The Homestead
The solid brick house was built by Henry Sebire in the early 1880's using bricks he made on site and has a paved verandah on all sides. It was fully restored in 1992. The high ceilinged rooms open off a central passage and feature decorative ceiling roses and open fireplaces. Fully furnished with furniture and household items from the homes of descendants of Wandin’s pioneer families the house appears as if awaiting the family's return.
The dining table is laid with the finest dinner set and a chiming clock ticks on the mantel. In the sitting room a cello sits beside an organ exported from England in 1912 by fifth son Thomas.
The practical skills of the pioneer women are seen in hand knitted and stitched bedspreads, in crotchet and embroidered doyleys and tufted floor rugs. An embroidery sampler worked by Martha (Rihoy) Sebire at 14 years of age in Guernsey in 1847 takes pride of place on the sitting room wall.
Look for:
In the front bedroom a small bible on the dresser, a twenty-first birthday gift to first-born son Henry in 1881 from his mother Martha.
Treadle sewing machine in the dining room, a wedding gift to fourth son Wandin and his bride Ada Briggs from her mother in 1902.
Photographs of the generations of Sebires who lived at Mont De Lancey lining the hallway.
Entrance to the Homestead
The Gardens around the Homestead date back to the 1890's
View across Yarra Valley from the homestead
Photographic Competition at Mont De Lancey
During October Mont De Lancey will be host to a photographic Competition and Exhibition. This will be a major arts event in the Yarra Valley, with a prize pool totalling arond $5,000 across a broad range of categories. Read more here.
15th Acquisitive Art Show
September 12th to October 3rd
Read more here.
Eastern Woodturners Inc
Meetings at Mont De Lancey on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, starting at 7.00pm. Visitors and New members are most welcome.
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# 20 - CONVEYANCE OF FRUIT Wagons and drays were used to convey the fruit for sale in barrels and buckets to the Melbourne markets, also to the town factories being the Red Heart (Cunliff and Paterson proprietors), and the Red Cross. Messrs. T Quayle, W Hunter and J Hunter acted as carriers for those who had no travelling convenience
MONT DE LANCEY
71 Wellington Road, Wandin,
PO Box 316, Wandin, Victoria, 3139
Tel: +61 3 5964 2088
Fax: +61 3 5964 3855
Weds to Sun 10:00am to 5:00pm