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The Manor is a mansion in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. Built circa 1911, loosely in the Federation Queen Anne style, it stands in the harbour-front street of Iluka Road, in the Mosman locality of Clifton Gardens. It is listed on the heritage register of New South Wales.〔(State Heritage Register )〕 ==History and description== The Manor's original owner, a Mr Bakewell, initially planned a cottage of eight rooms, but the project kept growing until it was a mansion with over thirty rooms, most of which were lined with beaten copper. It became known locally as Bakewell's Folly.〔''The Theosophist'', magazine (Theosophical Society) August 1997, pp.460-463〕 In 1922, the Theosophical Society rented The Manor for a community of some fifty people, headed by Charles Leadbeater, a claimed clairvoyant, and a major figure in the Society. The Manor became an important centre for the Society and was regarded as a great "occult forcing-house".〔''The Theosophist'', magazine (Theosophical Society) August 1997, pp.460-463〕 The English writer Mary Lutyens stayed at The Manor in the 1920s and described it as "a huge and hideous villa".〔To Be Young, Mary Lutyens (Corgi Books) 1959, p.153〕 The young Indian Jiddu Krishnamurti, who was presented as the new "World Teacher", stayed in nearby David Street with his brother Nitya while Lutyens—his eventual biographer—stayed at The Manor.〔Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening, Mary Lutyens (John Murray) 1975, p.202〕 The Theosophical Society bought the house in 1925, holding it under a trust deed. In 1926 they started the radio station 2GB; the initials stood for Giordano Bruno, a saint. The station operated from The Manor for a few years.〔(State Heritage Register )〕 In 1951, they set up The Manor Foundation Ltd to own and run the house. The Society still uses The Manor as of 2013. 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「The Manor, Mosman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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