– Herne Bay mansion sells to expats for $8.3m as wealthy buyers from LA and the UK circle<\/a><\/p>\nBeadle, whose work hangs in galleries around the world as well as the lounges of Air New Zealand, died in 2021 aged 88.<\/p>\n
His composer wife, Jill, had since moved out of the home and had decided to sell up, with son Simon telling OneRoof that Beadle started his career in the family signwriting business but soon moved onto painting to fulfil his dream. <\/p>\n
\u201cDad started his career in the 60s in Invercargill. He produced three books and became very successful.\u201d <\/p>\n
One of his best-known pieces was Cathedral Peaks, which was painted for the Archbishop of Canterbury and was hung in Lambeth Palace, in London. <\/p>\n
Simon told OneRoof his parents had just two homes during their 61 years of marriage. <\/p>\n
They lived in Invercargill for a long time, but in the late 1990s decided to move to Queenstown-Lakes, buying a 1.14ha plot of land on Speargrass Flat Road. <\/p>\n
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The property is nestled in stunning grounds, next door to the acclaimed Ayrburn enclave and Millbrook Resort. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
Arrowtown architect Max Wilde was commissioned to create a unique home. <\/p>\n
\u201cPeter and Jill wanted to capture the feeling of a European-style house with thick walls, heavy timber beams, and wooden joinery,” he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey wanted a house that wasn\u2019t your run-of-the-mill Kiwi house of the time. It really does look like an old European-style property, like in Austria, where they\u2019ve got those very thick walls.\u201d <\/p>\n
The home, dubbed Tavistock, was built with a timber framework and Hebel block, then plastered on the outside. <\/p>\n
Hardwood bridge beams from Southland were also used in the construction. <\/p>\n
\u201cDad did the paint finish on the plaster on the outside of the building using his artistic skills to make it look like a 300-year-old cottage,\u201d Simon told OneRoof. <\/p>\n
They also built a studio and a gallery, which was open by appointment. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t have signs on the road saying, come on up. They were mainly dealing with international clients, people staying at Blanket Bay [Luxury Lodge] and those sorts of clients. <\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the higher-end tour people used to love taking clients there because the estate has an amazing garden. Sometimes my mother would play piano for them, and of course, they\u2019d also look at dad\u2019s paintings.\u201d <\/p>\n
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