A building permit was issued on 27 March 1946 for a workshop on Lot 5, DP4784, 152 Devon Street West. The estimated cost was £2145.00 and the builders, Smith & Reesby.
Cabinetmaker, John Rogers, opened his new furniture factory on this site that year. His previous premises were at 198 Devon Street West.
A tornado caused minor damage to this and surrounding buildings in October 1947.
Rogers was also a volunteer fireman with the New Plymouth Brigade for 42 years, receiving a Gold Star in 1964. He died on 26 September 2003, aged 94.
The factory, still with his name on the facade, was demolished in March 2014.
Related Documents:
Sale of building and land, (Taranaki Herald 23 August 1944)
From a grandfather clock to a school desk, (Taranaki Herald 26 November 1953)
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