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超越界限,恢复板球遗产。建于 1890 年的“52 Shepherd Street”的意义不仅仅是文化和历史;世界各地的板球测试赛选手和板球爱好者纷纷来到 Bowral,一睹其内部的风采。
Don Bradman 在三岁至十五岁之间住在 Shepherd Street。在这里,他通过将高尔夫球扔到坦克看台底部,然后用小板球柱击打高尔夫球,培养出非凡的板球技能。可以说,他作为世界最佳击球手的地位就是在这里诞生的。
2008 年,即 Donald 爵士诞辰一百周年,现任业主委托澳大利亚最负盛名的遗产建筑公司 Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners 进行了为期三年的艰苦翻修。简要说明:以细致、彻底的研究细节恢复这座房子 19 世纪末的辉煌,同时添加隐藏的豪华现代舒适设施。
这座房子获得了国家信托保护和遗产奖,其花园的修复与修复相得益彰:景观遗产专家 Charlotte Webb 将其改造成一个令人愉悦的、具有时代特色的小屋花园,里面种满了维多利亚时代和爱德华时代的植物,还增加了 11 株布拉德曼玫瑰丛。花园现在配备了自动灌溉和传感器照明。
现在是一座令人惊叹的、舒适的四卧室、两浴室的时代房屋,天花板高 12 英尺,原来的壁炉已被隐形改造成燃气供暖。厨房是烹饪的乐趣,配有燃气灶具、Ilve 烤箱、集成式双碗碟抽屉式洗碗机、两个独立的水槽、高端配件和固定装置以及大量隐藏式储物空间。原来的马厩经过改造,花园现在拥有一个令人愉悦的独立两室书房/娱乐室/公寓,配有第三间浴室和小厨房。
改建后的马厩还配备了现代舒适设施。房子里有音响(Bose)、空调,马厩门可以打开,在著名的坦克架旁招待客人。
房子目前的翻修是对 Bradman 家族生活的致敬:房主说,从外部色彩到内部装饰、固定装置和配件,修复准确率高达 99.94%(Sir Donald 的击球率)!从符合时代特征的 Metters 铸铁炉到修复和复制串珠饰板、压制金属通风器和木板拱腹屋檐等最细微的细节,原始特征都已恢复。然而,这是一座 21 世纪的家:工程师更新了房子里的排水系统和现代便利设施,包括互联网的所有新线路和电缆、Foxtel、完整的安全系统、地板下管道和分区逆循环空调以及浴室里的加热毛巾架和地板。
这处罕见而美丽的房产温暖宜人,非常适合全天候居住。它被规划为住宅和旅游住宿区,或像现在的主人一样用作:一座备受喜爱的住宅、符合时代特征的文物、供私人参观的增强现实体验和慈善筹款。
一百年前,唐纳德爵士离开了这座家族住宅,投身板球世界。这座经过精心修复的杰作正等待着一位准备追随他脚步的新主人。有关这个永恒避风港及其历史的更多详情,请访问 www.52shepherdstreet.com。
Beyond boundaries, a cricketing legacy restored. Built in 1890, the significance of '52 Shepherd Street' is not just cultural and historical; Test cricketers and cricket lovers worldwide, have travelled to Bowral to obtain a rarefied peek inside its walls.
Don Bradman lived at Shepherd Street between the ages of three and fifteen. Here, he developed his phenomenal cricketing skills by throwing a golf ball at the base of a tank stand and hitting the golf ball with a small cricket stump. Arguably, it is here where his status as the world's best batsman was born.
In 2008, the centenary year of Sir Donald's birth, the current owner commissioned a painstaking three-year renovation undertaken by Australia's most decorated heritage architectural firm, Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners. The brief: restore the home to its late 19th-century glory in meticulous, thoroughly researched detail while adding hidden, luxurious modern comforts.
Winner of the National Trust Award for Conservation and Heritage, the house restoration was matched by the reinstatement of its garden: landscape heritage specialist Charlotte Webb transformed it back to a delightful period-perfect cottage garden filled with plants from the Victorian and Edwardian periods, with the addition of eleven Bradman rose bushes. The garden now features automatic irrigation and sensor lighting.
Now a stunning and comfortable four-bedroom, two-bathroom period house with 12-foot ceilings, the original fireplaces have been invisibly converted to gas heating. The kitchen is a joy to cook in, featuring a gas cooktop, Ilve oven, integrated double dish-drawer dishwasher, two separate sinks, high-end fittings and fixtures and plenty of hidden storage. A conversion of the original stables means the garden now hosts a delightful self-contained two-room study/ rumpus/apartment with a third bathroom and kitchenette.
The converted stables also include modern comforts. It is wired for sound (Bose), air-conditioned, and the stable doors open to entertain guests adjacent to the famous tank stand.
The home in its current iteration is a homage to the Bradman family's life: the owner says the restoration, from the exterior colouring to the interior décor, fixtures and fittings, is 99.94% accurate (the batting average of Sir Donald)! From the period-correct Metters cast iron stove down to the tiniest details around restoration and replication of the beaded fascia boards, pressed metal ventilators and boarded soffit eaves - original features have been returned. And yet, this is a home for the 21st Century: engineers have updated the drainage systems and modern conveniences in the property, include all new wiring and cabling for internet, Foxtel, full security system, under-floor ducted and zoned reverse-cycle air-conditioning and heated towel rails and floors in the bathrooms.
This rare and beautiful property is warm and wonderful to live in full-time. It is zoned for residential living and tourist accommodation or use as its current owner does: a much-loved home, period-correct artefacts, augmented reality experiences for private visits, and charity fundraising.
One hundred years ago, Sir Donald left this family home to take on the world of cricket. This meticulously restored masterpiece awaits a new owner, ready to walk in his footsteps. Further details of this timeless haven and its history can be found at www.52shepherdstreet.com.