New Plymouth Airport [plans]

Production date
1929-1976
Description
A collection of 60 architectural and engineering plans relating to the old New Plymouth Airport, 1929-1976.

Object detail

Production date
1929-1976
Production period
Classification
Item list

  Folder 1

1. Site plan. Showing parking area, public area, hangar site and flying area. Scale: chains to 1 inch. Undated.

2. Site plan. Showing distances (in miles) to various locations from the flying area. Undated.

3. Site plan. ‘Plan of New Plymouth Aerodrome Bell Block’. Showing flying area. Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch. March 1933.

4. Site plan. Showing flying area. Undated.

5. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Aero Club Proposed Hangar to Accomodate One Bristol Fighter, One Moth Folded and One Moth Open Three Moths Folded’. Showing plan, elevations, and framing details. Drawn by R.P. Driver, April 1929.

6. Plan. ‘Map of the Bulltofta Aerodrome and its Different Stages of Development’. Scale: 5 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by New Plymouth Borough Council, 16 June 1936.

7. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport, Proposed Layout of Building Area’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by the Public Works Department, September 1936.

8. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport, Proposed Layout of Building Area’ (amended). Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by the Public Works Department, November 1936.

9. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport, Proposed Layout of Building Area’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by the New Plymouth Borough Council, 18 May 1937.

10. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport, Proposed Layout of Administration Block’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by the New Plymouth Borough Council, 19 May 1937.

11. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport, Layout of Building Area’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by A.K. Thorne, February 1938.

12. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport, Sewerage and Stormwater Drains’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by C.L. Saxton, November 1938.

13. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport, Administration Block, Sewer and Stormwater Drainage’. Drawn by C.L. Saxton, November 1938.

14. Plan. ‘Proposed Terminal Building New Plymouth Airport’. Showing elevations and site plan. Drawn by architects Messenger, Taylor and Wolf, 4 August 1939.

15. Plan. ‘Proposed Terminal Building New Plymouth Airport’. Showing ground plan and levels. Drawn by architects Messenger, Taylor and Wolf, 7 August 1939.

16. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport, Shewing Proposed Development to South West of Te Arei Road’. Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by L.G. Westwood, 13 September 1935.

17. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport’. Showing site plan total area and distances (in miles) to various locations from the flying area. Scale: 5 chains to 1inch. Drawn by A.K. Thorne, September 1936.

18. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport’. Showing flying area and distances (in miles) to various locations from the flying area. Scale: 5 chains to 1inch. Drawn by A.K. Thorne, September 1936.

19. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport Proposed Zoning of Areas Adjoining Airport’. Scale: 20 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by A.K. Thorne, 8 July 1937.

20. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport’. Showing length and location of landing strips. Undated.

  Folder 2

21. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport’. Showing runways (scale: 5 chains to 1 inch) and zoning plan (20 chains to 1 inch). Drawn by C.L. Saxton, January 1939.

22. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport’. Showing location plans. Drawn by A.K. Thorne, July 1939.

23. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F. New Plymouth, Layout of Building and Services’. Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch. Drawn by the Aerodrome Service Records, Air Department, 1943.

24. Plan. ‘Main Storm-Water System. Airport Block. R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, New Plymouth. Showing plan and longitudal system. January 1940.

25. Plan. ‘Main Storm-Water System. Barrack Block. R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, New Plymouth. Showing plan and longitudal system. January 1940.

26. Plan. ‘Main Sewers, Septic Tank & Outflow System, R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, New Plymouth. Showing plan, longitudal system and manhole details. September 1939.

27. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, Sewers & S.W.’ Plan of sewers and storm water drains in the pupil’s quarters building. December 1939.

28. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, Sewers’. Plan of sewers in the airman’s quarters building. December 1939.

29. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, Sewers & S.W.’ Plan of sewers and storm water drains in the headquarters, latrines and PWD office and store buildings. December 1939.

30. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, Sewers’. Plan of sewers in the office quarters building. December 1939.

31. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, Sewers’. Plan of sewers in the NCO’s quarters building. November 1939.

32. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, Sewers & S.W.’ Plan of sewers and storm water drains in the institute and sick quarters buildings. December 1939.

33. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, Sewers & S.W.’ Plan of sewers and storm water drains in the mess building. December 1939.

34. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, New Plymouth’. Showing all services (1939) and additions (1940-1941). Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch.

35. Plan. ‘W.M.U. R.N.Z.A.F. Station New Plymouth, General Services Plan’. Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch. June 1936.

36. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F. Stn. New Plymouth, Plan of Aerodrome and Locality’. Scale: 5 chains to 1 inch. December 1942.

37. Plan. ‘General Service Plan of R.N.Z.A.F. Stn. New Plymouth’. Scale: 40 feet to 1 inch. April 1943.

38. Plan. ‘General Service Plan of R.N.Z.A.F. Stn. New Plymouth’. Scale: 40 feet to 1 inch. April 1943.

39. Plan. ‘General Service Plan of R.N.Z.A.F. Stn. New Plymouth’. Scale: 40 feet to 1 inch. April 1943.

40. Plan. ‘General Service Plan of R.N.Z.A.F. Stn. New Plymouth’. Scale: 40 feet to 1 inch. April 1943.

  Folder 3

41. Plan. ‘R.N.Z.A.F.E.F.T.S. No. 2, New Plymouth’. Showing all services (1939) and adaptations (1940). Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch.

42. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Air Port’. Showing the sewer and storm water drains. Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch. Undated.

43. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Air Port’. Showing storm water details. Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch. Undated.

44. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Air Port’. Showing the sewerage details. Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch. Undated.

45. Plan. ‘Transit Camp at New Plymouth Airport’. For the R.N.Z.A.F Station. Drawn by the New Plymouth Borough Council, September 1945.

46. Plan. ‘Transit Camp at New Plymouth Airport’. For the R.N.Z.A.F Station. Drawn by the New Plymouth Borough Council, November 1945.

47. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Borough Council Transit Housing Scheme - R.N.Z.A.F Station – New Plymouth’. Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch. May 1947.

48. Plan. New Plymouth Aerodrome Proposed Zoning’. Scale: 10 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by the City Engineers Department, September 1953.

49. Plan. ‘New Plymouth City Council, New Plymouth Airport Hangar’. Scale: 1/16 inch to 1 inch. November 1966.

50. Topographical map. ‘Bell Block Airport’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. August 1973.

51. Aerial photograph. New Plymouth airport area. 1976.

52. Plan. ‘Proposed Sewerage Scheme (Modified) New Plymouth Airport Layout of Building Area’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by A.K. Thorne, February 1938.

53. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport Layout of Building Area’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by A.K. Thorne, 21 April 1939.

54. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Aero Club Site’. Scale: 40 feet to 1 inch. Drawn by C.L. Saxton, November 1938.

55. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport Sewer and Stormwater Drains’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by C.L. Saxton, November 1938.

56. Plan. ‘Air Ministry (Department of Civil Aviation) Zoning Requirements as Applied to a Standard All Weather Commercial Aerodrome’. Scale: 1 inch to 400 yards. January 1937.

57. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Proposed Layout of Administrative Block Showing Proposed Position of Directional Wireless Equipment’. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch. Undated.

58. Plan. ‘Plan Showing Building at R.N.Z.A.F. Station – New Plymouth’. Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch. 30 May 1947.

59. Plan. ‘New Plymouth Airport’. Showing area locality plan. Scale: 10 chains to 1 inch. Drawn by the New Plymouth Borough Council, 21 February 1946.

60. Plan. New Plymouth Airport locality on New Zealand map. Includes flying times to Sydney via New Plymouth and Palmerston North. Also showing percentage of population within reach of New Plymouth Airport. 20 December 1944.

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ARC2013-1521
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