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#17819 - Ruins of Cranleigh Homestead, Belconnen

Resource ID
Location
17819
Photograph 4116
Title/subtitle
Ruins of Cranleigh Homestead, Belconnen
Picture
Ruins of Cranleigh Homestead, Belconnen
Format
Photograph
Publisher
7 October 1983
Physical description
1 Colour photo 13.0cms x 9.0cms
Summary
Ruins of Cranleigh Homestead, home of Lieutenant-General (James) Gordon Legge. The homestead was located on the present corner of Southern Cross & Kingsford Smith Drives, Latham, Belconnen, just off Real Place.
Availability
Not available for loan; copy may be purchased
Notes
Legge had a distinguished military career, serving in the Boer War and World War I, ending as the Commandant of RMC Duntroon.
By 2013 the site is only marked by a plaque and the ruins are not visible.