Having accumulated some history about the houses previously here I have now lost the account that accompanied some of the old photos. The photos with lost information are of St Andrews and a cottage previously facing onto Chambers Road.
Front view of St Andrews 1929 courtesy of Margaret Hughes
Front view St Andrews 1938 courtesy Margaret Hughes
St Andrews occupied the block on the corner of Fitzroy St and Chambers Road. The source for these photos is Margaret Hughes whose family were connected with the house. Margaret’s family also lived in the more modern cottage that faced onto Chambers Road.
Margaret Hughes and her brother outside the cottage facing Chambers Rd, courtesy of Margaret Hughes
This cottage I think must have been located to the left of the Chambers St access to the resort, with St Andrews to the right of the Chambers St entrance.
View of Sospel 1950s
courtesy the estate of Hector Hood
Sospel side view 1950s courtesy of the estate of Hector Hood
While I am sure there are many photos of Sospel in various archives the ones we have come courtesy of the daughters of Hector Hood. Hood gardened for Lady Fairfax 3 days per week from 1927 until 1957 when Sospel was burnt in the bushfires of that year. The current dwelling now housing the Olive Tree Restaurant was built on the site of Sospel and there are still burnt timbers underneath it. This dwelling was built by an opthalmologist who owned the property for 10 years before selling to the resort consortium.
Front view of Olive Tree Restaurant 2016 (Resort roof behind)
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