Ep 9: Secrets & Stories of AMAZING Houses: Quorn, Kew, Bellingen, Kensington & Fitzroy Nth

🏠🔎 EPISODE 9 OF THE HOUSE DETECTIVE DIARIES! 🔎🏠

In this episode, I countdown the Top 5 most interesting, quirky, unusual or unexpected things I have uncovered during my house history research of houses outside Queensland.

I'll take you through the history of a gorgeous stone house at Quorn in country SA and the unusual emprise established in its back yard and a spectacular mansion (complete with tower!) at Kew in Melbourne with connections to WW1 explosives AND an amazing art work! I'll showcase an aspirational residential estate, a socially-minded tobacco factory and a beautiful house at Kensington in Sydney. I'll also answer the question of why the Kensington house has stables in its back yard! Hint: it's connected to what a completely different house at Fitzroy North in Melbourne has in ITS back yard!! 😱🤯 I also share the story of how getting in touch with a descendant of a former owner of a house at Bellingen in NSW via Ancestry, produced a treasure trove of photos and personal recollections of the house.

00:00 Intro
00:33 Quorn, SA
04:07 Kew, Melbourne, VIC
06:34 Bellingen, NSW
08:24 Kensington, Sydney, NSW
10:54 Fitzroy North, Melbourne, VIC
12:55 Outro

I'm an architectural historian called The House Detective. I research houses and find out amazing things about their history all the time, so I thought I would share some of them with you all!

I really hope you enjoy watching! Let me know what your favourite discovery was! And don’t forget to like and subscribe!

house history research, house histories, house research, when was my house built, Australian history, Australian houses, Australian architecture, south australian houses, sydney houses, melbourne houses.

[valerieklemasz]

My great Uncle was Robert Thompson the Mayor of Quorn. His mother-in-law ( my great grandmother) lived with him and his wife Janet up until she died.
Thank you for the extra history. I loved it. 😊

[johnward]

Great research Lady and very interesting to

[calebthompson]

Your videos are so well produced! It's impressive!

[clayauslewis]

Love your videos. One house that grabbed my attention, was the Kew house, literally less than one km from where I was born, at the St Georges Hospital. One of a number of similar houses around Melbournne, of that era. Very interesting history, thanks for sharing.

[mrmartymacfly]

I wasnt expecting to see Bellingen, or that house mentioned today. But cool to see.

[lyddiec]

Just discovered your channel! It reminds me of the show 'Who's Been Sleeping In My House'. Thank you for sharing 😊

[warwick]

No. 4 looks very similar to a house in an Adelaide suburb. Just in case you wanted to know that minor trivia.