Historical information

"Braemar" at 18 Suffolk Road - Built 1890, demolished in 1977: Home of James Sneddon (Sen) and family from 1890 until c1950. James is at the gate and his family on the verandah. James Sneddon Jnr. followed his father in the family real estate business which was established in the Union Road Surrey Hills shopping centre in the 1880s until the business was sold to the Doubleday family after WW2.

Physical description

Image of a Victorian, weatherboard, block fronted, single storey house with decorative verandah. Identified as Braemar, former home of James Sneddon (Snr), built 1894 (demolished 1977). The garden in front of the house is well established. There is a lady standing in the garden, facing the camera, dressed in a full length dark dress (or coat) with high collar and apron-like front piece.