Specifications

Name of Mansion

Lockinge [MMBW]Windella

Owners and occupiers

EAD

Dem

Location details

Old Municipality

Kew

Current Municipality

BOROONDARA

Current Suburb

KewCurrent AddressStudley Park Rd [east side north of Orana (2 flights of steps, fernery),vicinity current Merrion Gv,29 Studley Park Rd in 1890-1910]

Record

Current Standing

Record no

Last amended

27/6/1997

Owners & Occupiers

Architect

Secondary Architects

Twentyman & Askew?

YEAR

1879 c

Agent

Secondary Agent

Source, ilustrations and features

Sources

Vic Rep Men, pp 97-8. | [note Sutherland, V ic & Met, II, p 536 - Thomas Watts 'connected with' design of house for JB which is not this one. Actually his Brighton house 'Wellington' qv or Balfour�s Smith & Watts semidetached in Jolimont Terrace of 1862] | Cannon, Land Boom & Bust, p 111. Balfour moves to 'Windella' after leaving 'Illapa' (Balfour is at 'Illapa' in 1900). Site of 'Windella' is now (ie 1972) Studley Park Hospital. | S&M 1892, 1890 Kitchen, Theophilus 29 Studley Park Rd | S&M 1895, 1893 Saul, Joshua 29 Studley Park Rd | Barnard, Jubilee Hist of Kew, p 47. Retracing our steps as far as Studley Ave we enter among a number of recently erected villas and mansions...From the piazza of 'Lockinge', the handsome residence of Mr J F Treadway, a delightful view of the Yarra etc. | S&M 1900 Treadway, John 29 Studley Park Rd | Lemon, The Young Man From Home, p 138. In 1901 Balfour moved to 'Lockinge' which he renamed 'Windella'. | S&M 1904 Balfour, Hon J 'Windella', 29 Studley Park Rd | S&M 1910 Balfour, Hon J 29 Studley Park Rd (south side bet High St & Howard St) | Argus, 20 Sept 1926, p 14.'Windella', the former mansion home of the late James Balfour recently auctioned. Grounds divided into allotments &sold, with 2 lots facing Studley Park Rd & 4 lots facing Windella Av. TS Note: It appears from S&M that Windella Av was never created at this location. It is likely that it is now Merrion Place. | CONTINUED /2

Illustrations

Vic Rep Men, 97-8. | Lemon, The Young Man From Home, opp p 116. B/w photo. | Sale poster, 18 September [1926].

Features

MMBW & Melway

MELWAY

45 B6

MMBW_40

1294, 1295 (1903)

MMBW_160

40 (1894-1950)

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