Places

Date: 1872

From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]

Reference: E-932-008

Description: Shows a view of Talbot Trees, which was bought by the Alington brothers in 1872, and which became the family home of Charles Sydney Alington in 1878. Unlike the pencil sketch of the property featured in the sketchbook, the house and adjacent cottage are relatively bare of plants growing around them, the cottage does not have a chimney, the garden is unestablished, and the pine trees behind the house are immature. The roof of a neighbouring building, which also looks like a house, can be seen behind and to the right. These would suggest that the sketch was done around the time of the purchase of the house. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Talbot Trees Rakaia NZ [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 127 x 180 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.

Date: 1900 - 1910

From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]

By: Alington family

Reference: A-446-036

Description: Shows a small dwelling in what would appear to be a New Zealand setting, probably South Canterbury. The timber board building, with a flat sloping roof, has a smoking chimney, suggesting it is lived in; but although it has a door, no windows can be seen on the two sides visible. A fence runs in front of the building,and trees, including willow, stand behind it. The Southern Alps can be seen in the distance. Lenticular clouds can be seen in the sky. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 77 x 135 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.

Date: 1961

From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]

By: Alington family

Reference: A-446-007

Description: Shows a view of 'St Leonard's' in Seafield, Canterbury, one of the Alington homes. A single-storey cottage with a front verandah stands amidst bush and trees, including pine, with a cottage-style garden at the front of the house. It is likely that the verso inscription is in the hand of Charlotte Mabel Alington, sister of J S A (John Sydney Alington) and L W (Wynford) Alington, one of whom has been cited as the artist Inscriptions: Verso - centre - 'St Leonards' Seafield A year or so after we had settled in our new home. Sketch by J S A or L W A, one of the Alington brothers for a cousin in ChCh. The verandah has been taken away. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on card, 125 x 189 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.

Date: 1924

From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]

By: Alington, John Sydney, 1879-1941

Reference: A-446-008

Description: Shows a view of the head of the Waikato River, looking south across Lake Taupo to Mounts Tongaririo, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu in the distance. On the right bank, in the foreground, is a Maori pa, with a pataka or food store shown most prominently. Both banks of the river are densely covered in trees, including pine and cabbage trees, and bush. A canoe or waka with six occupants glides away from the pa across the river. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J S Alington 20.1.24; Verso - top left - Copied from a black and white picture. Copied by J S Alington 1924 [in pencil, probably Charlotte Mabel Alington's hand]; Verso - top right - Colours are as fresh as they were when first painted [in pencil, probably in Charlotte Mabel Alington's hand] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 144 x 244 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.

Date: 1961

From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]

By: Alington, Charlotte Mabel, 1877-1975

Reference: A-446-006

Description: Shows a view of 'Talbot Trees', in Rakaia, the home of C S [Charles Sydney?] Alington and family from ca 1875-1895. The cottage appears to be in two separate parts, or as two buildings perpendicular to each other. The house has a lot of bush and vines growing around the verandah and windows, and shows part of a pine forest behind it. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - C M Alington [artist's signature]; Verso - centre - 'Talbot Trees', Rakaia, home of C S Alington and family from about 1875? to about 1895 when they moved to Seafield. Water colour by C Mabel Alington about 1961 from a sketch drawn by her brother Sydney [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 118 x 177 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.

Date: 1893

From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]

Reference: E-932-002

Description: Shows a view of Talbot Trees, which was bought by the Alington brothers in 1872, and which became the family home of Charles Sydney Alington in 1878. The house and the cottage next to it are surrounded by quite dense bush and trees, and a pine forest can be seen in the background. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, ca 180 x 127 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.