A set of 83 photographs depicting the building of Leydene House from 1919 to 1925. These pictures have been made ...
The completed house is photographed from a number of distant viewpoints.
Images of preparatory work taking place on the site between November1919 and April 1923
Photographs of foundation work on main house, April – July 1921
Principally, photos of the building of the Gardener’s Cottage, the skeleton in March 1922 and completed and occupied in August ...
As 1922 progresses, the main house takes shape with exterior walls up to the roof line. One of these photos ...
Photos of early work on rooms in main house, July to November 1921
The kitchen garden takes shape, walls, paths and outhouses, December 1922.
Reconstructed ground floor plan of Leydene House circa 1953. The plan has been annotated with the proposed use for each ...
By June 1923, the structure of the house and bachelors’ quarters is complete, and work on the famous Rose Garden ...
By April 1923, the exterior of Leydene House is complete, and the shape of the grand building is seen from ...
Drawing room and central staircase begin to take shape, and a new road is cut.