The Manor - Revision history

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History

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	Karel van Gelder purchased radio equipment, and set up an amateur station which served as the basis for '''2GB''', a commercial broadcasting station operated by the Theosophical Society in Australia.		Karel van Gelder purchased radio equipment, and set up an amateur station which served as the basis for '''2GB''', a commercial broadcasting station operated by the Theosophical Society in Australia.

			[[File:CWL in his library at The Manor.jpg\|right\|220px\|thumb\|Leadbeater in his library]]
	=== Residents and visitors ===		=== Residents and visitors ===

	Many prominent Theosophists worked or visited at The Manor ~~over the years~~, including: [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] and his brother [[Jiddu Nityananda\|Nitya]]; [[Mary Rocke\|Dr. Mary Rocke]]; painter [[Erling Roberts]]; sociologist [[Pieter K. Roest\|Dr. Pieter K. Roest]]; Mexican lecturer [[Consuelo de Aldag]] and her son; [[Mary K. Neff]]; [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]]; [[Irving S. Cooper]]; [[L. W. Rogers]] and his son Stanley; [[George S. Arundale]]; and [[James S. Perkins]]		Charles Webster Leadbeater lived at The Manor for many years. Many prominent Theosophists worked or visited at The Manor, including: [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] and his brother [[Jiddu Nityananda\|Nitya]]; [[Mary Rocke\|Dr. Mary Rocke]]; painter [[Erling Roberts]]; sociologist [[Pieter K. Roest\|Dr. Pieter K. Roest]]; Mexican lecturer [[Consuelo de Aldag]] and her son; [[Mary K. Neff]]; [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]]; [[Irving S. Cooper]]; [[L. W. Rogers]] and his son Stanley; [[George S. Arundale]]; and [[James S. Perkins]]

	== Physical description ==		== Physical description ==

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Current status

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	<ref>[https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/6c5d3176a313dde9f0d957aee7325596#overview The Manor Foundation Ltd.] in the ACNC Charity Register. Accessed 28 June 2020.</ref>		<ref>[https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/6c5d3176a313dde9f0d957aee7325596#overview The Manor Foundation Ltd.] in the ACNC Charity Register. Accessed 28 June 2020.</ref>
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			== Additional resources ==
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/manor Manor, The]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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Current status

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	== Current status ==		== Current status ==

	Since 1950, the building has been owned by The Manor Foundation Ltd. The Australia registry of charitable organizations give this "Summary of Activities":		The Manor remains a center of the Esoteric Section, its Heads having included [[C. Jinarajadasa]], Dr. Van den Broeck, [[James S. Perkins]], and Jack Patterson. There is still a chapel in the basement, and the Egyptian Rite still meets there regularly.<ref>Gregory Tillet, <I>The Elder Brother. A Biography of Charles Leadbeater.</i> (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982), 204-260.</ref> Since 1950, the building has been owned by The Manor Foundation Ltd. The Australia registry of charitable organizations give this "Summary of Activities":

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	Our activities provide a spiritual and educational centre, and its work is to spread teachings of Theosophy so that the inspiration of the Ancient Wisdom of all cultures may be shared throughout Australia and the world. It maintains close links with other T.S. centres and theosophists in other countries, providing a peaceful haven for retreats and for those aspiring to the spiritual life.		Our activities provide a spiritual and educational centre, and its work is to spread teachings of [[Theosophy]] so that the inspiration of the Ancient Wisdom of all cultures may be shared throughout Australia and the world. It maintains close links with other T.S. centres and theosophists in other countries, providing a peaceful haven for retreats and for those aspiring to the spiritual life.
	<ref>[https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/6c5d3176a313dde9f0d957aee7325596#overview The Manor Foundation Ltd.] in the ACNC Charity Register. Accessed 28 June 2020.</ref>		<ref>[https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/6c5d3176a313dde9f0d957aee7325596#overview The Manor Foundation Ltd.] in the ACNC Charity Register. Accessed 28 June 2020.</ref>
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	[[File:Manor 2010.jpg\|~~250px~~\|right\|thumb\|The Manor from Illuka Road, 2010]]		[[File:Manor 2010.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|The Manor from Illuka Road, 2010]]
	'''The Manor''' is a mansion at 2-10 Illuka Road, Mosman, NSW, Australia that served as home to a [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] community beginning in 1922. Located in a suburb just north of Sydney, it is listed on the registry of heritage places in New South Wales.<ref>[https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2060212 "Manor House, The"] in NSW Government Office of Environment and Heritage website. Accessed 28 June 2020.</ref>		'''The Manor''' is a mansion at 2-10 Illuka Road, Mosman, NSW, Australia that served as home to a [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] community beginning in 1922. Located in a suburb just north of Sydney, it is listed on the registry of heritage places in New South Wales.<ref>[https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2060212 "Manor House, The"] in NSW Government Office of Environment and Heritage website. Accessed 28 June 2020.</ref>

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	According to a biography of Dora Kunz,		According to a biography of Dora Kunz,
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	A cook and a few other employees were hired, and students were given work-study scholarships to manage the cleaning. Dora, her parents [Karel and Melanie van Gelder], and her grandmother each had a room, and Dora's three brothers shared a large top floor room with the boys and children from other families. There were also classrooms, a meditation hall, and an LCC [[[Liberal Catholic Church]]] chapel in the basement where services were held each morning...		A cook and a few other employees were hired, and students were given work-study scholarships to manage the cleaning. Dora, her parents [Karel and Melanie van Gelder], and her grandmother each had a room, and Dora's three brothers shared a large top floor room with the boys and children from other families. There were also classrooms, a meditation hall, and an LCC [Liberal Catholic Church] chapel in the basement where services were held each morning...

	The residents ate meals together (though according to Dora, Leadbeater often preferred to have his meals in quiet in his room). Residents volunteered regularly for certain chores in the building or on the grounds.<ref>Chesley and van Gelder, 62-63.</ref>		The residents ate meals together (though according to Dora, Leadbeater often preferred to have his meals in quiet in his room). Residents volunteered regularly for certain chores in the building or on the grounds.<ref>Chesley and van Gelder, 62-63.</ref>
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	=== Radio station 2GB ===		=== Radio station 2GB ===
	Karel van Gelder purchased radio equipment, and set up an amateur station which served as the basis for '''2GB''', a commercial broadcasting station operated by the Theosophical Society in Australia.		Karel van Gelder purchased radio equipment, and set up an amateur station which served as the basis for '''2GB''', a commercial broadcasting station operated by the Theosophical Society in Australia.

			=== Residents and visitors ===

			Many prominent Theosophists worked or visited at The Manor over the years, including: [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] and his brother [[Jiddu Nityananda\|Nitya]]; [[Mary Rocke\|Dr. Mary Rocke]]; painter [[Erling Roberts]]; sociologist [[Pieter K. Roest\|Dr. Pieter K. Roest]]; Mexican lecturer [[Consuelo de Aldag]] and her son; [[Mary K. Neff]]; [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]]; [[Irving S. Cooper]]; [[L. W. Rogers]] and his son Stanley; [[George S. Arundale]]; and [[James S. Perkins]]

	== Physical description ==		== Physical description ==

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History

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	The house was originally built in 1904 for William John Bakewell, a brick and tile manufacturer. He did not live in the mansion long; by 1922 it had been empty for several years.		The house was originally built in 1904 for William John Bakewell, a brick and tile manufacturer. He did not live in the mansion long; by 1922 it had been empty for several years.

			=== Theosophical community established ===
	Karel van Gelder, father of [[Dora van Gelder Kunz]], was a Dutch planter and Theosophist who had moved to Sydney from Java. believed that the future of humanity lay in establishing equitable, self-sustaining communities. While living in Sydney, he heard of an empty 55-room mansion locally known as "Bakewell's Folly" that was situated in Mosman overlooking Sydney Harbour. He toured the property, and quickly brought [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]] to see it. The matter was discussed with local Theosophical families:		Karel van Gelder, father of [[Dora van Gelder Kunz]], was a Dutch planter and Theosophist who had moved to Sydney from Java. believed that the future of humanity lay in establishing equitable, self-sustaining communities. While living in Sydney, he heard of an empty 55-room mansion locally known as "Bakewell's Folly" that was situated in Mosman overlooking Sydney Harbour. He toured the property, and quickly brought [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]] to see it. The matter was discussed with local Theosophical families:
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	The end was that the different families met in council and that Bishop Leadbeater invited Mr. van Gelder to assume the most difficult task of managing the community. He accepted, the rooms in the house were divided amongst the families, the lease signed for three years with two years' optional extension, and on [[August 3\|August 3rd]], while a howling southerly was shaking the house, the first group of new inhabitants came in, consisting of Walter hassel, Hely Labberton, Lucius van Gelder and myself [Koos van der Leeuw].		The end was that the different families met in council and that Bishop Leadbeater invited Mr. van Gelder to assume the most difficult task of managing the community. He accepted, the rooms in the house were divided amongst the families, the lease signed for three years with two years' optional extension, and on [[August 3\|August 3rd]], while a howling southerly was shaking the house, the first group of new inhabitants came in, consisting of Walter hassel, Hely Labberton, Lucius van Gelder and myself [Koos van der Leeuw].

	During the next week Bishop Leadbeater, with the Köllerström family, the van Gelder, Mazel and Vreede families and "those without family" arrived. They were chaotic days those first two weeks of the Manor. Mr. van Gelder certainly had a great task to perform, and, with the ~~thelp~~ of the whole household, he accomplished it successfully; the community never experience any serious trouble. This certainly proves the splendid spirit in which all undertook the work and the willingness of all who hitherto had run their own households to fit in with whatever was necessary.<ref>J. J. van der Leeuw, ''The History and Work of the Manor'', unpublished manuscript cited in Frank Chesley and Kirsten van Gelder, ''A Most Unusual Life'' (Wheaton, Illinois: Quest Books, 2015), 61-62.</ref>		During the next week Bishop Leadbeater, with the Köllerström family, the van Gelder, Mazel and Vreede families and "those without family" arrived. They were chaotic days those first two weeks of the Manor. Mr. van Gelder certainly had a great task to perform, and, with the help of the whole household, he accomplished it successfully; the community never experience any serious trouble. This certainly proves the splendid spirit in which all undertook the work and the willingness of all who hitherto had run their own households to fit in with whatever was necessary.<ref>J. J. van der Leeuw, ''The History and Work of the Manor'', unpublished manuscript cited in Frank Chesley and Kirsten van Gelder, ''A Most Unusual Life'' (Wheaton, Illinois: Quest Books, 2015), 61-62.</ref>
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			=== Living arrangements ===

			According to a biography of Dora Kunz,
			<blockquote>
			A cook and a few other employees were hired, and students were given work-study scholarships to manage the cleaning. Dora, her parents [Karel and Melanie van Gelder], and her grandmother each had a room, and Dora's three brothers shared a large top floor room with the boys and children from other families. There were also classrooms, a meditation hall, and an LCC [[[Liberal Catholic Church]]] chapel in the basement where services were held each morning...

			The residents ate meals together (though according to Dora, Leadbeater often preferred to have his meals in quiet in his room). Residents volunteered regularly for certain chores in the building or on the grounds.<ref>Chesley and van Gelder, 62-63.</ref>
			</blockquote>

			Dora van Gelder conducted meditation classes for the young people. [[Clara Codd]] joined the community for a while, and [[Fritz Kunz]]. By April 1923 the Manor had nearly thirty residents.

			=== Radio station 2GB ===
			Karel van Gelder purchased radio equipment, and set up an amateur station which served as the basis for '''2GB''', a commercial broadcasting station operated by the Theosophical Society in Australia.

	== Physical description ==		== Physical description ==

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			[[File:Manor 2010.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|The Manor from Illuka Road, 2010]]
	'''The Manor''' is a mansion at 2-10 Illuka Road, Mosman, NSW, Australia that served as home to a [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] community beginning in 1922. Located in a suburb just north of Sydney, it is listed on the registry of heritage places in New South Wales.<ref>[https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2060212 "Manor House, The"] in NSW Government Office of Environment and Heritage website. Accessed 28 June 2020.</ref>		'''The Manor''' is a mansion at 2-10 Illuka Road, Mosman, NSW, Australia that served as home to a [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] community beginning in 1922. Located in a suburb just north of Sydney, it is listed on the registry of heritage places in New South Wales.<ref>[https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2060212 "Manor House, The"] in NSW Government Office of Environment and Heritage website. Accessed 28 June 2020.</ref>

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