Specifications

Name of Mansion

Effra [MMBW]

Owners and occupiers

Aylwin, J H | Bradly, Charles Sylvester [c1917 - c 1953]

EAD

Location details

Old Municipality

Brighton

Current Municipality

BAYSIDE

Current Suburb

BrightonCurrent AddressMiddle Cres[sw side, Firbank Anglican School now occupies site. MMBW ref]

Record

Current Standing

Record no

Last amended

27/6/1997

Owners & Occupiers

Architect

Ellis, William J

Secondary Architects

YEAR

[1873?] 1885 pre

Agent

Secondary Agent

Source, ilustrations and features

Sources

Argus, 31 Oct 1885, p 14 - auction of Effra, by late WJE, frontages of 131'5" to Middle Cr and 478'6" to Lower Cr, dimensions of rooms given. | Possible tender notice is Argus, 6 Oct 1873. p 3. WJE. Tenders wanted for villa res, Middle Cres, Brighton. | MU Archives, Sydney Arnold & Co real estate leaflet collection, book 17 Feb 1914 - 11 Dec 1917, p35. Auction leaflet 20 Oct 1914, short description. | Email advice from Neil Clerehan <arkoz@smartchat.net.au>, 3 April 04: | The property extended back to Outer Crescent. About 1953 it was almost entirely demolished and became apartments (any involvement of Firbank could only be recent). It was owned by Charles Sylvester Bradly (Neil's uncle) from about 1917 to about 1953.

Illustrations

MU Archives, Sydney Arnold & Co real estate leaflet collection, book 17 Feb 1914 - 11 Dec 1917, p35. Auction leaflet 20 Oct 1914, Excellent photo, 'Effra', large single storey polychrome villa, ci ver to 3 sides, tower with shl, low pitched pyramidal roof with bracketted eaves.

Features

MMBW & Melway

MELWAY

67 E10

MMBW_40

2121 [Oct 1906]

MMBW_160

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