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Pearse, John, 1808-1882 :Two views of Wellington from the Terrace [ca 1852]
- Date
- 1852 - 1856
- Reference
- E-455-f-032
- Description
E-455-f-032-1 = Wellington (Thorndon Flat end) taken from JP's land on Wellington Terrace, showing the end of Lambton Quay, the flagstaff on the lawn in front of Government House and the houses of Thorndon beyond. Other numbered features include 5. The Colonial Hospital. 6. The Church School, 9. The Government Offices - Court House, Council Chambers, Police Office beyond and 10. "Wellington" Hotel (late Baron Alzdorf's). E-455-f-032-2 = Wellington (Lambton Quay end) taken from JP's land on Wellington Terrace, with numbered features, including 2. the [Mount Cook] Barracks, 3.Clay Point, 4. Captain Sharp's house on the top of Wellington Terrace, 5. The Terrace, 6. Dr T. S. Ralph's house on The Terrace, 9. Noah's [Plimmer's] Ark, 10. Barrett's Hotel. 14 Where the Kumutoto Bridge has been built.
Quantity: 2 drawing(s).
Physical Description: 2 Ink and wash drawings on blue paper, 206 x 320 mm and 207 x 320 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856] / Pearse, John 1808-1882 :[Album. 1851-1856]
- Format
- 2 drawing(s), Works of art, 2 Ink and wash drawings on blue paper, 206 x 320 mm and 207 x 320 mm
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UnknownPearse, John, 1808-1882 :Wellington (Thorndon Flat end) taken from JP's land on Welling...
Date: 1855 - 1856
From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]
Reference: E-455-f-032-1
Description: Looking north with two wharves and the north end of Lambton Quay, the flagstaff on the lawn in front of Government House and the houses of Thorndon beyond. Numbered features include 1. In winter, snowy mountains (the Tararua Range in the distance); 2. The Hutt Valley commences (Petone in the distance); 3. Somes Island - Lowry Bay at back; 4. Road to Hutt at foot of the hills (Hutt Road); 5. The Colonial Hospital (just beyond and to the right of the flagstaff); 6. The Church School (St Paul's Church School, the largest building to the right of the flagstaff); 7. Government House - flagstaff to the right; 8. Guard house - apparently lodge to Government House (a small building at the foot of the flagstaff); 9. The Government Offices - Court House, Council Chambers, Police Office beyond and 10. "Wellington" Hotel (late Baron Alzdorf's). The drawing may have have been completed after January 1855, when Baron von Alzdorf died in the Wellington earthquake, given the annotation referring to the 'late Baron Alzdorf's'. The artist returned to England in 1856. His annotations may post-date the drawing. Other Titles - From John Pearse's land Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash drawing on blue paper, 206 x 320 mm
Pearse, John, 1808-1882 :Wellington (Lambton Quay end) taken from J. P.'s land on Welli...
Date: 1855
From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]
Reference: E-455-f-032-2
Description: Looking south along Lambton Quay and up The Terrace (the track up the hill) from its lower end. Various features are numbered: 1. Flagstaff 2 or 3 miles off (on top of Mount Albert); 2. the barracks (on top of Mount Cook) 3.Clay Point (corner of Lambton Quay and Willis Streets with Plimmer's Ark moored at its base); 4. Captain Sharp's house on the top of Wellington Terrace; 5. The Terrace; 6. Dr T. S. Ralph's house on The Terrace, [no numbers 7 or 8 on Pearse's list, but two empty sections in the foreground are marked 7 & 8]; 9. Noah's [Plimmer's] Ark, 10. Barrett's Hotel (towards the end of Lambton Quay at the foot of the cliff in the middle distance); [no number 11 but Pearse has duplicated number 12 on the flanks of Mount Victoria to the left]; 12. Spot on Wellington Terrace behind J. P.'s office on the Beach - a difficult and dangerous clamber or crawl when a quiet retired cut to the works taken; 13. Front of Deighton's house on The Terrace where J. P. first lodged (a point on the right of The Terrace, part-way up); 14. Where the Kumutoto Bridge has been built. The project emanated from J.P. - roadway continued from Terrace (a flat spot above the small gorge formed by the Kumutoto Stream, modern Woodward Street) Likely to have been drawn after January 1855 because the companion view on the same page, E-455-f-032-1, mentions 'the late Baron Alzdorf'. Alzdorf died in January 1855 during the Wellington earthquake. The drawing of Dr T S Ralph's house also indicates a date of 1855. Ralph was resident on The Terrace in 1855 according to electoral rolls, but had moved elsewhere by 1856. Pearse returned to England in 1856 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash drawing on blue paper, 207 x 320 mm