Thomas Herbert Bates
Date of birth / Date established
1873
Date of death / Date closed
1954
Person/Corporate type
Individual
Biography
Thomas Bates was born in Australia in 1873. He trained as a draughtsman before leaving for England and USA where he worked as an architect. In 1908, he came to New Zealand, settling first in Auckland and later New Plymouth. He designed many of the prominent commercial buildings in the town and residential buildings ranging from bungalows to distinctive two story homes. In 1954, aged 80 years, Thomas Bates died in a plane crash in Singapore.
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Thomas Herbert Bates
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Name/Title:
Proposed Alterations and Additions to the Y.W.C.A. Building, Powderham St., New Plymouth, for the Young Men's & Young Women's Christian Associations [plan]
Production date:
1934
Accession number:
ARC2014-011
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![Shops & Factory to be Erected in Devon Street, New Plymouth for Building Investments Limited [plan]; Unknown; ARC2004-1634](https://collection.pukeariki.com/records/images/medium/85524/17b5137175290d4ddec687ba62abdd94380aae9d.jpg)
Name/Title:
New Zealand Insurance Company Ltd [plans]
Production date:
1920, 1920-1929
Accession number:
ARC2001-220
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Name/Title:
Dining Block and Maids' Quarters at the Boys High School New Plymouth for the New Plymouth High School Board [plans]
Production date:
1938
Accession number:
ARC2017-323
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Name/Title:
New Business Premises New Plymouth for Messers Newton King Limited [plans]
Accession number:
ARC2014-071
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Name/Title:
Business Premises in Devon St. New Plymouth for the Taranaki Amusements Limited [plans]
Production date:
1937
Accession number:
ARC2014-034
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Name/Title:
Cottage to be Erected in McLean St. Fitzroy for the New Plymouth Borough Council [plan]
Production date:
1920
Accession number:
ARC2014-026
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![Additions to Premises at New Plymouth for the Taranaki Daily News Company Limited [plans]; 1937; ARC2014-019](https://collection.pukeariki.com/records/images/medium/80973/7aa823da1ec1f0a8297c5f35d3b636a3d09b2060.jpg)
Name/Title:
Building Proposed to be Erected at Corner of Devon & Currie Streets New Plymouth - N.Z - for the Bank of New South Wales [plans]
Production date:
1925
Accession number:
ARC2014-012
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Name/Title:
Proposed Warehouse for Goldwater Bros Wine & Spirit Merchants New Plymouth [plan]
Production date:
1924
Accession number:
ARC2014-017
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Subject of

Name/Title:
Warehouse for John Avery Ltd Currie Street New Plymouth [plans]
Production date:
Apr 1919
Accession number:
ARC2013-056
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Name/Title:
Hooker Brothers Ltd [plans]
Production date:
1926-1972
Accession number:
ARC2008-131
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![Proposed Office Building, New Plymouth, for the State Fire Insurance Office [plan]; 1922; ARC2014-010](https://collection.pukeariki.com/records/images/medium/80972/c1bc0d86d126e8e52e05cda500cf7a6b2371a902.jpg)
Name/Title:
Proposed Alterations and Additions to the Y.W.C.A. Building, Powderham St., New Plymouth, for the Young Men's & Young Women's Christian Associations [plan]
Production date:
1934
Accession number:
ARC2014-011
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Name/Title:
Building Proposed to be Erected at Corner of Devon & Currie Streets New Plymouth - N.Z - for the Bank of New South Wales [plans]
Production date:
1925
Accession number:
ARC2014-012
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Name/Title:
Proposed Warehouse for Goldwater Bros Wine & Spirit Merchants New Plymouth [plan]
Production date:
1924
Accession number:
ARC2014-017
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Name/Title:
Business Premises in Devon St. New Plymouth for the Taranaki Amusements Limited [plans]
Production date:
1937
Accession number:
ARC2014-034
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Name/Title:
Tingey & Co Ltd
Production date:
1929-1961
Accession number:
ARC2004-1333
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Name/Title:
New Zealand Insurance Company Ltd [plans]
Production date:
1920, 1920-1929
Accession number:
ARC2001-220
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