Paranormal Convictions
Join Paranormal Convictions at Oak Lodge for an intriguing guided tour with a difference. All proceeds go to the upkeep of the house and garden.
Fire Truck Restoration
A CRVHS sub-committee is working to restore the original Richmond Fire Truck that served the community in the 1960s. In 1964/65 the newly formed Richmond Fire Brigade purchased it original tanker, a WW2 vintage Ford…
Gothic Revival wallpaper discovered
May is Heritage Month in Tasmania and the 2016 theme of “Discovery and Rediscoveries” fit very well with the CRVHS project to recreate 1840s wallpaper uncovered at Oak Lodge. Oak Lodge at 18 Bridge St, Richmond opened between…
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Ten Days at Oak Lodge – Jane Elizabeth
A Ten Days on the Island event at Oak Lodge, Richmond, Sat 18th March to Sunday 26th March 2017, 10am – 4pm daily (free entry). In 1833, Miss Jane Elizabeth Wylde found herself at the centre of a socio-political scandal that outraged much of the British…
Exploring Richmond Cemeteries
On Saturday 30th April, Alex Green is leading a walk around the Richmond cemeteries, beginning 2pm at St Lukes Anglican Cemetery in Wellington St then on to St Johns Catholic Cemetery and perhaps to the Congregational Cemetery if time permits. Alex has a vast knowledge…
Restoration and discovery
There has been a lot happening at Oak Lodge recently in preparation for the splendid Gothic Revival wallpaper discovered in 2014, painstakingly recreated and now being rehung by Alan Townsend. We removed the basin, bath and old hot water service from the bathroom, discovering more of the…