Digital art print of the original artwork. 
Media: Giclée print on archival paper.
Size: A5
 
Beaconsfield sits quietly in Charlottetown, on Prince Edward Island, a carefully preserved piece of the nineteenth century. It was built in 1877 for James and Edith Peake and was, at the time, the most elaborate house in the town. It was meant to impress. And it did.
The house reflected the height of Victorian craftsmanship. Fine woodwork. Careful detailing. The latest comforts of its time. Yet the Peakes did not remain there long. Their lives moved elsewhere, leaving the house behind, fully formed but briefly inhabited.
In 1883, Beaconsfield passed to Henry Cundall and his two sisters. After Cundall’s death in 1916, the house took on new roles. It became a residence for young women. Later, it housed student nurses. The building adapted, as buildings often do, to the needs of those who came after its first owners.
Today, Beaconsfield is open to visitors. Guided tours move through rooms arranged much as they once were. Walking through the house feels like stepping into another time. The weight of history is present, but softened. What remains is not gloom or nostalgia, but a quiet attentiveness to how lives once unfolded within these walls.