Fortification - New Zealand - Nelson Region

Date: 1843

By: Messenger, Arthur Herbert, 1877-1962

Reference: A-138-029

Description: A view looking upwards at fortified Church Hill, after the Wairau Affray Extended Title - From a sketch by J W Barnicoat in James Cowan, The New Zealand Wars, v 1 p. 91. The illustration is captioned `Fort Arthur, Nelson, in 1843 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 235 x 125 mm

Date: 1845

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: A-252-019

Description: View from above Saltwater Creek. The low hill with buildings on the right is Church Hill, with the fortifications around the emigration barracks (pre-fabricated) where Nelson Cathedral now stands. Just below the hill, in Nile Street, is the Bishop's School (still standing). Trafalgar Street, the main street, runs down from Church Hill to the left, through the buildings that line it. The flat gap near the hill is where Hardy Street now runs across Trafalgar Street; the next, one block further left, is now Bridge Street. In the far left centre are the watermill and the brewery, the first in New Zealand, exporting beer to Wellington and Auckland. Two male travellers, one with a swag, are in the foreground. A woman is pursuing three cows in right foreground. A watercolour version of this drawing, titled Nelson dated 27 October 1845, is held in a private collection: negative 23060 1/2. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Drawn by F.D.B.; Recto - beneath image - title Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Drawing pasted on card : pencil ; image 197 x 269 mm on card 220 x 290 mm