ARCHITECTURE
Inter-War Bungalow w Federation Influences
No 26 Windsor Road is a single storey house constructed in limestone and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled roof. It is asymmetrically composed with a thrust gable bay and a full width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah extends across the gable bay. The gable bay features a pair of multi pane double hung sash windows. The entry door is south of the gable bay under the verandah. The door is flanked by a pair of multi pane double hung sash windows. The place sits on limestone foundations. The roofscape features a render capped chimney.
HISTORY
1932 Vehicle Transfer: 7212, James Wright to Nils Albin, 26 Windsor-road, East Fremantle, Indian motor cycle. (reference)
1938 Few Clues To Help. When Nils Albin, of 43 Windsor-street East Fremantle, deckhand on the tug Uco, returned to his parked car at Victoria Quay Fremantle, late yesterday afternoon, he found a two months old baby boy and two parcels on the front seat. One parcel contained a woman's clothing and the other the baby's garments. The baby was alive and quite well. (reference) The babys mother was located but the story had a sad outcome (see photos and reference)
1942 Death on December 1, at her residence, 26 Windsor-road, East Fremantle, Mary Ann Hines, dearly loved wife of James Hines, loving mother of May(Mrs J. Blenkinsop), and Ted; and fond grandma of Betty, Les and June; aged, 65 years. (reference)
2021- Bruce Abbott- My wife Bridget have been the residents since 1st February, 1969, when we were married, although we rented there until September 1969 when we purchased the property. We have been here for about fifty three years, making us the longest term owners by a long shot. We raised two sons here, who are now forty three years and forty one years of age.
I have a copy of a Newspaper advertisement from 1932 for the sale of the property which included a description of the house and stated that it was one half acre of land with a frontage to Gill street. This suggests that the house was built around that time. The house is setback about fifteen meters from the Windsor Road frontage, suggesting that the land, all half acre, was intact and had not been subdivided at that time.
The newspaper advertisement had hand written above the photocopy of the advertisement “September 1932, I purchased this house” however there was no name attached.I also have a photocopy of the title deed after the land had been subdivided and when title was granted to the Hines family on September 1956. Furthermore I also have a statement of account from a real estate agent, indicating that the rear half of the property was sold in November 1956. Jame Hines was the vendor.
Correspondence June 2021.
RESIDENTS
1932: Albin, Nils (then lived 43 Windsor from 1938 - 1949—house was demolished to make court at Richmond Primary school)
1933 - 1943: Hines, Mrs.
1944 - 1956: Hines, John
1964-Edwin Hines died and his wife Eva became the owner
1965- bought by joint tenants, Elsie Morrison and Eva Chalmers. Elsie Morrison lived next door at No 24 Windsor Road, until about 2009. I think that Eva Chalmers was the mother of Elsie Morrison.
1966 the property was transferred to John Adams, a waterside worker.
1967-Sept 1969 the property was sold to Brian and Theresa Beresford. Brian Beresford was a shearer and was forced to sell after he sustained a farming injury that prevented him from working as a shearer.
Sept 1969- Bruce and Bridget Abbott ( still resident in 2021) paid $14,000 for the property. They are still living in the house- July 2021.
