IMAGE
Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958: Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands', Silverstream
- Date
- 1940-1946, [2000s?]
- By
- Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958Siers, Judy, 1937-
- Reference
- ATL-Group-00005
- Description
Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands' at 45 Chatsworth Road, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, which was designed and owned by James Walter Chapman-Taylor. Includes architectural plans and preliminary architectural sketch, papers concerning the design and building of the house, and photographic images taken by Chapman-Taylor of the site during construction and of the completed house.
Some photographic images show people on the site during building, and people posed in exterior and interior scenes around the house. One couple who appear frequently may be Monty and Beryl Finlay-Smith.
Bibliography - Items in this collection were published in 'The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor' by Judy Siers, Millwood Heritage Productions, 2007.
Titles supplied by Librarian unless otherwise indicated.
See also related material at Library references PAColl-0800; PAColl-3289; and MS-Group-2428.
Arrangement: The negative images have matching prints held in the album or as loose photographs in this collection.
35mm negative strips held at Library reference 35mm-101580 to 35mm-101589. 1/4-plate glass negatives held at Library reference 1/4-125452 to 1/4-125471.
Chapman-Taylor and his family were at this time living at his house 'I-Breasil' at 17 Chatsworth Road, where he had his own photographic darkroom. Chapman-Taylor was a keen photographer, and exhibited his work. From circa 1937, he created small photographic albums of prints with accompanying text. Some albums featured houses which he had designed.
'Woodlands' was built on a 'bush section' on Chatsworth Road, Silverstream, which New Zealand architect James Walter Chapman-Taylor bought as an investment property. By 1940, he had drawn up plans to build a two storey house on the land. The advent of World War Two caused delays in the acquisition of materials, and led to a simplification of his design. The house was constructed in concrete and from wood felled on site. The first tenants of the house, English architect Monty Finlay-Smith and his New Zealand wife Beryl, were involved in design and building process which took place between 1945 and 1946.
Quantity: 0.10 Linear Metres total of collection. 1 album(s) containing 9 b&w photographic prints with accompanying handwritten captions. 39 b&w original photographic print(s). 19 b&w original negative(s) glass plates. 10 b&w original negative(s) 35mm film strips containing 28 images. 2 plan(s) architectural plans. 2 folder(s) containing loose handwritten notes, typescript papers, and an architectural sketch.
Physical Description: Architectural drawings and plans, photographic negatives and positive prints, handwritten notes, and typescript papers (0.10 linear metres)
Provenance: Items in this collection were amassed by Chapman-Taylor's biographer Judy Siers during the writing of his biography. Her sources included Chapman-Taylor material held by his family, purchase at auction, and other collectors of Chapman-Taylor material. This group of items relating to 'Woodlands' was then passed to other unidentified owners.
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- Format
- 0.10 Linear Metres total of collection, 1 album(s) containing 9 b&w photographic prints with accompanying handwritten captions, 39 b&w original photographic print(s), 19 b&w original negative(s) glass plates, 10 b&w original negative(s) 35mm film strips containing 28 images, 2 plan(s) architectural plans, 2 folder(s) containing loose handwritten notes, typescript papers, and an architectural sketch, Photographs, Manuscripts, Personal papers, Schedules (Architectural records), Architectural drawings and plans, photographic negatives and positive prints, handwritten notes, and typescript papers (0.10 linear metres)
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'The Rosary' photograph
Date: [ca 1946]
From: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958: Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands', Silverstream
By: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958
Reference: PAColl-D-1442
Description: A black and white portrait of a woman holding rosary beads while sitting beside a fireplace. Taken by James Walter Chapman-Taylor [circa 1946]. The woman possibly is Beryl Finlay-Smith. Probably taken inside the house 'Woodlands' 45 Chatsworth Road, Silverstream. The print is mounted on card which is inscribed with a title, an exhibition number, and bears a signature by Chapman-Taylor. Inscriptions: Mat recto - bottom left - The Rosary; Mat recto - bottom right - J.W.Chapman-Taylor A.R.P.S; Mount verso - bottom centre - No.2 "The Rosary" by J.W.Chapman-Taylor Silverstream Wellington N.Z. Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s) mounted on card. Physical Description: Large photographic print mounted on card, 50.5 x 51 cm
Photographs of the construction of the house 'Woodlands' at Silverstream
Date: 1945-1946, [2000s]
From: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958: Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands', Silverstream
By: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958
Reference: PAColl-10459
Description: Black and white photographs relating to the house 'Woodlands' 45 Chatsworth Road, Silverstream. The images were taken by James Walter Chapman-Taylor circa 1945-1946. Some images show the site on Chatsworth Road prior to the construction of the house. Includes scenes of men and women picnicking on site, a woman tending a campfire, people chopping branches off felled trees with an axe. Also shows a couple posing on the site with a nearby house visible down a slope. Two images show construction on site: three men, [possibly including Jack, the stepson of JW Chapman-Taylor], digging out an earth bank and filling wheelbarrows, and a woman in a peasant blouse watching two men smooth the concrete pad of the house foundations, a nearby house visible behind them. Fifteen images show the newly completed house and garden: including exterior views of the house and native plantings, a couple (woman wearing peasant blouse) posing outside the front entrance to the house, a young woman and two older women sitting in a rustic garden gazebo next to a new small water fountain and pond, an informal portrait of the young woman, and two interior views of the living room showing the fireplace and internal rafters. The same people feature in many images [possibly includes Monty and Beryl Finlay-Smith]. Most prints have a matching negative image held in this collection. Inscriptions: No.2 "The Rosary" by J.W.Chapman-Taylor Silverstream Wellington N.Z. Some photographic prints in this group were made from the 35mm negative strips in this collection during the 2000s. These were made by Chapman-Taylor's biographer Judy Siers during the writing of his biography. Quantity: 38 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and white photographic prints
'Woodlands' photograph album
Date: ca 1946
From: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958: Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands', Silverstream
By: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958
Reference: PA1-q-1196
Description: A photograph album of nine black and white photographs of the house 'Woodlands' at 45 Chatsworth Road, Silverstream, designed by James Walter Chapman-Taylor. Images taken by James Walter Chapman-Taylor and compiled by him into an album circa 1946 for his own use. One print is an image of an architectural plan for the 'Proposed cottage at Silverstream for Mr J.W.C Chapman-Taylor'. Three images show exterior views of the house titled 'The Front Door', 'Sun Splashed', and 'The White Gable'. Five images show interior scenes titled: 'The Entrance Hall', 'The Living Room - from the Hall', 'The Fireplace - seen from the music recess', 'The Music Recess - from the Fireplace', and 'A Bedroom'. Three interior scenes feature a woman and a man in leisure activities such as reading, playing a grand piano, and looking out the window [possibly Beryl Finlay-Smith and Monty Finlay-Smith]. All images are captioned, and each page is signed by Chapman-Taylor. Title transcribed from item One image is a copy of the architectural plan at Library reference MSI-Papers-12020-1 Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - Return to J.W. Chapman-Taylor Silverstream Wellington; Album page - centre - Woodlands Built 1945 to March 1946 Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 9 b&w photographic prints. Physical Description: Home-made album with a cream card cover fastened with three brass pins. Contains black and white photographic prints pasted on separate pages, 29 x 22 cm
Papers relating to house 'Woodlands' at 45 Chatsworth Road, Silverstream
Date: May 1945-April 1946
From: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958: Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands', Silverstream
Reference: MS-Papers-12020-2
Description: Papers related to the construction of the house 'Woodlands' at 45 Chatsworth Road, Silverstream, designed by James Walter Chapman-Taylor. Comprises rough lists of cost estimates for materials and labour, a tender submitted by H Wilson and dated 25 July 1945 showing annotations made in September 1945 by Chapman-Taylor, progress payment notes, an invoice, the building permit, a mortage document, and inwards correspondence regarding the building permit application, window sashes, perfectile concrete tiled roof, and the mortgage. Includes a photocopy. Also includes a specification and contract document in a card folder bound with brass pins. Signed by 'H. Wilson builder' and 'JW Chapman-Taylor'. Each page is also initalled by them. One list of costs bears a postage stamp. Title taken from item Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Loose handwritten lists and notes, typed and handwritten letters, and typescript documents
Proposed cottage at Silverstream for Mr J.W.C Chapman-Taylor
Date: [ca 1945-1946]
From: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958: Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands', Silverstream
Reference: MSI-Papers-12020-2
Description: A hand-coloured architectural plan for a house designed by James Walter Chapman-Taylor to be built at Silverstream. Attributed to 'J.W Chapman-Taylor ARCH Silverstream'. Contains drawings for a one storey house comprising; four side elevations, a section view, a block plan, a plan of basement laundry, and a floor plan. The plan is annotated in pencil. Title transcribed from item Closely relates to the architectural plan held at Library reference MSI-Papers-12020-1 Inscriptions: Mat recto - centre - office added as after thought Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing one plan. Physical Description: Hand-coloured diazo print on paper mounted on card. Shows foxing, 38.5 x 51 cm
Preliminary Sketches Proposed House at Chatsworth Rd Silverstream
Date: 25 Nov 1940
From: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958: Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands', Silverstream
By: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958
Reference: MS-Papers-12020-1
Description: A card folder containing one page of preliminary architectural sketches in pencil drawn by James Walter Chapman-Taylor for a house to be built on Chatsworth Road, Silverstream. Shows four drawings of a two-storey house; a side elevation, a component drawing showing ceiling height, and floor plans for the ground and upper levels. The page is annotated with a list of costings. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Card folder containing one sheet of tracing paper bearing sketches in grey and coloured pencil
Proposed cottage at Silverstream for Mr J.W.C Chapman-Taylor
Date: [ca 1945-1946]
From: Chapman-Taylor, James Walter, 1878-1958: Collection relating to the house 'Woodlands', Silverstream
Reference: MSI-Papers-12020-1
Description: An architectural plan for a house designed by James Walter Chapman-Taylor to be built at Silverstream. Attributed to 'J.C.W Chapman-Taylor ARCH Silverstream'. Contains drawings for a one storey house comprising; four side elevations, a section view, a block plan, a plan of basement laundry, and a floor plan. The plan is annotated in pencil with measurements, details of materials, and sketches of additional features. The floor plan is marked in blue ink. Plan bears the stamp of the printing company. Title transcribed from item Closely relates to the architectural plan held at Library reference MSI-Papers-12020-2 Inscriptions: Mat verso - bottom left - print by Gordon H Burt Limited 180 Lambton Quay Wellington; Mat verso - centre - proposed house of J.W C-T at Silver stream; Mat recto - top right - O.C Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing one plan. Physical Description: Diazo print on paper, 38 x 51 cm