Places

Date: 1868

By: Igglesden, Charles Moore, 1832-1920; Goodman Fielder Wattie (N.Z.)

Reference: C-119-022

Description: Shows in foreground a circular island of garden with a grass border, in the centre of a circular driveway. A gardener kneels to tend plants at the left, and a dog sits keeping him company. At the right is an herbaceous border, in front of the partly obscured Wellington Terrace. Across the Terrace is a wooden house with finials, brick chimney, shingled roof, and a "To Let" sign in the window. Beyond this in the right background is Wellington Harbour and the flat area of Lower Hutt. In the centre background behind the circular garden, is the shingle roof, finial, brick chimney, and H-shaped metal chimney-pot of a neighbouring house, possibly that owned in 1878/79 (see Wise's Post Office Directory) by Joseph Nancarrow. Beyond is a pier projecting out from Lambton Quay, with Midland Point beyond. In the left background is the Boys' Grammar School (with spire) on Clifton Terrace and further north St Mary's Church, Hill Street; on the crest of the hill on the top left now the area occupied by the suburb of Wadestown, is Captain William Barnard Rhodes' house, "The Grange". Sometimes entitled: "A Wellington resident's house and garden, Flagstaff Hill, above Boulcott Street, looking North towards the Hutt Valley" or "Wellington from Flagstaff Hill". Previously thought to be a view from Mr Hays' residence. Sharp's residence was on the upper side of the Terrace, probably just north of the present join with Salamanca Road. According to notes compiled by B. M. Igglesden, grandson (TL 3/1/1, 1 August 1985), the gardens of the property extended from Mount Street to Everton Terrace, and when the estate was later cut up, 25 homes were built on the land, including Sir Robert Stout's home. See also notes at TL 3/1/1, 8 May 1985, or the Evening Post of 29 September 1928, for notes about the Sharp household (and other houses on the Terrace). Other Titles - Wellington from Flagstaff Hill Other Titles - A Wellington resident's house and garden, Flagstaff Hill, above Boulcott Street, looking North towards the Hutt Valley. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Igglesden - Decr. 1868 Igglesden was the nephew of Captain Sharp, and was living in Wellington at this time, being commissioned a Lieutenant in No. 1 Company Wellington Militia on 2 December 1868. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 384 x 519 mm Provenance: Sold at Philips, London, September 1984. Bought by a Melbourne dealer for £2,100. Auctioned at McArthur's, 10 May 1985, and bought by the Goodman Group.