{"id":1284,"date":"2019-08-26T11:49:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T01:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1284"},"modified":"2019-08-26T12:48:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T02:18:40","slug":"st-vigeans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1284","title":{"rendered":"St Vigeans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Image MLSHS Archive 832-5 (photo ES Booth). <\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Text Karen Agutter and Ann Herraman <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Vigeans was built in the early 1880s by Dr Edward Charles Stirling who named the property after the Scottish town where his father had gone to school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: MLDHS Archive Sir E C Stirling in the garden of St Vigeans<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 6.5 acre property soon became known for the beauty of its gardens which the South Australian Register<\/em> [22 Nov 1899] described as \u2018a little paradise of beauty drawn from Nature’s sweetest resources\u2019. Stirling employed full and part time gardeners to tend the property, however, as the Register <\/em>noted, the garden greatly benefited from the \u2018affectionate regard of its owner, with his vast field of scientific knowledge.\u2019 As a fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society of London Stirling had access to many species of plants and a major feature of the gardens were South Australia’s first rhododendrons, including several new varieties developed on site, one of which was named Mrs E C Stirling, after his wife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Stirling\u2019s death in 1919 the family continued to live at St Vigeans until its sale in 1936. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mount Lofty District Historical Society has a considerable collection of information and photos of St Vigeans. If you would like to find out more, or contribute your own memories of this garden to the archives contact us at mldhsgateways@mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au<\/a> or drop into the History Centre at the Coventry Library, 63 Mount Barker Road, Stirling.
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Text Karen Agutter and Ann Herraman St Vigeans was built in the early 1880s by Dr Edward Charles Stirling who named the property after the Scottish town where his father had gone to school. The 6.5 acre property soon became known for the beauty of its gardens which the South Australian Register [22 Nov 1899] … Continue reading “St Vigeans”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":686,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaNLq6-kI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":686,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=686","url_meta":{"origin":1284,"position":0},"title":"People and Places","date":"March 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Return to Gateways Topics Sir Edward Charles Stirling St Vigeans Sir Mark Oliphant","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stvigieans2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1281,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1281","url_meta":{"origin":1284,"position":1},"title":"Sir Edward Charles Stirling","date":"August 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Image MLDHS Archive Text Karen Agutter and Ann Herraman Edward Charles Stirling (8 September 1848 \u2013 20 March 1919), eldest son of Hon. 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