|
douggie
    
location:
Sherman Oaks, USA; Sydney, Australia; Paris, France
Gender: Male
 |  |  | The Abbey
< on 4/27/2011 9:29 AM >
|  | | | Built by John Young, The Abbey has been described as a stone Gothic Revival mansion, modelled on Scottish manors. Young gave his imagination a free rein and the house incorporates gables, arches, gargoyles, lions, quatrefoils, chimneys, turrets, a cloister and a tower with copper cladding (it was rumoured that Young may have stolen gargoyles from St Mary's Cathedral, which he built, but there was no proof). Young was the highest ranking Mason in Australia and The Abbey incorporates Masonic themes. It is possible that the building may have been used by Young as a Masonic Lodge. After Young's death, The Abbey was occupied by a series of tenants, who subdivided the house to create flats
. A new owner acquired the house in 1959 and restored it. When he died, his seven children, unable to decide what to do with the mansion let it decay for a few years before finally putting it onto the market.
Before the house went to auction, I had the chance to sneak inside...
doug. |
|
hatsumi
  
| | | Re: The Abbey
<Reply # 2 on 4/27/2011 10:14 AM >
| | | |
did you sneak or go when they had the auction viewings ? that place is quite well locked up all the time.
drainasaurus maximus |
|
douggie
location:
Sherman Oaks, USA; Sydney, Australia; Paris, France
Gender: Male
| | | Re: The Abbey
<Reply # 3 on 4/27/2011 10:22 AM >
| | | | Posted by hatsumi
did you sneak or go when they had the auction viewings ? that place is quite well locked up all the time.
|
I did both. When I broke in I went through the back and went via the ballroom/carriage house.
doug. |
|
Powered by AvBoard AvBoard version 1.5 alpha
Page Generated In: 46 ms
|
|
Ethics
