Mayes Cottage

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John and Emily Mayes sailed from England with their two children, Joshua (3) and Ruth (1), in the sailing ship "Indus" in 1871. They settled in Kingston and built a house from timber that was growing on their own property of 320 acres and called it Pleasant Place, now known as Mayes Cottage, which is now a museum. The family finally grew to 7 children.

Mayes Cottage is now furnished in the 1930s style and is open Thursday to Monday 10am to 4.30pm, at 36 Mawarra Street, Kingston. Entry is Free. (UBD242 B12).

Mayes Cottage - Oils on canvas by Bill Stewart.
I painted this picture in December 1984. I was deeply involved in the preservation and running of the cottage at this time. I always enjoyed painting old buildings in oils and pastels.

Mayes Cottage - Pastels by Bill Stewart.
Yet another view that I painted in May 1984, at the time there was a great interest in the Cottage and I painted about ten pictures of it on commission during 1984/1985.

John Mayes. circa 1891 (unknown photographer)
John is sitting on the front verandah of Pleasant Place. (Now called Mayes Cottage). This photo was lent to me by Jessie Mayes about 1988 before she died, so that I could copy it to my computer. Jessie was a great source of information about the history of the family.

Emily Mayes
The wife of John, also on the front verandah of Pleasant Place.

Josiah and Daisy Mayes. Son and Daughter-in-Law of John and Emily.
This photo was taken on 17th November 1969 when the couple were 60 years married. They were the last of the Mayes family to occupy Mayes Cottage. I remember at that time we used to call them Mum and Pop Mayes.

Jessie and Evelyn Mayes
Daughters of Josiah and Daisy and granddaughters of John and Emily. I took this picture on the front steps of Mayes Cottage with my old Polaroid camera. Circa 1985/6.

Slab Hut at Mayes Cottage.
This is the original slab hut that John and Emily lived in until their new house was built.
It is also the place where I held painting lessons when the Cottage was used as a Gallery.

My wife Gwen (right) and her sister Dorothy standing in the doorway of Mayes Cottage Laundry somewhere around 1985.
This was one of our arts and crafts open days when we had a few members of the Mayes family there. Plenty to eat and drink and lots of fun.

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	Mayes Cottage - Oils on canvas by Bill Stewart. I painted this picture in December 1984. I was deeply involved in the preservation and running of the cottage at this time. I always enjoyed painting old buildings in oils and pastels.
	Mayes Cottage - Pastels by Bill Stewart. Yet another view that I painted in May 1984, at the time there was a great interest in the Cottage and I painted about ten pictures of it on commission during 1984/1985.
	John Mayes. circa 1891 (unknown photographer) John is sitting on the front verandah of Pleasant Place. (Now called Mayes Cottage). This photo was lent to me by Jessie Mayes about 1988 before she died, so that I could copy it to my computer. Jessie was a great source of information about the history of the family.
	Emily Mayes The wife of John, also on the front verandah of Pleasant Place.
	Josiah and Daisy Mayes. Son and Daughter-in-Law of John and Emily. This photo was taken on 17th November 1969 when the couple were 60 years married. They were the last of the Mayes family to occupy Mayes Cottage. I remember at that time we used to call them Mum and Pop Mayes.
	Jessie and Evelyn Mayes Daughters of Josiah and Daisy and granddaughters of John and Emily. I took this picture on the front steps of Mayes Cottage with my old Polaroid camera. Circa 1985/6.
	Slab Hut at Mayes Cottage. This is the original slab hut that John and Emily lived in until their new house was built. It is also the place where I held painting lessons when the Cottage was used as a Gallery.
	My wife Gwen (right) and her sister Dorothy standing in the doorway of Mayes Cottage Laundry somewhere around 1985. This was one of our arts and crafts open days when we had a few members of the Mayes family there. Plenty to eat and drink and lots of fun.