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Musket Villa is a heritage-listed detached house at 251 Lancaster Road, Ascot, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by architectural firm Hall and Prentice and was built in 1923. It is also known as Lancaster Gables. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000. == History == Musket Villa, a single storey, stucco interwar bungalow and the adjoining stables were constructed in 1923 for well-known horse trainer and rider, William "Billy" Booth. Located opposite Eagle Farm Racecourse in Lancaster Road, Musket Villa was designed by prominent Brisbane architects Hall and Prentice and built by contractors Lee and Brickwood.〔 William Booth entered the horse training and racing industry in 1885 when he became an apprentice to John Stone, an early Brisbane horse trainer. During his nine years with Stone, Booth trained and rode many famous horses. His work included breaking-in Grey Gown and training Dundonald who went on to win the treble of St. Ledger, the Brisbane Cup and the Moreton Handicap in 1899.〔 Booth established his own training stables in 1893 and trained and rode horses for several prominent racing identities. He had up to twenty-one horses training at a time and among his successes was Bright Laddie who won the Brisbane 2000 and the Stradbroke Handicap. Booth was also known for his grey pony named Billy who won over 385 ribbons at the Brisbane Show.〔 In 1899 Booth trained and rode the winning horse, Musket, in the Queensland Turf Club Derby. Shortly after, he married Lucy Adelaide and named their newly constructed home on Racecourse Road ''Musket'', in honour of the winning horse. Booth retired from riding following his marriage but continued to train horses.〔 The Booths purchased the land on which the existing Musket stands in 1922. They commissioned architects Hall and Prentice to design a house, stables, garage and sand shed in a similar architectural style. The complex, also named Musket, was completed in 1923 and received high praise in the 1924 publication "Harking Back - the Turf, Its Men and Memories". Through this publication, Booth credited his wife ''"not only for the idea of its architecture, but also for the tastefulness of its general furnishing"''. The article described the house as a ''"red tiled home with its beautiful gardens and lawns () every modern appointment and equipment."''〔 The stables were designed to accommodate twelve horses and also included rooms, a shower, wash basin and ding room for employees. They were regarded as being amongst the most ''"up-to-date stables...to be found in Australia"'', with Booth paying the ''"fullest attention to the comfort of his employees and his equine charges"''.〔 The architectural firm of Hall and Prentice was established in 1919 with the partnership of Thomas Ramsay Hall and George Gray Prentice. Hall was one of Brisbane's ''"most successful architects of the early twentieth century"'' and the firm designed many prestigious buildings in Brisbane, including Brisbane City Hall, Sandgate Town Hall and the Tattersalls Club. He was involved in racing through Tattersall's and the Queensland Turf clubs, his name is commemorated in the T.R. Hall Handicap.〔 In 1927, William Booth died at the age of 54, leaving Musket to his wife. His death was mourned by the Queensland racing fraternity, members of the Queensland Turf Club, the Tattersall's Club and the Queensland Breeders, Owners and Traders Association. Following Booth's death, the stables were leased to William James Shean until when they were converted into four two bedroom flats by Lucy Booth who continued to live in the villa. Lucy Booth died in 1958, leaving Musket to her surviving son, Norman, who lived in the house until his death in 1955. The house now operates as a Bed and Breakfast establishment called Lancaster Gables and the stables continue to function as flats. The garage has been demolished and the site on which it was located (between the house and the stables), has been subdivided with a new residence constructed upon it.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Musket Villa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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