2017年走访 Werribee Mansion (威勒比庄园)

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2017年2月1日,我们驱车走访了位于墨尔本西郊的 Werribee Mansion (威勒比庄园)。

Werribee Mansion 离开墨尔本大约35公里左右,开车很快就能到达,走进大门,立刻就被那豪华气派的建筑与美丽优雅的田园所吸引了。

威勒比庄园虽然大气壮观,但却是一个有凄美故事的庄园。故事的主人翁托马斯·彻恩赛德(Thomas Chirnside)和安德鲁·彻恩赛德(Andrew Chrinside)是兄弟俩,哥哥托马斯在1838年从苏格兰老家先行来到澳洲,用带来的几百英镑买下了这块地皮,并通过投资股票等,而得到了第一桶金。1841年弟弟也来到了澳洲投奔哥哥,本着家族的信条“不成功,便成仁(Do or Die)”,兄弟俩协力建立了一个田园诗般的农业帝国。1945年,哥哥衣锦还乡回苏格兰,见到了青梅竹马的表妹玛丽(Mary Begbie),向她求婚,但却被她父母拒绝。失意之下,哥哥重回澳洲,弟弟接着也回到了苏格兰。临行前,哥哥叮嘱弟弟一定要把玛丽带过来。两年后,弟弟回来了,虽也确实把玛丽带了回来,但那时的玛丽却已然成了弟弟的妻子。

从此,哥哥把对玛丽的爱埋在心里,继续领导全家奋斗致富。到1874年,兄弟俩有了足够的钱来建一栋豪宅,哥哥甚至比弟弟更积极,因为他心里想的是心爱的人可以入住。豪宅从开工到竣工用了四年时间,这就是现在大家看到的威勒比庄园(Werribee Mansion),是当时整个维多利亚州最豪华和大气的建筑,掩映在郁郁葱葱的大树和草坪之中,周围被葡萄园、跑马场和万亩农田包围。豪宅建好后,哥哥搬到了另外一个地方居住,离开庄园十公里的一个小房子。

后面的故事就有点凄惨了,哥哥一辈子远远守护着弟弟一家,对玛丽爱了一生,为玛丽独身了一辈子。到老年了搬回豪宅,住到了豪宅后面的洗衣房里,逐渐得了忧郁症,最后于1887年饮弹自尽。三年后,弟弟在修理房子时不慎受伤也离世而去。玛丽老年倍感孤寂,常常到豪宅不远的一个小池塘边上的小山房里,静坐读书。有一天晚上睡觉时,蜡烛引燃她的头发被烧成重伤,不久亡故。

随后弟弟的两个儿子为分家产打起了官司,1922年,庄园被卖给了一个叫菲利普·洛克(Philip Lock)的牧场主,一年后牧场主又把庄园转手给了神学院,神学院一办就是50年,还增加了一些附属建筑。一直到1973年,维多利亚政府买回庄园,决定恢复历史,将这里开辟成一个供大家参观休闲怀旧的地方。

 

附:发生在1838-1887年间的一个凄美的爱情故事

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在1838年1月,怀着对新生活的梦想,口袋里仅仅揣着几磅钞票的苏格兰人托马斯Chirnside离开他的家园,从利物浦来到了悉尼。1941年,托马斯的兄弟安德鲁,也跟随托马斯来到了那里。他们想在澳大利亚的北部和南部购买土地(在温德姆Wyndham包括几个火车站和8万英亩的土地),后来托马斯就选择了在那里定居,安德鲁则在斯基普顿的卡里巴纳克(Carranballac, Skipton)购置了50000英亩土地作为了他的家。
 
In January 1838 the Scotsman, Thomas Chirnside, left his homeland and sailed from Liverpool to Sydney with only a few pounds in his pocket and the dream of a new life. Thomas’ brother, Andrew, followed this quest and joined Thomas in 1941. Together they wondered the North and South of Australia buying land including several train stations and an 80,000 acreage of land in Wyndham. It was here Thomas settled while Andrew made his home on 50,000 acres at Carranballac, Skipton.
托马斯 Thomas Chirnside
安德鲁 Andrew Chirnside
 
1845年,托马斯回到苏格兰看望家人,他爱上了他的表妹玛丽(Mary Begbie)。他想娶Mary Begbie,但女方的父母不赞成,无奈他只能单独回到了澳大利亚。后来,安德鲁也回了一次家乡。在安德鲁启程之前,托马斯请安德鲁将玛丽带回来,孰料在1852年安德鲁回来时,带来的玛丽竟然成为了他自己的妻子!
 
Thomas sailed back to Scotland to see his family in 1845 where he fell in love with his cousin Mary Begbie. He asked for her hand in marriage but her parents did not approve and so he sailed back to Australia alone. It was then Andrew’s turn to make a visit to his homeland. Before Andrew set off Thomas asked Andrew to bring Mary back with him. In 1852 Andrew returned with Mary as his own wife!
玛丽 Mary Begbie Chirnside
 
到了19世纪70年代,托马斯在温德姆建造了一个有60间居室的意大利风格的豪宅(现在被称为Werribee公园大厦),那时,安德鲁和玛丽,他们已经有了3个孩子,而托马斯则居住在附近的点库克(Point Cook),他养殖牛和进口纯血统的母马和公马,狐狸,野兔,野鸡,鹧鸪和马鹿。托马斯是一个优秀的饲马人,1874年他的一匹名为哈里科特的马还曾赢得了“墨尔本杯”。
 
By the 1870s, on his property in Wyndham, Thomas built a 60 – room Italian style mansion, now known as Werribee Park Mansion, for Andrew and Mary and they’re 3 children. Meanwhile Thomas lived in his nearby property in Point Cook, he bred cattle and imported bloodstock including mares and stallions, foxes, hares, pheasants, partridges and red deer. Thomas was an excellent judge of horses and in 1874 his horse Haricot had won the Melbourne Cup.
 
1883年,托马斯捐赠了一英亩土地,在上面建立了Werribee的第一个被称为“ 使徒圣. 托马斯” 的教会。在他的最后几年里,Thomas Chirnside就居住在Werribee公园的豪宅里,也就在那里他得了忧郁症。1887年6月25日,托马斯悲伤地结束了自己的生命,将一切留给了他的弟弟安德鲁和他的侄子。三年之后的1890年,安德鲁也离开了人世,将所有的财产留给他的两个儿子乔治和约翰·珀西。
 
In 1883 Thomas donated an acre of land and built the first church in Werribee to be known as St Thomas the Apostle. In his last few years Thomas Chirnside took up residence in his mansion at Werribee Park where he fell sick and depressed. On June 25th 1887 Thomas sadly took his own life, leaving everything to his brother Andrew and his nephews. Only three years later, in 1890, Andrew passed leaving the property to his two sons, George and John Percy.
 
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