House located in Herne Bay, Auckland. Owned by Charles Edward Grevatt and his wife Minnie Rose Grevatt (-1970) in the 1920s-1940s
Watchman View (Auckland, N.Z.)
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Two-storeyed wooden house in Herne Bay, Auckland
Date: [ca 1924-1925]
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Grevatt, Minnie Rose, -1970
Reference: Pan-1875-F
Description: Panoramic view of "Watchman View", a large two-storeyed wooden house on a rise above the road in the centre of the image. Verandah around the ground floor, upstairs verandah in centre with glassed-in-corners. Tiled roof, attic dormer. Lawn in front of house with established shrubs on the left. Houses along the street to the right of the house. Boats visible out in Auckland Harbour on the far left. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. The people on the lawn are: left seated James “Jim” Jack Grevatt (later killed in World War Two; left seated on the grass June Mary Grevatt; right standing Roie Nancy Josephine Grevatt; right seated Minnie Rose Grevatt; right in his mothers’ arms John ‘Jack’ William Grevatt (served in World War Two). Date identified by researcher based on Jack Grevatt's birth date of 1923. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - No. 22; Marginal notes on negative - Mrs Grevatt. Herne Bay. No. 22 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 121.3 cm Processing information: People and date identified by researcher, sope note updated 26 September 2023.