The interior of Andrews Furnishers Ltd. after its newly renovated premises were destroyed by fire about 2am on 13 July 1977. The fire was one in a series of burglary related fires in the city. One of the oldest family businesses in Palmerston North, F N Andrews Furnishers Ltd was started in 1902 by Alfred Andrews, Grandfather of Directors Maurice, John and Earle Andrew (at time of the fire), on a half acre section in Rangitikei Street. In 1939 the company built a 'modern' two storey shop.
https://d28dhd8eubcyz4.cloudfront.net/iiif/2/curtis-production2-cache%2F1%2Fd%2F9%2F5e7b92-2a37-49f6-97d1-0fb532521993%2Fresize_master_bfd02fb25920c41628e8be292a772e7d.jpg/full/!880,1024/0/default.jpg?sig=37c423d666e92f87914253b6de28980a28aed28f&ver=1628668858Aftermath of Andrews Furnishers Ltd fire, 184 – 190 Rangitikei Street
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- July 13, 1977
- Digitisation ID
- 2010N_Fi15_3537
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Manawatu Evening Standard
- Place
- Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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