Wilkinson Street

Date: 1985-1989

From: Shephard, Wayne, active 1990-2001: Papers relating to Wellington buildings

Reference: 2007-116-158

Description: File comprises Archive of Wellington Architecture research forms. Some forms include newspaper cuttings. Selected names indexed. Composite folder of streets beginning with W. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1936

From: Various architects :[Plans by Frederick de Jersey Clere and John Swan, mainly of Athletic Park, Wellington. 1896-1902; and plans of "Olympus" apartments, Oriental Bay by Edmund Anscombe, 1936, and Structon Group 1958].

By: Anscombe, Edmund, 1874-1948; Edmund Anscombe & Associates

Reference: Plans-80-1244

Description: Plan for a five-storey apartment block, (the Olympus apartments) with two flats on each floor, on the corner of Oriental Bay and Grass Street (now Wilkinson Street) 'D. M. Wilkinson' appears to be an error for D. N. Wilkinson (David Norman, of 13 Grass Street) who had died in 1919 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo print on paper, 478 x 761 mm

Date: 1936

From: Various architects :[Plans by Frederick de Jersey Clere and John Swan, mainly of Athletic Park, Wellington. 1896-1902; and plans of "Olympus" apartments, Oriental Bay by Edmund Anscombe, 1936, and Structon Group 1958].

By: Anscombe, Edmund, 1874-1948; Edmund Anscombe & Associates

Reference: Plans-80-1243

Description: Plan for a five-storey apartment block, (the Olympus apartments) with two flats on each floor, on the corner of Oriental Bay and Grass Street (now Wilkinson Street) 'D. M. Wilkinson' appears to be an error for D. N. Wilkinson (David Norman of 13 Grass Street) who had died in 1919 Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, hand-coloured, on paper, 475 x 759 mm

Date: 1956

From: Various architects :[Plans by Frederick de Jersey Clere and John Swan, mainly of Athletic Park, Wellington. 1896-1902; and plans of "Olympus" apartments, Oriental Bay by Edmund Anscombe, 1936, and Structon Group 1958].

By: Structon Group (Firm)

Reference: Plans-80-1245

Description: Shows general site plan, typical upper floor plan, ground floor plan and location diagram Other Titles - corner Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on cream paper

Date: 1889

By: Aubrey, Christopher, active 1868-1906

Reference: C-030-023

Description: View from the south end of Oriental Bay looking north toward Wellington, showing rowing boat, boat-sheds, cows in field, houses, Oriental Parade and Oriental Terrace The large red house on the hill, upper left, was known as 'Thomas's Folly' and was built of Australian hardwood by Sir Godfrey John Thomas, half-brother to Sir George Grey, then later owned by Alfred Maurice Lewis of Thompson Lewis. The wood used for this house was said to have been left over from the Government Buildings in Lambton Quay. The large white house, also on the left, but lower, in Wilkinson Street (leading to Grass Street), was first owned by a Mr Wilkinson. The single-storey house on the corner of Hay Street was owned by a Mr Laurence Arcus. Painting has been trimmed. Supplied title Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [C.A]ubrey Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 249 x 499 mm on sheet 306 x 543 mm