Grafton Bridge Centenary 1910 - 2010

SPRING PROGRAMME 2010

Grafton Bridge Centenary Exhibition:

11am- 2pm; Mon 20 to Sat 25 September 2010.

A free exhibition commemorating the 100 year old history of Grafton
Bridge. When it was completed in 1910 Grafton bridge was the largest single span bridge in the world. The exhibition includes drawings & photographs of the three bridges to span Grafton Gulley.

The exhibition also includes photos and maps of Karangahape Road and the Symonds Street Cemetery and a fascinating look into the death culture of the 19th century.

Jewish Centennial Memorial Hall, 72 Karangahape Road (opposite
Liverpool Street).

Free Guided HERITAGE WALKS [Bookings Essential]

Bookings: heritage@kroad.com or 377 5086 or AH 021 054 0668

1. Grafton Bridge: The Greatest Bridge in the World.

2pm Sun 19 & Mon 20th

Free 2 hour Guided tour of the biggest bridge in the world. Hear the
scandalous history of ‘Myer’s Folly’; a walk under, over and around
Grafton Bridge.

This Free event is reliant upon good weather,
Bookings essential, Walk includes stairs and uneven ground.

Meet at Jewish Centennial Memorial Hall, 72 Karangahape Road (opposite Liverpool Street).

2. Myers Park & Greys Ave: Opium & Optimism.

Sun 26th September & Sunday 3rd October 1-3 pm -

Free 2 Hour guided walk. Hear the fascinating history of the gift of
Myers Park to the City of Auckland by Arthur Myers. View the buildings and statues of Myers Park in a new light.

Myers Park 1918 & today

This walk includes the adjacent Grey’s Avenue where charities such as The Mission to the Streets and Lanes worked amidst opium dens and illegal gambling parlours. Included is a overview of the Modernist State Housing blocks in Greys Avenue

This walk is reliant upon good weather and involves several
staircases. Meet at St Kevins Arcade. Bookings essential.

3. THE INSIDE VIEW: K Road Interiors of Note.

1pm Mon 27th, Tues 28th, Thurs 30th September, Fri 1st October.

Free 2 hour Guided tour of several important interiors in the
Karangahape Road area including the Baptist Tabernacle, St Kevins
Arcade, the Mercury Theatre, Hopetoun Alpha, Samoa House & the Pitt
Street Methodist Church.

These interiors are seldom accessible to the general public and this is a rare opportunity to see inside these buildings and have explained their social and architectural significance.

For logistical reasons these highly popular tours are available ONLY for this week of the year as part of the Heritage Festival. Don't Miss Out.

Meet at the Baptist Tabernacle, top of Queen Street. This tour includes several staircases. Photography is permitted.

4. Tombstone Rubbing Workshop.

2pm Tues 23rd & Sat 25th

Learn about the monumental funeral art of the Victorian period and create your own record of the artistic past. Included is a talk on 19th century funeral practices and the symbols commonly depicted on grave stones.

This Free event is reliant upon good weather, Bookings essential, Materials provided. Meet at the Jewish Cemetery.

FREE HERITAGE WALKS

By appointment only ~ ALL YEAR ROUND

GROUPS WELCOME by appointment FREE on almost any day

Bookings: heritage@kroad.com or 377 5086 or AH 021 054 0668

Leo O'Malley's 75th Anniversary 1935-2010

Edward Bennett, K Road Historian, below, will take you on a fascinating guided walk from Symonds St Cemetery through the superb heritage architecture along Karangahape Road regaling walkers with not only facts but with hilarious anecdotes of the eccentric and sometimes notorious characters who have peopled K Road over the last century.

The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about the historic buildings and there previous owners, and all very interesting knowledge too. I hope that these will be held again in the future, I would do this walk again and any new walks that are planned for the area. I will certainly be along to learn more about the area, that’s for sure, SB"

Thanks to Auckland City

Beautiful stained glass sign in St Kevin's Arcade