Saturday 28 November, 2pm. Visit to Thomas Ward’s former house

The house was built for surveyor Thomas Ward and family in 1899. He called it Wyndcliffe. It was designed by Joshua Charlesworth (1869-1925), the architect who designed around 50 buildings in Wellington, including the Wellington Town Hall (1904). The ground floor had a drawing room, breakfast room and a large and comfortable set of service rooms, and upstairs were five bedrooms, including a servant’s bedroom and bathroom, plus a third-storey tower room. (From Elizabeth Cox, Mr Ward’s Map.)

A subsequent owner John Illott had the landscaping done. The section runs down a gully with the Kumutoto Stream at the bottom. There are photos of the interior during Illott’s time available on the National Library website. See /records/22737309 and /records/22803989

This will be for members only and will give an opportunity to those who couldn’t make it on our June visit to three Terrace houses, including this one. We will advertise it in our November newsletter and take RSVPs then.

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