Woke to a very dismal day, grey clouds overhead, what happened to the lovely sunshine from yesterday
More views of the "Nut" taken from Highfield house
The Van Diemen's Land company was established in London in 1824 & in 1825 King George IV signed a Royal Charter to give a vast area of north west Tasmania to wealthy British business interests, trading as the Van Diemen's Land company, for the creation of new sheep farms
Chief agent Edward Curr arrived in August 1826 & the township of Stanley was quickly established for VDL headquarters. By October convicts from Hobart, livestock, machinery & craftsmen were already shipping into the settlement
Edward Curr & his family lived in beautiful Highfield House built on the hill overlooking Stanley, with commanding views over the town & of course "The Nut"
The house is a rare example of domestic architecture from the Regency period
Dining room
Lovely Willow pattern china
People who visited the house
Chook house
Certainly was a decent size house for the early 1800's
10 children grew up in this house, they had a special nursery in the attic
Stables
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