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KILLARNEY, PORT OF SPAIN Designed by Scottish architect Robert Gillies, of Taylor and Gillies, Killarney was built between 1902 and 1904 by Charles Fourier Stollmeyer, Pennsylvania born asphalt manufacturer. The scheme, also known as Stollmeyer’s Castle, was based on part of Balmoral Castle, although here alludes to its Caribbean setting with the addition of a verandah. Rudylynn […]
It is now six months since the highly-successful launch of the Commonwealth Heritage Forum at Australia House. In spite of the challenges posed by the current pandemic, we have been making steady progress with our Commonwealth Heritage at Risk (CHAR) programme to help some of the world's most disadvantaged communities save their most vulnerable heritage buildings and places. In […]
OUR INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH Australia House in London provided the venue for our hugely successful international launch on the evening of the 11th March 2020. A splendid example of shared heritage at its finest, Australia House was the outcome of a competition in 1913 won by the Scots architect, Marshal Mackenzie. It was praised at its opening […]