolk Island, Kennedy Murray Jnr., whose father had been a convict.
www.facebook.com/DescendantsDay2013NorfolkIslandToNorfolk...
Kennedy Murray Jnr's grandson is none other than Australia's greatest WWI hero, Harry Murray (link below).