New Zealand's lost heritage : the stories behind our forgotten landmarks /
Wolfe, Richard,
New Zealand's lost heritage : the stories behind our forgotten landmarks / Lost heritage Richard Wolfe. - 192 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A complete fortress: Ruapekapeka -- That monstrous bungle: Admiralty House -- The limbo of lost things: Coolangatta -- A fine pile of buildings: His Majesty's Theatre and Arcade -- The most beautiful view: Kilbryde -- Sentinel over Auckland: Partington's Mill -- Ecclesiastical and Homelike: St Pauls -- The finest erection in Auckland : Victoria Arcade -- Mystic signs at Maungapohatu: Hiona -- A lantern in the town: The Round House -- Primitive grandeur: St John's Cathedral -- A unique blend: Rangiatea -- Wellington gothic: Parliament Buildings -- A hall from where laws emanate: Nelson Provincial Government Building -- Home of the rising sun: T.J. Edmonds Ltd Factory -- Assisting those at sea: Lyttleton Timeball Station -- In the Scottish baronial manner: Seacliff Lunatic Asylum -- Handsome and appropriate: The 1865 New Zealand Exhibition Building -- The most complete in the country: Invercargill Post Office -- A great sanitary agent: Dee Street Hospital. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
"Features 20 notable structures which, for various reasons, no longer exist. Most of the buildings have been demolished in the name of urban development, creating controversy ... Each building is discussed and illustrated including the circumstances of its demise. The selection includes: Ruapekapeka pa in Northland (burned down deliberately), Admiralty House in Auckland (demolished to make way for new roads) Wellington's Parliament Buildings (accidental fire) Invercargill's Seacliff Asylum (fire), TJ Edmonds landmark factory (bulldozed). What emerges is a fascinating social and historical narrative that sheds light on parts of New Zealand's cultural history and reveals the truth of the old adage that history repeats"---Publisher information.
9781869663872 : $49.99
Lost architecture--New Zealand
Historic buildings--New Zealand
New Zealand--History.
720.993
New Zealand's lost heritage : the stories behind our forgotten landmarks / Lost heritage Richard Wolfe. - 192 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A complete fortress: Ruapekapeka -- That monstrous bungle: Admiralty House -- The limbo of lost things: Coolangatta -- A fine pile of buildings: His Majesty's Theatre and Arcade -- The most beautiful view: Kilbryde -- Sentinel over Auckland: Partington's Mill -- Ecclesiastical and Homelike: St Pauls -- The finest erection in Auckland : Victoria Arcade -- Mystic signs at Maungapohatu: Hiona -- A lantern in the town: The Round House -- Primitive grandeur: St John's Cathedral -- A unique blend: Rangiatea -- Wellington gothic: Parliament Buildings -- A hall from where laws emanate: Nelson Provincial Government Building -- Home of the rising sun: T.J. Edmonds Ltd Factory -- Assisting those at sea: Lyttleton Timeball Station -- In the Scottish baronial manner: Seacliff Lunatic Asylum -- Handsome and appropriate: The 1865 New Zealand Exhibition Building -- The most complete in the country: Invercargill Post Office -- A great sanitary agent: Dee Street Hospital. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
"Features 20 notable structures which, for various reasons, no longer exist. Most of the buildings have been demolished in the name of urban development, creating controversy ... Each building is discussed and illustrated including the circumstances of its demise. The selection includes: Ruapekapeka pa in Northland (burned down deliberately), Admiralty House in Auckland (demolished to make way for new roads) Wellington's Parliament Buildings (accidental fire) Invercargill's Seacliff Asylum (fire), TJ Edmonds landmark factory (bulldozed). What emerges is a fascinating social and historical narrative that sheds light on parts of New Zealand's cultural history and reveals the truth of the old adage that history repeats"---Publisher information.
9781869663872 : $49.99
Lost architecture--New Zealand
Historic buildings--New Zealand
New Zealand--History.
720.993