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Katherine Mansfield's Thorndon: Guided walking tour
Saturday 30 October 2021, 10am to 12:30pm
$12. Booking required.
Explore the Thorndon that Katherine Mansfield knew and the traces of her legacy that remain in the landscape today. Beginning with a short introductory talk at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, the guided walking tour will finish at the National Library for a special viewing of some Mansfield material from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library.
How hard it is to escape from places
How hard is it to escape from places. However carefully one goes they hold you — you leave little bits of yourself fluttering on the fences — like rags and shreds of your very life.” Katherine Mansfield in a letter to Ida Baker, 1922
Explore the Thorndon that Katherine Mansfield knew
Explore the Thorndon that Katherine Mansfield knew and the traces of her legacy that remain in the landscape today. Beginning with a short introductory talk at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, the guided walking tour will include a visit to Old St Paul’s, which the Beauchamp family attended, and the architecturally impressive Parliamentary Library where Mansfield spent many afternoons reading, and finish at the National Library for a special viewing of Mansfield-related objects from the Alexander Turnbull Library’s collection.
A collaboration between Katherine Mansfield House & Garden and the National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. With thanks to Old St Paul’s and Parliamentary Service Te Ratonga Whare Pāremata.
This event is part of Wellington Heritage Week.
Wellington Heritage Week
Katherine Mansfield House and Garden
Bookings essential
Book your spot for this walk on the Katherine Mansfield House & Garden website.
What to bring for this 30 minute walk
This is a guided walking tour which will involve approximately 30 minutes of walking on flat ground with frequents stops. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and bring appropriate protection from sun and rain.
If you have accessibility requirements, please contact Katherine Mansfield House & Garden to discuss.
Bad weather postponement date
The tour will go ahead if there is light rain, so please bring a raincoat. If there is heavy rain and/or strong winds the tour will be postponed to Saturday 13 November.
Participants will be notified by 9am on the day of the tour if there is a postponement.
About the tour guides
The tour will be led by Cherie Jacobsen, Director, Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, and Joan McCracken, Leader Outreach Services, Alexander Turnbull Library.
Check before you come
Due to COVID-19 some of our events can be cancelled or postponed at very short notice. Please check the website for updated information about individual events before you come.
For more general information about National Library services and exhibitions have look at our COVID-19 page.
View across Thorndon from the road to Wadestown, 7 April 1888 Photographer: F J Halse. Ref: 1/2-004066-G. Alexander Turnbull Library.