This building at 124 St Aubyn Street was built in 1962 for the accountants, Stewart & Shearer.
A building permit was issued on 19 March 1962 for shops and offices on part of Town Section 593. The contractors were Roebuck Construction and the estimated cost £11,299.
The recently erected building can be seen in this aerial photograph taken on 19 June 1964. (Image courtesy of Stuff from the uncatalogued TNL collection at Puke Ariki).
The building was demolished in September 2016.
Town Section 593, Taranaki Land Deed Index I3 page 414.
Related documents and plans:
Taranaki DP1127 Sheet 1 (1898), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
Taranaki DP6788 Sheet 1 (1950), ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index (Imaged by LINZ)
One-way traffic during repair work (Taranaki Herald 7 December 1965)
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