A living gift from Queen Victoria is part of the rich history and family life that flourishes at Ceres Homestead.
Words Larissa Dubecki
Photography Martina Gemmola
THERE weren’t bats in the belfry when Jane and Geordie Charles moved into Ceres Homestead, but there was a beehive in the dining room. It’s impossible to imagine now, circumnavigating the limestone showpiece that reveals spectacular angles around every bend, but – let’s put this delicately – the 160-year-old grande dame needed a little work. And Jane and Geordie were the right people to do it, despite the fact they had a two-month-old baby, two other lively youngsters and no furniture.
