Dan and I went to an acoustic music evening a couple of weeks ago at a great old house in Thorndon called the Moorings. The music was mixed, but included performances by Age Pryor (no relation), the Jess Chambers Project, Justin Firely and JessieJames. The house itself, however, was, in my humble opinion, the star of the show. The gig took place on a 'ballroom' that had been added to the main house. I'm not sure what the exact date of this was, but apparently it was when Lambton Quay was the original Wellington shoreline. So quite a while ago then. The audience was told that when ships were in port, a flag would be raised at the top of the house and people would come on up and party at the house. Although this room is described as a ballroom, it seems on the small side for quadrilles and reels to me (especially given my vast experience in these matters). As you can see, it's fallen into disrepair somewhat, but this adds to its Addams-family-esque charm. I particularly liked the port-hole windows and peeling newspaper.
Dan and I went to an acoustic music evening a couple of weeks ago at a great old house in Thorndon called the Moorings. The music was mixed, but included performances by Age Pryor (no relation), the Jess Chambers Project, Justin Firely and JessieJames. The house itself, however, was, in my humble opinion, the star of the show. The gig took place on a 'ballroom' that had been added to the main house. I'm not sure what the exact date of this was, but apparently it was when Lambton Quay was the original Wellington shoreline. So quite a while ago then. The audience was told that when ships were in port, a flag would be raised at the top of the house and people would come on up and party at the house. Although this room is described as a ballroom, it seems on the small side for quadrilles and reels to me (especially given my vast experience in these matters). As you can see, it's fallen into disrepair somewhat, but this adds to its Addams-family-esque charm. I particularly liked the port-hole windows and peeling newspaper.
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This is an "Aged Pryor"(no relation) speaking. Only Wellington when keep an old house, cant you afford new wallpaper?. In Hamiltron we would knock it down and replace it with a concrete and steel box! P.S And I thought Jess James had been wiped out by Wyatt Earp or Hopalong Cassidy or one of my boyhood heroes?!
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