I have a collectors gene surely inherited from my father Ken Clarke. For instance he was always interested in adding vintage farming equipment to that which was already left at Enderslea Farm when he bought it in 1975. We have lots...
Founded in 1853 by Henry and Sarah Morley, Enderslea Farm is 165 years old in 2018. FIONA HARRIS has done remarkable research into the history of the Morley Family here and in Sussex England. ...
There is an interesting collection of early Western Australia Colonial furniture at Enderslea Farm. The farm itself was established in 1853 so pre Gold Rush furniture seemed the appropriate way to furnish. Henry and Sarah Morley arrived in Perth on the Wanstead on January 30th 1830.They were...
There are various collections at Enderslea Farm. Old bottles is one of them.If anyone is interested in old bottles a bottle club can be reached at www.colonialbottleclubofwa.com Another collection at Enderslea Farm consists of Old postcards depicting medical and nursing scenes. The Post Card Collectors...
My grandmother, Elsie Ford, and my mother, Jean Clarke, collected blue crockery for many years. It looks very colourful on the dresser in the kitchen at Enderslea Farm. My mother was a country girl. She grew up in Katanning during the early 20th Century. When...
I love this coloured print that hangs in the bedroom at Enderslea. I bought it in Melbourne many years ago. Its not really relevant in any way to Enderslea except to show the marked difference in the 19th Century lives of gentry women as compared...
This drawing was owned by Douglas Jecks a descendant of Henry and Sarah Morley. He was in the road looking at the farm when my father Ken Clarke went up and said hello. As a result we received a coloured photocopy of this drawing. After Douglas and...
I'm just back from a wonderful holiday in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. I always like to visit Antique Markets when I'm away and I quite like American Antiques. One reason is that I lived in North Carolina, USA for 15 years. The main reason...