Category:Ilam Homestead
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English: Ilam Homestead was built for John Charles Watts-Russell. Later owners of the property included Leonard Harper, William "Ready Money" Robinson, Patrick Campbell and G. D. Greenwood, but what had been the largest private residence in Canterbury was destroyed by fire in August 1910. Edgar Stead rebuilt the house in 1914 and also developed a renowned Azalea and Rhododendron garden. Stead sold the property to the University of Canterbury. In the 1950s it served as the home of the Rector of what was then called Canterbury College. In 1954 the then-Rector's daughter, Juliet Hulme and her friend Pauline Parker bludgeoned to death Parker's mother. This is the plot of the film Heavenly Creatures. A number of scenes in the film were filmed in the grounds.
The home is now the University's Staff Club.
Media in category "Ilam Homestead"
The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
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1858 Ilam homestead.jpg 400 × 307; 53 KB
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Ilam Homestead 6308 Staff Club.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 1.06 MB
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Ilam Homestead 6608 Staff Club.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 1.11 MB
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Ilam, house, Christchurch New Zealand SLNSW.jpg 3,709 × 2,671; 4.69 MB
