Hill Street

Date: 1928-1929

By: Beere & Seddon (Firm)

Reference: MS-Papers-2572

Description: Correspondence between Beere and Seddon (Johnston and Beere), civil engineers, and the Town Clerk about the subdivision of Miss E Beere's property in Hill Street, Thorndon, Wellington. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 leaves). Physical Description: Typescripts (some carbon copies) Transfers: Accompanied by plan of proposed right of way between Hill Street and Hawkestone Street at 76 Hill Street (transferred to Arch Plan Coll, no 81-694).

Date: 1920 - 1930

By: Gordon Harcourt Ltd

Reference: MapColl-832.4799gbbd/Th/[ca.1925]/Acc.14623

Description: Cadastral, surveyed map of sections bounded by Hawkestone, Molesworth and Hill streets, including Golders Hill and Collina Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington. Includes section numbers, certificate of title numbers and some deposited plan numbers. Names of owners include: K L Smith & V M S Earp Thomas, Burns, Phillip & Co Ltd, D E A Bottomley, R J Collins Estate, J F Ginn, L J Seddon, E M Sutherland & W Thawley, J Twiss, Estate of E J Riddiford, W Freeman, G A A Anderson, R H Hankins, M K Litchfield, Crown, F M Chapman, S Riske, W P Sommerville, A Whittaker, H & R Hall, J R Foster, L & E Cohen. Written on reverse: Thorndon - Hill St, Molesworth St, Hawkestone St, Golder's Hill Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Blueprint on paper, scale indeterminable, 40.8 x 79.2 cm

Date: [ca 1964-1967]

From: National Library of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-2893

Description: The Chairman of the Trustees of the National Library of New Zealand, Sir John Ilott (left), government architect F G F Sheppard (centre) and National Librarian Geoffrey Alley (right), with a model of the proposed National Library building, intended for a site in Hill Street, Wellington. Photograph taken between 1964 and 1967, probably by a National Publicity Studios photographer. Collection consists of 5 prints of the same image. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver prints

Date: 1866

By: Swan, George Henry, 1833-1913; Andrews, W H (Mr), active 1970s

Reference: A-049-015

Description: Reproduction of an early photograph, probably a book illustration, showing the early Provincial Government Buildings (on the site of the present Parliamentary Library), used as Wellington's first Parliament buildings, also used as the Supreme Court, built 1857 and replaced in 1899 by the General Assembly Library. The view is from Molesworth Street. It shows a paling fence running up the hill to the left of the building, which is mostly single-storied, with gable windows along its front facade. Possibly a reversed version of a photograph by G H Swan, 'Provincial Council building, Wellington, ca 1859'. See negative 1/2-003739-F, showing the same view but with the fence on right, on the boundary with Hill Street. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 150 x 230 mm

Date: 3 June 1965

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1965/1912-F

Description: Automobile parking lot in front of the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, corner of Molesworth and Hill Streets, under construction. In the background, the Vogel building in Aitken Street is under construction. Photograph taken 3 June 1965 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1939 - 1940

By: Wood, Cecil Walter, 1878-1947

Reference: C-121-016

Description: Shows west window design, containing male and female mediaeval figures, pelican and eagle, and heraldic shields. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Half-Inch Scale / PROPOSED ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL. WELLINGTON / Detail of West Window . Cecil Wood A.R.I.B.A./ Architect, Christchurch.; Recto - above image - EAVES COURSE; Recto - top left - Alternative for / the symbol of / the Pelican. Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph, 247 x 134 mm. Finding Aids: Shelflist / Inventory available in Drawings and Prints.. Transfers: transferred from MSS, 1989?.

Date: 1980 - 1989

From: Hill, Perry Martin, 1926-2005 :[Architectural plans. 1960-1990s]

Reference: Plans-2007-030-0371/0391

Description: Includes floor plans and plans of details of architraves, skirting, jambs, trim, cornices, etc. The buildings included are: 0371-0374: Dorset house, Putt Street, Glenside 0375: Greer house 0376-0377: 15 Hanson Street 0378: 92 Hanson Street 0379: 94 Hanson Street 0380-0389: 50 Hill Street 0390-0391: Mairiri [Mariri] Road, Kelburn (2 pieces) Quantity: 21 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings, sizes varying

Date: 1934

Reference: PAColl-7010

Description: Photographs of the celebrations for Archbishop Redwood's golden jubliee in 1934 including the mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral, the parade along Lambton Quay, and the assembly in Athletic Park. Also included are events outside the Maori catholic church and presbytery in Otaki. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-094358 to 094381 Quantity: 22 b&w original negative(s) glass. 2 b&w original negative(s) film. Physical Description: Glass and film ¼ plate negatives

Date: 1956

By: Munro, Robert Clarence, -1959

Reference: C-121-022

Description: Shows ground plan of floor, with Molesworth Street at the bottom. Robert Munro took over as the Wellington Cathedral architect after the death of its original architect, Cecil Wood, in 1947 Inscriptions: Recto - above image - [Title] Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph, black and white, 136 x 207 mm.

Date: 1905 - 1906

By: Petre, Francis William, 1847-1918; Cronin, Stephen Denison, 1870?-1910; McKernon, N W, active 1985

Reference: Plans-85-0035/0045

Description: Plans-85-0036 is probably an elevation of St Patrick's Church, Oamaru, and has been catalogued separately. Includes elevations of the belltower, ends and sides, roofs and columns, and a ground floor plan. Identification by Philippe Hamilton, a visitor to the Library on 19 April 1985. Mr Hamilton was preparing a thesis on F.W.Petre The first plan in the group, Plans-85-0035, is signed S D Cronin, Engineer and Architect, Dec 1905. It appears to be in a different hand from the remainder of the plans, the larger group being almost certainly the work of F W Petre Quantity: 10 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink on linen Provenance: Donation: Mr N.W. McKernon, 41 Princes Ave, Mt Roskill, 16 January 1985

Date: 1960 - 1969

By: Thomas, Brian Dick Lauder, 1912-1977

Reference: C-121-024/029

Description: 6 ink and watercolour sketches depicting: The Patriarchs, The Risen Christ, Pentecost, and the Spread of the Church. C-121-028/028 are designs for windows endowed by the Riddiford and Vesty families. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Window position inscribed in pen and then crossed out].; Verso - centre - [Titles] Quantity: 6 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, 2 x (360 x 90 mm), on card 417 x 275 mm. Finding Aids: Shelf-list / Inventory available in Drawings and Prints..

Date: [after 1885]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901

Reference: PA7-12-19

Description: View looking towards St Mary's Cathedral and houses in Hill Street, Thorndon. Graves in the Bolton Street Cemetery are in the immediate foreground. The headstone erected on the grave of Catherine Watkin, wife of James Entwistle Watkin, who died in 1865, can be clearly seen. In the middle distance (visible over the treetops) are Parliament Buildings. Photograph taken by W H W Davis after 1885. Duplicate of PA7-12-18 The steeple was removed from the cathedral in 1885 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1945

By: Ellis, Frederick Vincent, 1892-1961; Church of the Province of New Zealand. Diocese of Wellington

Reference: A-353-005/005-bb

Description: The exterior of the church from in front of the General Assembly Library and the north end of Parliament, looking towards the south entrance of the cathedral as it was proposed in the late 1930s to early 1940s by architect Cecil Wood. A number of details differ from the Cathedral's final appearance. Other Titles - Wellington Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title and print number] Quantity: 29 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etchings, 203 x 263 mm, on sheets, sizes varying around 270 x 320 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-1925 - Transferred from MS-Papers-1925, from Series 21..

Date: 1970 - 1978

From: Gunson, D W, fl 1970s :[New Zealand buildings. Greeting cards]. The Save the Children Fund. [1970s?]

Reference: E-279-q-171

Description: View of St Mary's Cathedral, Hill Street, Thorndon, on greeting card sold in aid of The Save the Children Fund Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photo-lithograph, 105 x 140 mm

Date: 1934

Reference: PAColl-1511

Description: Events held in Wellington to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Archbishop Redwood. Also three interior views of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Hill Street decorated probably for Archbishop Redwoods Diamond Jubilee Collection contains a booklet published to mark Archbishop Redwood's Diamond Jubilee Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1970 - 1985

By: Thomas, Brian Dick Lauder, 1912-1977

Reference: C-121-028/029

Description: 2 ink and watercolour sketches depicting the Spread of the Church, arranged vertically. C-121-028/028 are designs for windows endowed by the Riddiford and Vesty families. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Window position inscribed in pen and then crossed out].; Verso - centre - [Titles] Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, 2 x (360 x 90 mm), on card 417 x 275 mm. Finding Aids: Shelf-list / Inventory available in Drawings and Prints..

Date: 1900 - 1924

By: Beere & Seddon (Firm); Beere, Wynford Ormsby, 1873-1964; Daniel, Charles L, active 1900s; Greenish, Frank Edgar, active 1910s-1940s; Beere, Douglas Jocelyn, 1913-2001

Reference: Plans-81-0694/0705

Description: 81-694 = Beere & Seddon. Proposed right of way, Hawkestone / Hill Street, 1 pencil, ink & watercolour; 81-695 = W. O. Beere. Front elevation of Lower Hutt Town Hall, 1906? 1 blueprint; 81-696 = Beere & Seddon? Plans for a winch or lift system - 1 ink; 81-697 = Beere & Seddon? Proposed residence for Mr A. J. Keaney, Hankey St, Wellington - 1 diazo print; 81-698 = F. E. Greenish. Proposed house in Adelaide Road for Herbert Hill estate - 1 blueprint; 81-699 = Beere & Seddon. Design for a house at Kelburn for W. McLeod Esq - 1 diazo print; 81-700 Beere & Seddon or C. L. Daniel? Proposed villa [with Marseille tiles and a dragon finial, ca 1900] - 1 ink & watercolour; 81-710 = W. O. Beere. Alterations & additions to cottage for R. B. Ross Esq - 1 ink; 81-701/703 = F. E. Walton. Residence, Roxburgh Street, Wellington for J. W. Martin Esq, 1924 - 2 diazo prints; 81-704/705 = C. L. Daniel (Feilding). Proposed new residence for D. Younger Esqre, Cinder Hill, Makino. 1 watercolour over diazo, 1 diazo print. Beere and Greenish were an architectural firm in Wellington around 1914. By 1924 Frank Greenish was practising on his own. Quantity: 12 plan(s). Physical Description: Various media, including ink & watercolour, diazo prints and blueprints, sizes vary

Date: 1900 - 1906

From: Hill, Perry Martin, 1926-2005 :[Further plans collected by Perry Martin Hill. ca 1900-1950]

By: Coleridge, Ernest William George, 1874?-1949

Reference: Plans-2008-086-003

Description: Shows ground and first floor plans of a porch and balcony addition; also shows elevation and section of the additional porch-balcony. Other Titles - October Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour drawing on dressed linen, 275 x 470 mm. Transfers: Other material from the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1622, and PA Collection..

Date: ca 1880

By: Bothamley, Arthur Thomas, 1846-1938; Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962

Reference: PAColl-7224

Description: A man next to a fence (possibly in Mantell's garden) overlooking St Mary's Church on Hill Street. Part of the Parliament Buildings can be seen on the right. Photograph taken by A T Bothamley. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1852 - 1856

From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]

By: Pearse, John, 1808-1882

Reference: E-455-f-037

Description: View of Thorndon Flat, Te Aro, Deighton's garden and Mrs Simmons' farm Quantity: 4 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, or ink & wash, sizes vary