Dunford and The Chalet - RBL 31 [1880-????]

Dunford and The Chalet were two adjacent houses on RBL 31, just below the Mount Kellett ridge. They were visually distinctive due to their mock Tudor-era, exposed, black wooden beams and whitewashed walls.

RBL 31 was put up for public auction on 7 July 1884 (1), result unknown. Both the 1887 Peak and Ladies Directories (2 & 3) mention Dunford and The Chalet with the Deer's and Poate's said to be residents respectively. They were still labelled as such on the 1924 map (4), but the mid-1950's map (5) shows two buildings labelled "Kellett Grove" and of a different shape on the site.

Therefore, Dunford and The Chalet were constructed at sometime between July 1884 and 1887, and replaced by "Kellett Grove" sometime between 1924 and the mid-1950's.

1. Government Notification 272/1884 in Government Gazette.

2. 1887 Peak Directory at https://gwulo.com/media/7048 .

3. 1887 Ladies Directory at https://gwulo.com/ladies-directory-1887) .

4. 1924 map at https://gwulo.com/media/13017 . 

5. 1950' s map at https://gwulo.com/media/14175 .

Hi Annelisec, I think your 1844 date above is probably a typo. 1884 perhaps?