OBJECT TITLE / NAME

2 cottages, c. 1900

DATE1900

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P58

HISTORY

The photo of these cottages was taken in Skinner Street, Hastings. The cottage on the left of the photograph is of David Mentiplay’s home and the one on the right is Thomas Lothian’s home. This is a very early postcard of Hastings before electricity. Printed on the back of the postcard is: “ Pictorial Post Card” and written in biro is “David Mentiplay’s House on left Thomas Lothian on right”.

DESCRIPTION

This image is of two weatherboard cottages with a picket fence at the front, facing a gravel street. A small gate is seen in the fence to the right of the photo. Both houses have large brick chimneys. A small girl is standing on the footpath facing the camera. An old gas street light is beside the road.

SUBJECTS

Cottages, Gas lighting, Houses, Lamp posts, Streetlights

KEYWORDS

Hastings, Lothian, Thomas, Mentiplay, David, Skinner Street