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The Nairns were said to have the first commercial vinery in Palmerston North, called Manawatu Vineries. John Nairn purchased the land, at what was then the end of College Street, in 1893 and grew tomatoes, grapes and cucumbers commercially. The business stayed in the Nairn family until a partnership was developed with C F Robinson in 1948, and was finally sold and the hot houses removed in 1959 toa llow for residential development in the Awapuni area.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bur 331
Date
circa 1898
Digitisation ID
2010P_Bur331_3385
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
awapuni,
buildings,
market garden,
photographs,
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Glasshouse of Manawatu Vineries, College Street
John Nairn's residence, College Street
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Preparing glass house for planting, Nairn Estate, College Street
Postcard from a Soldier Stationed at Awapuni Racecourse
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