Luncheon...........

..............At Melrose House

Today, my husband and I enjoyed a relaxing lunch at this beautiful historic house.

I selected this photo for my Blip as I love the lighting on the cutlery and water glass, also the various reflections.


To view two photos of Melrose House click here


History

Melrose House was originally built about 1879 for Charles Fowell Willett Watts. Charles came out to New Zealand aboard the Will Watch in 1841 and worked as a surveyor for the New Zealand Company.

After his death in 1881, Melrose became the home of his daughter, Francis and her husband Percy Bolland Adams, a prominent Nelson lawyer. Percy and Frances had one son, Noel Percy Adams, who eventually inherited the property.