Monthly Archives: July 2006

These stunning photographs, taken by an unknown builder, document the conservation of roofing timbers, shingles and iron at Elizabeth Farm in the early 1980s. They were culled from the vast Public Works Department archives, now in the museum collection.


HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST

In 1981, roofing workers carefully peeled back layers of corrugated tin, patched and mended for well over a century, Read More »