AUREOL (1951)
Elder Dempster Lines
Liverpool
The wheelhouse facing aft. Filled with original vintage navigation equipment.
The wheelhouse facing forward. Note the brass ship's wheel.
The captain's sitting room, filled with luxuriant paneling and original fixtures, if a bit worse for wear cosmetically.
The space originally utilized as the ship's first class playroom was converted into an office/lounge, retaining its layout but completely restyled. This view is facing starboard.
Unfortunately, my exposure was improperly set. This former first class veranda bar area is paneled in dark woods and has most of its original fixtures, but masses of files obscure the space. Beautiful wooden doors/screens opened out to the pool.
This image was "doctored" up from a barely discernible original, showing the rich paneling of the bar in the first class veranda. It would be nice to see this preserved as a unit somehow.
Facing aft through the windows of the first class lounge from the port side. Note wooden fixtures and original construction of space, despite modern furnishings.
First class lounge through the starboard windows, facing aft. More of the same beautiful original fixtures.
Unimpressive photo included to show the aft doors that I requested *not* be destroyed to provide me access to the lovely former first class lounge. These doors had fantastic brass handles, etched glass panes, and different wood inlays.
The vestibule just aft of the first class lounge with its stunning paneling and floral inlay. The staircase leads down to the first class entry hall and ultimately the dining room.
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