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Colonel Light's cottage [B 6724] • Photograph

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Summary

Colonel Light's cottage, Thebarton. The cottage situated on the corner of Cawthorne Street and Winwood Street was built for Colonel William Light. It was named after Theberton Hall in Suffolk where he lived as a child. A typographical error changed the name to Thebarton after 1840. Light grew vegetables in his garden but died there shortly after moving in, in 1839.This was only three years after reaching the colony. He suffered from TB, asthma and stress when he died at the age of 53. His housekeeper and mistress, Maria Gandy nursed him.

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Physical description

photograph

Dates / Publication details

1926

Collection

Part of Thebarton Collection

Subject

Light, William, 1786-1839 -- Homes and haunts
Thebarton Cottage
Architecture, Domestic -- South Australia -- Thebarton
Cottages -- South Australia -- Thebarton
Historic buildings -- South Australia -- Thebarton

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Date

10/10/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,978 x 3,380 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

20.09 MB

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