点评:For an idea of La Digue's history a visit of the Old Plantation House ('Grann Kaz' in local Creole) in the Union Estate is recommended, since there is not too much left of the island's past. The grand house, which had been renovated recently and opened as a museum in 2020, probably dates in its actual form from the late 19th-early 20th century.
It has typical features of the French Colonial style, which is characterised by a steep hipped roof, here covered with palm branches, with many windows and doors (French doors) and a wrap around porch. Except for the roof cover almost everything is made from wood. In the interior one will see a big dining hall and two bedrooms. With the restoration some furniture has been added to the house, like a dining table, chairs, a dressing table, even a beverage cart. On the veranda are folding chairs.
Unfortunately no information is given about the house, which once belonged to the owners of the Union Estate, created by the widow Louise Mellon and her sons, after the then Capitaine General of the Isle de France (now 'Mauritius') had given them this land in 1807, thus just a few years before the British took over on both islands. At the house now can also be found an art gallery. Members of the Mellon family are buried at the 'Old Cemetery' on the Estate.
翻译:如果想了解拉迪格岛的历史,建议参观联合庄园的旧种植园(当地克里奥尔语中的“格兰卡兹”),因为岛上的过去已经不多了。这座宏伟的房子最近进行了翻新,并于 2020 年作为博物馆开放,其实际形式可能可以追溯到 19 世纪末 20 世纪初。
它具有法国殖民风格的典型特征,其特点是陡峭的四坡屋顶,这里覆盖着棕榈树枝,有许多门窗(法式门)和环绕式门廊。除了屋顶外,几乎所有东西都是用木头做的。在内部,您会看到一个大餐厅和两间卧室。随着修复,一些家具被添加到房子里,比如餐桌、椅子、梳妆台,甚至是饮料车。阳台上有折叠椅。
不幸的是,在法兰西岛(现为“毛里求斯”)当时的上尉将军将这座房子交给寡妇路易丝梅隆和她的儿子们之后,这座房子曾经属于联合庄园的所有者,但没有提供任何信息1807 年登陆,也就是英国人接管这两个岛屿的几年前。现在在房子里还可以找到一个艺术画廊。梅隆家族的成员被安葬在庄园的“旧墓地”。