Riccarton landmark goes
Riccarton landmark goes
[1941]
There was much criticism from builders and tradesmen when the large mansion on the former Shand estate, Avon Lodge, was demolished after it had been bought by the Housing Department, and a scheme to convert the house into five flats abandoned. The house had been built by Thomas Jones Walker Shand (1835-1918), a son of John Shand (1805-1874), in 1870, costing £6,000 and using kauri, totara, matai, rimu and Honduras cedar. Much of this timber had been milled on Banks Peninsula. It was only when the building was being demolished that its fine workmanship was seen. No studs were less than 6 x 2 in. thick and ceiling joists were 12 x 3 in. thick. Studs were bolted, morticed and tenoned and the spaces filled with concrete for sound-proofing
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