Barton House, East Lockinge, now in Oxfordshire 2010.
Unusual subject for Francis; a still life entitled ''Luxury with Necessity' 1911.
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Poulters Bridge Cottage, Crookham Village, Hampshire 1900.
Contributor informs me the place is much the same but it looks double the size.
Beside the Basingstoke Canal before any renovation. Photo in booklet of the
Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society & Inland Waterways Association in 1968.
Poulters Bridge Cottage, Crookham Village, Hampshire 2014 Renovation complete
photo with thanks:
http://www.accessibleboating.org.uk/canalPix.html
I have not been able to establish the location of this
substantial Farmhouse yet!
Clapper Boarding construction suggests perhaps somewhere in Kent.
This is the front view of the farm and yard. Oast Houses add credence to it being in the Kent area
Recent acquisition but contributor knows nothing of its history or location ..any ideas anyone?
Will most likely be in the Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxford, Buckinghamshire area.
Sadly she does not know the location of the house, though it is likely to be in the Wokingham -Berkshire area.
Does anyone recognise it? I found her email in my 'trash box' and forwarded to myself but her email address
was lost in the switch, and I had emptied my trash bin! I have put the picture of the house up on the website:
Alison please get in touch again!
This painting dated 1905 of another lovely unknown house. It arrived in my inbox with no details as to location!
Bought by a visitor to Canada, where Francis lived for a time, the painting was rescued and taken back to China.
Francis Vingoe artist detail signature 1905
A close-up of the house
It stands in a very large garden, probably somewhere on the home counties in the year 1905.
Anyone think they know where this is?
Yet another unknown house painted by Francis in 1905. This work was found in San Diego, California !
Boar's Head Inn, Ardington, Oxfordshire c1910
[Thanks to Oxfordshire County Museums-gift from Dr R. Squires, 1980]
Boar's Head Inn, Ardington, Oxfordshire postcard c1915
Boar's Head Inn, Church Street, Ardington, Wantage, Oxfordshire c2000
The "Lord Nelson" Inn, Wantage, Oxfordshire.
[Thanks to Oxfordshire County Museums-gift from Dr R. Squires, 1980]
The "Lord Nelson" Inn, Wantage, Oxfordshire today
The 'Home of the Village Blacksmith' [W.G. Tombs] Winkfield, Berkshire nr. Windsor 1904
Three Ways, King Street, Odiham, Hants 1909
The Lodge Gate, 'The Oaks', Sunning Hill, Berkshire 1905. 1 of a series of 4
Front view of 'The Oaks', Sunninghills, Berks.1905 2 of a series of 4
Front of 'The Oaks', Sunninghills, Berks.1905 3 of a series of 4
Front of 'The Oaks', Sunninghills, Berks.1905 4 of a series of 4
Shalsbrook Cottage, Forest Row, Royal Ashdown Forest, Sussex 1915 [thanks to David Purcell]
Shalsbrook Cottage, Forest Row, Royal Ashdown Forest Sussex from 1st green of Golf Club [David Purcell]
Shalsbrook Cottage, Forest Row, Royal Ashdown Forest, Sussex 2011
Main House, Forest Row. Royal Ashdown Forest, Sussex [thanks to David Purcell]
Main House, Forest Row, Royal Ashdown Forest, Sussex [David Purcell] Golf Club created 1971
Main House, Forest Row, Royal Ashdown Forest, Sussex [David Purcell] Golf Club created 1971
Bowlings Farm House, Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire 1903
Court Farm House c2016
Once Bowlings Farm. For details of its history see see
Hurst Bowling Green Berks c1910
Hurst Bowling Green, Berkshire c1910
Hurst Bowling Green Berkshire c2010
Virginia Water Tea House, Surrey 1905 courtesy of �S.A. Oliver Trust Collection at Chertsey Museum�
Virginia Water Ruins, Surrey.
Poulete Lodge, South Front, Thames Riverside Villa 1905
Sandhurst, Berkshire [thanks to Katie Deacon]
Farley Court, Farley Hill, a picture recently purchased at auction by Bob De Lacy.
1] Front elevation 2000 photo courtesy Stephen Richards 2] Farley Court view as top painting by Francis Vingoe
A month before Christmas 2017 I received a message from Vanessa in New Zealand, telling me she had two paintings by my relative, Francis Vingoe. One of her Great-Grand parent's house in Aldershot Road, Street address 1930 146/7 Aldershot Road, Church Crookham. Another was of the Parish Church, but this is not to hand at present. They were both painted at a rough guess" in the early 1900�s. The one shown is of the 'Aldershot Road' House.Vanessa's G Parents emigrated to New Zealand in 1920 and took the two paintings with them. They had lived in Aldershot Road until 1919, after which it was sold to a builder who had his office there. A cousin visited the house a couple of years ago when an elderly lady in her 80�s was living there, and had done so for 60 years.
Her husband's family had brought it from Vanessa's Great-Grandparents, and she was then living only in the downstairs rooms, and was not sure how much longer she could go on doing so, as the house was far too big for her alone! Does anyone know anything about this house, or of this lady, and if it still occupied or has passed on to new owners? We would love to know! I have found some old post cards of the road concerned, dating back to the early 1900's. Although the houses are generally well hidden among the trees, someone who knows the area well might be able to spot the right one as the four chimneypots on the stack are very distinctive, but I suspect that they may have gone a long time ago!
Aldershot Road, Crookham
Girls with 'posh' Perambulators Aldershot Road Crookham further on.
Unknown brick House & Garden probably in Berkshire with an early date of 1901.
This was first find of 2018 and it was discovered in an Antique Shop in Edmonton, Alberta, Western Canada..The painting depicts the usual subject of Francis Vingoe, a house and gardens, possibly somewhere in Berkshire.
It is signed and dated 1901, and although the frame at the corners was in need of a little restoration, and the canvas had itself undergone a few repair and restoration, it has, in the main, survived well .
I am grateful that the rescuer, Lukas Kubke, a Canadian resident, thought it worthy of rescue and investigation, and was kind enough to send the picture and information to the website. This branch of this Vingoe family tree was living in Canada for a while, so it's possible that it was personal to the family and ended up in a sale when they later left for Australia. It's also possible that these paintings were done as 'mementos' and reminders of home and the original recipients had often emigrated to Canada.
This is the 2nd art work of Francis Vingoe discovered in Canada, the first of which was bought by a visitor taken back to China! Other paintings have turned up in San Francisco & San Diego California, USA, as well as New Zealand & Australia. It is now nearly 20 years since I started collecting 'virtually' the artwork of Francis Vingoe and, although no great 'Master' artist, his work documents the homes of the working and middle classes, as well as the 'great and the good': a valuable contribution to the history of the times. I don't expect his charges were high and I have heard that he often accepted 'cash in kind' or part payment, such as a night's lodging in a pub, or Inn, if that was the subject!
Update- July 2018.
Another work of art by Francis Vingoe found and rescued, thanks to Mark. This time the date of 1914 is rather poignant, as this must have been done in the first year of World War I. Indeed, it must have have been painted in about June as the climbing roses are in full bloom on the front wall of the house. A young girl in a bonnet is sitting on the lawn enjoying the summer sunshine. If anyone recognises this property or where it might be located please get in touch. The clapper board style facia might indicate the Kent area, where I know Francis also worked for a while. This little gem, found an charity shop in Eastbourne, is in very good condition, so was obviously once loved and cared for by someone!
Mark, the finder, would love to hear it anyone may know where it is today. I hope it is still in existence and recognisable by someone!
I have been trying to
trace the family of Frances Vingoe and found his mother was
buried in NSW Aus.
Now waiting to see if any paintings of his will turn up from there!
Another one has just turned up in Canada. The tale goes that it was a wedding gift in 1904 to Ada Bennett, who once worked in the above house.
On her death it passed to her daughter in Canada. She died and left it to a local historian who is trying, [together with his daughter who contacted me] to trace the history of the house, and its owners in the late 1890's. This was when Ada Bennett worked there. They wish to return the painting, with its the story, back to any descendant of Ada Bennett. Does someone still remember the house and its location, or know more about Ada Bennett who married in 1904? The house is believed to be somewhere in Berkshire, or in that general area. With its three storeys, fine lawn, massive chimneys, conservatory and large 'Bay' windows, with roller blinds shielding the rooms from the afternoon sun, it was certainly built to impress. Sadly after WW1 so many such fine buildings were impractical and expensive to run as a large household. They were often demolished to make way for modern housing developments, or massive road improvement schemes and therefore the location may be totally unrecognisable today Any information or even a wild guess is welcome!
e-male address: sandrapenhalvean <at> gmail.com .............please replace <at> with @
THE SEARCH GOES ON
Carol thinks this property is /was in the Hartfield/ Hartsfield area and may have changed its name
It may be north of Southampton, but, looking at the present day maps, if it was, it now looks as if it is now
covered by massive Housing Development.... Any ideas anyone?