This toy car is also visible in the B. Citerley fonds, image 1-37, where one of the daughters of gardener, Phillip Francis Hayward, is riding the car in front of the gardener's cottage.
Handwritten description reads: taken at Feather Rian [?] when in my bathing suit - thought John might like it
Woman is probably Eileen Molyneux (1890-1962), a maternal cousin of Edward Molyneux and a long-term friend of the Dunsmuir daughters.
The Dunsmuir family and some friends took an extended vacation from November 1911 to September 1912. They started the vacation in Switzerland and then travelled along the Nile, enjoying a variety of Egyptian historic sites and experiences. After their tour of the Nile, the Dunsmuirs travelled on to England and took over Bisham Abbey in Buckinghamshire for the spring and summer months.
The man and woman, likely Dunsmuir staff, are pushing a wheelchair occupied by Arthur Selden Humphreys (see image 83).
The Dunsmuir family and some friends took an extended vacation from November 1911 to September 1912. They started the vacation in Switzerland and then travelled along the Nile, enjoying a variety of Egyptian historic sites and experiences. After their tour of the Nile, the Dunsmuirs travelled on to England and took over Bisham Abbey in Buckinghamshire for the spring and summer months.
The upper Japanese garden at Hatley Park was designed by Japanese landscape architect Isaburo Kashida. The garden was installed in 1909 and developed by Tadashi Noda from 1913-1927. This image shows the wisteria arbour with a rustic wooden bench underneath.
The upper Japanese garden at Hatley Park was designed by Japanese landscape architect Isaburo Kashida. The garden was installed in 1909 and developed by Tadashi Noda from 1913-1927. This wisteria arbour is in the upper garden, near the waterwheel.
The upper Japanese garden at Hatley Park was designed by Japanese landscape architect Isaburo Kashida. The garden was installed in 1909 and developed by Tadashi Noda from 1913-1927. This image is looking west and shows the waterwheel, the wisteria arbour and a rustic bench.
Wisener cup parade, March 31, 1974; march past
The walled garden visible in the image was added as part of extensive development of the estate by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall from 1912-1914. The walled garden contained vegetable and fruit crops as well as the greenhouse complex. The view west from the castle tower shows how much land was cleared for pasture.