Settler and businessman of Wellington. Born in Upton-Maona, Shropshire, England. Arrived in New Zealand with his first wife Eliza and three children as steerage passengers on the ship 'Gertrude' in 1841. In 1850 Plimmer towed the wreck of the American ship 'Inconstant' to the foreshore near Lambton Quay, Wellington, and built a pier to it. He established a warehouse and auction rooms there which became known as `Noahs Ark' (later known as Plimmer's Ark). See Encyclopedia of New Zealand by McLintock Vol 2, page 787. Buried in Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington
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Date:
[Between 1965 and 1969]
From:
Shotter, P J E :Negatives and albums (with index) of graves in the Bolton Street and Sydney Street cemeteries, Wellington
Ref:
35mm-25542-23-F
Description:
The grave of members of the Plimmer family at plot 3604 Bolton Street Cemetery. It was photographed in the late 1960s by the City Sexton, P J E Shotter, prio...
Date:
1854
By:
Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885; Ilott Advertising Ltd
Ref:
D-018-003-a
Description:
Shows John Plimmer's wharf and his warehouse, "Noah's Ark", built on the hulk of the wrecked barque "Inconstant". Shows also Barrett's hotel and people in t...
Date:
1854
By:
Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885
Ref:
D-018-003
Description:
Shows John Plimmer's wharf and his warehouse, "Noah's Ark", built on the hulk of the wrecked barque "Inconstant". Shows also Barrett's hotel and people in t...
Date:
1851 - 1860
By:
Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885
Ref:
PUBL-0036-247
Description:
A view from the shore of John Plimmer's 'ark' warehouse, moored at the modern junction of Lambton Quay and Willis Streets, its hull that of the wrecked barqu...
Date:
1856
By:
Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885; Tattersall, John, 1898-1984
Ref:
A-032-040
Description:
Lambton Quay looking north, Plimmer's Ark (or warehouse, to the right, in the sea) and Barrett's Hotel in the left foreground with couple on horseback, anoth...
Date:
1935
By:
Matthews, Marmaduke, 1885?-1949
Ref:
A-197-017
Description:
A view from Lambton Quay looking up towards the lower flight of steps between tall buildings
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Signed in the image: M MATH...
Date:
1885
From:
Holmes, Robert West, 1856-1936 :Album of photographs relating to Wellington
By:
Williams, William, 1858-1949
Ref:
1/1-002704-F
Description:
Remains of the barque Inconstant, on the site of the Bank of New Zealand building in Lambton Quay, Wellington, 1885
Photograph taken by William Williams
Ins...
Date:
1901
From:
New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Ref:
PAColl-7171-21
Description:
John Plimmer standing on the remains of his 'Noahs Ark' which was uncovered when excavations were made for the Bank of New Zealand building on the corner of ...
Date:
1870-1871
From:
Travers, William Thomas Locke, 1819-1903 :Negatives
Ref:
10x8-1060-G
Description:
Looking west along Plimmers Wharf towards the intersection of Customhouse Quay and Hunter street, Wellington, showing the premises of the New Zealand Steam N...
Date:
1885
From:
Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Negatives, lantern slides, stereographs, colour transparencies, monochrome prints, photographic ephemera
Ref:
1/2-140203-G
Description:
Remains of the barque `Inconstant', Lambton Quay, Wellington, in 1885. Photograph taken by William Williams.
In 1850 John Plimmer towed the wreck of the Ame...
Date:
1852 - 1856
From:
Pearse, John 1808-1882 :[Album. 1851-1856]
Ref:
E-455-f-039-3
Description:
A view from modern Willis Street, looking towards Clay Point (the corner of Willis Street and Lambton Quay) then theshoreline. The houses along Willis Street...
Date:
[ca 1890]
Ref:
PAColl-D-0587
Description:
Shows John Plimmer standing on top of part of what remained of `Noah's Ark' with his dog Fritz by his side. He is wearing a top hat and holding a walking sti...
Date:
1852 - 1856
From:
Pearse, John 1808-1882 :[Album. 1851-1856]
Ref:
E-455-f-039
Description:
E-455-f-039-1 = The Harbour, Somes Island and Mrs Hervey's garden as seen from my bed room window Wellington Terrace. E-455-f-039-2 = Mrs Simmonds house nea...
Date:
1856-1955
By:
Plimmer family; Plimmer, David, active 2013
Ref:
MS-Papers-11485
Description:
Collection comprises a sketch of John Plimmer's warehouse "Noah's Ark" on Customhouse Quay (undated), post cards of Barrett's Hotel (undated), printed pages ...
Date:
1852
From:
Wynyard, Robert Henry 1802-1864 :[Drawings of New Zealand scenes] / R.H.W. - 1852.
Ref:
A-081-025
Description:
View looking down lower Molesworth Street (then Charlotte Street) or possibly Hill Street towards Wellington Harbour, with Government House and its garden to...
Date:
1852
By:
Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897
Ref:
C-007-011
Description:
View from the lower slopes between Brooklyn and Mount Cook, with cows, a herdsman and his dog on the road in the foreground. On the right lie the swamps of T...
Date:
1852
By:
Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Chapman, Frederick Revans (Sir), 1849-1936
Ref:
C-007-007
Description:
The preliminary watercolour for Barraud's more finished version ("Wellington from Brooklyn" C-007-011) showing Te Aro flat with Waitangi Creek meandering thr...
Date:
1882-1906
By:
Martin, Thomas Frederic, 1852-1929
Ref:
MS-Papers-0118
Description:
Relate chiefly to period as City Solicitor for Wellington, 1891-1903 and cover land grants for Wellington Athenaeum & Mechanics Institute, litigation arising...
Date:
1852
By:
Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Ralph, Thomas Shearman (Dr), 1813-1891
Ref:
A-215-019
Description:
View from Mount Cook, looking down onto the Te Aro Flat and towards Willis Street and on towards Thorndon in the background. Plimmer's Ark can be seen moored...
Date:
1852
From:
Pearse, John 1808-1882 :[Album. 1851-1856]
By:
Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Ralph, Thomas Shearman (Dr), 1813-1891
Ref:
E-455-f-034-3
Description:
View across Te Aro, looking towards Willis Street, Clay Point (with Plimmer's Ark, formerly the barque Inconstant, moored at the point), with Pipitea Point a...
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