The abattoir was built in 1906. The brick boiler house, chimney, boiling down house, and the concrete water tower of the Palmerston North City Council owned abattoir were the last structures to be brought down, by explosives. The demolition attrac...

Creator:      M J Costello - Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
Date:          June 19, 1969