Thanks so much for another very interesting video.
I think, but am not 100% sure, that the building in the bottom left foreground is Ligoniel. Its roof shape, chimney position, narrow balconies on the rear half of each floor, size of the front garden and curved path climbing up to reach it, all match other photos on Gwulo, but windows seem to be missing. Each floor should have two large windows between the end of the balconies and the front corner of the house, but I can only see one per floor in your pic. Hopefully it’s just an optical illusion caused by the high angle from which the photo was taken.
Ligoniel was probably completed in 1900, which fits in date-wise with your pic.
Under the “G” in the Gwulo watermark a building appears to be in the early stage of construction. I think it’s Marble Hall, Sir Catchick Paul Chater’s humble shack, but again I’m not sure. If yes, Liz Chater told us on its “place” page that construction started in 1901 and was almost complete by 1903, which nicely fits your estimate of 1902 as the date the photo was taken.
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Ligoniel and Marble Hall?
Hi David,
Thanks so much for another very interesting video.
I think, but am not 100% sure, that the building in the bottom left foreground is Ligoniel. Its roof shape, chimney position, narrow balconies on the rear half of each floor, size of the front garden and curved path climbing up to reach it, all match other photos on Gwulo, but windows seem to be missing. Each floor should have two large windows between the end of the balconies and the front corner of the house, but I can only see one per floor in your pic. Hopefully it’s just an optical illusion caused by the high angle from which the photo was taken.
Ligoniel was probably completed in 1900, which fits in date-wise with your pic.
Under the “G” in the Gwulo watermark a building appears to be in the early stage of construction. I think it’s Marble Hall, Sir Catchick Paul Chater’s humble shack, but again I’m not sure. If yes, Liz Chater told us on its “place” page that construction started in 1901 and was almost complete by 1903, which nicely fits your estimate of 1902 as the date the photo was taken.
Second opinions welcome.