One of the 14 entrances or wickets which divides the brick kiln into chambers, each capable of holding 10,000 bricks.This Hoffman oblong continuous kiln in Palmerston North has not been used since 1959. It is one of the few left in New Zealand and...
Creator: Elizabeth Creamer
Place: 615 Featherston Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North
Date: 1982
This Hoffman oblong continuous kiln in Palmerston North has not been used since 1959. It is one of the few left in New Zealand and thought to be the only one still in the North Island. It is listed in category 1 under the Historic Places Act 1993....
Creator: Elizabeth Creamer
Place: Featherston Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North
Date: 1981
'Norton', also known as 'Norton Park', was built c1894-1895 for John Mowlem. It was owned by various others until it became the residence of Sir Matthew and Lady Margaretta Oram. At this time it was named Norton by Matthew Oram, MP for Manawatu (1...
Creator: Elizabeth Creamer
Place: 578 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1981
Photo taken in Featherston Street when work to upgrade the street and install new cycleways was taking place.
The image includes one from the fleet of Palmerston North's new CRRC fully electric buses operated by Horizons Regional Council...
Creator: Paul A Robertson
Place: Featherston Street
Date: July 4, 2024
This image was published in the September 17th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “The accident scene - the traffic median was formerly in the centre of the road.”
Excerpts from the article read: “Members of motorcycl...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 17, 1978
This image was published in the September 17th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “The bikies roar out to the Kelvin Grove cemetery.”
Excerpts from the article read: “Members of motorcycle gangs from New Plymouth, Well...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 17, 1978
These images were taken for the September 17th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper but were not published.
Excerpts from the relevant article read: ““Members of motorcycle gangs from New Plymouth, Wellington and Wanganui came to Palmerst...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 17, 1978
This plan is titled, "Plan of Pt of Street to be closed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1908.
Being pts Secs 295 and 296 Palmerston North."
Visible roads include Wood Street, Featherston Street, Oakley Street.
Creator: K. F. Haszard [Surveyor]
Place: Wood Street; Featherston Street; Oakley Street;
Date: January 1921
This plan is titled, "Plan of Subdivision of Pt. Sec.284, Town of Palmerston North,
Block X , Kairanga S.D."
Visible roads include Boundary Road, Rangitikei Street, Featherston Street, Wood Street.
Creator: Wylde & Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Boundary Road; Rangitikei Street; Featherston Street; Wood Street;
Date: 1923
This plan is titled, "Plan of Subdivision of Lots 1 to 5 D.P. 2066 Part Suburban Sec 192 Town of Palmerston North Block XI Kairanga S. D."
Visible roads include Featherston Street, Albert Street.
Creator: O. J. Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Featherston Street; Albert Street;
Date: September 1928
This plan is titled, "Plan of Subdn of part of Lot 22 (D.P. 254), being a part of Rural Sections 285 & 286, Town of Palmerston North, Block X Kairanga S.D."
Visible roads include Mahoe Avenue, Featherston Street, Karamu Avenue, Pascal Street.
Creator: O. J. Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Mahoe Avenue; Featherston Street; Karamu Avenue; Pascal Street;
Date: July 1929
This plan is titled, "Plan of Subdivision of part of Section 280, Town of Palmerston North, Block X, Kairanga S.D."
Visible roads include Havill Street, Argyle Avenue, Beresford Street, Featherston Street, Edgeware Street, Wellesbourne Street, Ar...
Creator: Wylde and Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Havill Street; Argyle Avenue; Beresford Street; Featherston Street; Edgeware Street; Wellesbourne Street; Aroha Street; Rangitikei Street;
Date: October 1927
This plan is titled, "Plan of Subdn of Lot 1 (D.P. 8694), & Lot 1 & pt. Lot 3 (D.P. 4357),
being a part of Lot 8 (D.P. 254), Rural Secn. 285, Town of Palmerston North,
Block X, Kairanga S.D."
Visible roads include Argyle Avenue, Featherston Stree...
Creator: O. J. Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Argyle Avenue; Featherston Street; Wood Street; Nikau Street; Annandale Avenue; Waldgrave Street; Bourke Street;
Date: September 1928
This plan is titled, "Subdivision of lot 9, D.P. 254, being pt. Sec. 285, Town of Palmerston North. Block. XI, Kairanga S.D."
Visible roads include Featherston Street, Wood Street .
Creator: C. T. Salmon [Surveyor]
Place: Featherston Street; Wood Street;
Date: October 1929
This plan is titled, "Plan of Subdivision of Lots 4, pt.5 & 6 (D.P. 4357), being a part of Rural Section 285, Town of Palmerston North Block X Kairanga S.D."
Visible roads include Argyle Avenue, Featherston Street, Mahoe Avenue, Wood Street, Nika...
Creator: O. J. Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Argyle Avenue; Featherston Street; Mahoe Avenue; Wood Street; Nikau Street;
Date: October 1930
Argosy Studio (Argosy Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Featherston Street; Palmerston North
Date: July 2, 1973
Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with ...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1961
Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with ...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1961
Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with ...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1961
Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with ...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1961
Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with ...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Corner of Rangitikei and Featherston Streets
Date: 1963
Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with ...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1961
This plan is for the commercial premises of Brick & Pipes Ltd in Featherston Street. The brick building featured an office and storeroom near the street, with a storeroom and garage behind. Today only a portion of the front part of the original bu...
Creator: Reginald Thorrold-Jaggard
Date: 1938
The brickworks, with the Hoffman Kiln, can be seen at centre left, and the metal pit, now being developed as Pit Park. At centre can be seen Freyberg High School, with Ross Intermediate behind. Tweed Street curves around at the bottom.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1972
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 31 January, 1964. "Several drivers in this queue at the traffic lights at the intersection of Featherston and Rangitikei Street this week were certain that the lights we...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Corner of Featherston Street and Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date: January 30, 1964
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 June, 1959. "Timber from old demolished houses always attracts the interest of many, and a sale in Featherston Street today was no exception. Some of the crowd is se...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date: June 29, 1959
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 12 August, 1959. "Seen directing the flow of motor-vehicles in Featherston Street after yesterday's Rugby match is Miss H. Thorn, a woman traffic officer attached to the...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 12, 1959
This photograph comes from a set of images donated to the Ian Matheson City Archives during a competition in the 1950s. Many of the houses in the set are identified, but many are unknown.
In 2023 this property was identified as 567 Featherston St...
Creator: Unknown
Date: 195X
A helicopter flies framing and signage to its location ontop of the Standard Brewery building in December 1964. The brewery was located on the corner of Elizabeth and Featherston Streets. The facility was later operated as a branch of Lion Breweri...
Date: 1964
A helicopter flies framing and signage to its location ontop of the Standard Brewery building in December 1964. The brewery was located on the corner of Elizabeth and Featherston Streets. The facility was later operated as a branch of Lion Breweri...
Date: 1964