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Description

John Nairn established his market garden business at the end of College Street, as it was then, in 1893. In all seven glass houses and other buildings were built over the years. The family business largely grew tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes. The business was demolished in 1958, to make way for residential growth in the Awapuni area. Shown in this photograph is the potting shed far left and the Vinery in the foreground.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bur 341b
Date
1930 to 1948
Digitisation ID
2010N_Bur341b_3249
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Taxonomy

Tags
agriculture,
buildings,
fruit and vegetables,
photographs,
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