46 Lyn Street. Courtesy of Google Street View (2021).
46 Lyn Street. Courtesy of Google Street View (2021).
A permit was granted by the Borough Council to New Plymouth grocer Thomas J. Miller on 18 February 1930 for the construction of a house on Lot 163, corner Calvert Road (now Lyn Street) and Lorna Street – Miller was the builder, and the estimated construction cost was £450; this permit likely refers to the eastern (front) portion of the house.
Soon after, the house was purchased by William Ireland - he is listed as a 'labourer' in the 1934 edition of Wises Street Directory, and as a 'watersider' in the 1955 edition.
In the 1960s a building (house?) from the old Bell Block Airport was transported to the site, and this is thought to form the western part of the house.
It seems that a small shop was also attached to the front of the house - 1950s aerials seem to show this structure (since demolished).
Related items:
Fitzroy District Native Reserve No. 7, Taranaki Land Deed Index I4 Page 376 and I4 Page 392. (Archives New Zealand)
Taranaki DP1569 Sheet 1 (1900), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki (Lot 163) DP2151 Sheet 1 (1904), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki (Lot 2) DP8951 Sheet 1 (1950), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
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