Garden of St Erth, Blackwood Victoria by barbarajoy

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22-May-2018

Garden of St Erth, Blackwood Victoria

"In 1854 Matthew Rogers, a Cornish stonemason,left Sydney in pursuit of the gold discovered near Mount Blackwood in Victoria. In the 1860's he built a sandstone cottage, naming it St Erth after his birthplace in Cornwall.......In 1967 the Garnett family bought St Erth and began to develop the gardens. Tommy Garnett was former headmaster at Geelong Grammar." - brochure

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Tom LeRoy		24-Aug-2022 13:33
A beautiful, historic cottage so well preserved! Great shot, Barbara! V

Gill Kopy		23-Aug-2022 05:24
How charming ! The cottage has withstood the passage of time very well. V

Charlene Ambrose		22-Aug-2022 07:08
Looks like a lovely little cottage with a lot of history. V

joseantonio		22-Aug-2022 03:22
I bet it´s an interesting visit.V.

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