Great Houses of Ipswich III - Chasing Our Past At Home

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TitleGreat Houses of Ipswich III - Chasing Our Past At HomeDate Created23rd August 2022Program Chasing Our Past At HomePresenterSue CassidyShaun CassidyNicole CoxHostMelanie RushModeratorDeannah VeithAcknowledgementNational Trust (Queensland) Ipswich BranchSuburbIpswichCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandDescriptionWhat is it like being the custodian of one of the Great Houses of Ipswich?

Join us to hear the experience of living in two of Ipswich's heritage homes: Pen Y Llechwedd and Dougleen.

Dougleen was built by noted Ipswich stonemason and pillar of the community Frank Williams in the 1920s. An early example of the California Bungalow style, Dougleen was a labour of love, built as a family home for Frank and taking him eleven years to construct. It is probably Dougleen's gabled porch that Ipswich locals are most familiar with. The rose, thistle and shamrock designs on the rendered plate are reflected in the stylised stonework on the balustrade and make for an eye-catching street front.

Pen Y Llechwedd, formally known as Kingslea and Kingston, was built around 1910 by onetime Mayor, Frederick Goleby. Mr Goleby commissioned renowned architect George Brockwell Gill to design the home for his daughter, Maud and son in law Arthur Johnson. Kingslea/Kingston Johnson family until the Garnier Family purchased the home and changed the name to Pen Y Llechwedd.

This Ipswich Libraries event is held in association with the Ipswich Branch of the National Trust of Australia (Queensland), host of the Great Houses of Ipswich event.

About the presenters:

Sue and Shaun Cassidy are the proud custodians of Dougleen. Children of teaching families, Sue and Shaun had similar upbringings both spending their youth being transferred around Queensland from Cairns to Stanthorpe and many places in between. It was this life of constant movement that made them want to find that special place to put roots down. Now teachers themselves and sharing a love of history, art and heritage they knew they found their special place when they purchased Dougleen in 2006. Since then Sue and Shaun have continued to work towards returning Dougleen to an excellent example of 1920's Arts and Crafts style.

Adam and Nicole Cox purchased Pen Y Llechwedd in 2014 for their family of seven. Adam a builder by trade, worked with Nicole to immediately set about giving the home some much needed love and attention to bring her forward to meet the needs of a modern family, while maintaining the integrity of the past. Open for Great Houses of Ipswich in 2017, Pen Y Llechwedd remains the treasured family home of the Cox family, with many projects and exciting plans still to come.
Asset TypeWebinar / Talk - MP4Buildings & StructuresDougleenPen Y LlechweddEventsGreat Houses of IpswichGovernment & Non-Government OrganisationsNational Trust Queensland - Ipswich BranchCurated CollectionsArchitectureChasing Our Past At Home

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Great Houses of Ipswich III - Chasing Our Past At Home