Oswell Brock holding the reins of a pony, Mona Vale

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Record number41437Datec 1890DescriptionPhotographs from the Brock family album. Various members of family at La Corniche from the 1890's to the 1930's. La Corniche was owned by Oswald Brock.
The mansion built at Mona Vale by George Brock in 1894, which sent him broke, became known as 'Brock's Folly'. This gentleman called it 'The Oaks'. It overlooked what was originally known as Bongin Bongin ('lots of shells') beach, now known as Mona Vale beach. The building was renamed 'La Corniche' by Rainaud, a French Restauranter who originally ran a successful tea room, restaurant and boarding house at Church Point-Bayview until a tragedy. He brought the name with him when taking over these premises. The building was demolished to build home units after 1953.MenuPlace | Suburbs L-M | Mona Vale (N.S.W.)Place | Built Environment | Buildings and HousesSourceDoddsSubjectsBrock, OswaldPoniesLa Corniche (House : Mona Vale, N.S.W.)Mona ValeChildrenNew South WalesMona ValeChildren's clothingPhysical descriptionPhotograph; Slide; Digital Image 400 DPICopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies.

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Oswell Brock holding the reins of a pony, Mona Vale