Weekly photo challenge: Unexpected

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An unexpected fire changes the course of history … A fire destroyed much of the Claremont Municipal Chambers on 19 November in 2010. It was in this building in 1899 that my great-grandfather, James King was elected the first Mayor of the City of Claremont. The photo below was taken in 2006 of me with my two sisters near the foundation stone laid by our great-grandmother.

I was shocked to hear about the fire and saddened by so much history being destroyed. I haven’t been back to the scene of the fire since it happened but I do hope they managed to retain at least the facade of the building.

cheers

Lorraine

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4 thoughts on “Weekly photo challenge: Unexpected”

I remember you mentioning the fire in an earlier post . . . but I don’t remember you sharing that photo of you and your 2 sisters. Love it.

Rainee

November 24, 2013 at 8:28 am

Thanks Nancy 🙂

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I don’t really ‘like’ this at all! The Claremont Library was one of my childhood’s stamping grounds, and it breaks my heart to learn it’s gone. But my home has, too, long since – and my school: it seems the gods want to inform me of TRANSIENCE.