Brougham Street from Devon Street Corner
Production date
Circa 1886-1896
Description
View of Brougham Street looking southeast, taken from the northwest corner of the Brougham Street and Devon Street intersection. A group of men stand outside the National Bank of New Zealand on the opposite corner of the intersection. The business next to the bank is Jackson, Lightband & Co Boot and Shoe Importers.
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Public comments
Photograph almost certainly taken during December 1884, likely commemorating completion of the National Bank’s new premises. The National Bank building at the corner was completed during late-September 1884, with staff moving into the building during early-November 1884. The furniture and upholstery workshop occupied by Mofflin & Dingle (further south along Brougham Street), was torn down during a ferocious fire on the 19th of May 1885, with the partnership of Mofflin & Dingle ceasing the following month. A newspaper article from the Taranaki Herald of December 24th 1884 reported that Jackson, Lightband & Co’s Boot Warehouse was decorated with Nikau to celebrate the Christmas season – Nikau fronds can be seen attached to the veranda posts of their store in the photograph.
- Hamish Crimp posted 4 years ago.