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Mondeval, Leura
Mondeval in Railway Parade, Leura is a house of historical significance and is listed on the NSW Heritage list. It was built in about 1890 and is a rare example of a Victorian Regency house with high quality finishes. It was one of the first houses built in Leura and was the residence of several notable people over the next century. Today it is the head office of the Cancer Wellness Support Organisation. Early history The land on which Mondeval was built was advertised for sale by William Eyre in the Leura Estate in about 1890. He was an estate agent who owned a large number of blocks in Leura. It is possible that the originator of Mondeval was William Wallace (1817-1893) who was a wealthy Scottish builder and contractor. He lived in a house called Fernbank in Petersham. He and his wife Helen who died in 1890 had no children but they had several nieces who regarded them as parental figures. However he was 75 in 1890 and died in 1893. Perhaps the most likely person to build th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Allen Arthur Taylor
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
