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Swanwick Stories
Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:53:22+00:00"The unpublished book of Frances Corrison Swanwick (Corrie)"
Frances (Corrie) Swanwick wrote many stories on the Levin area and these were published in the Levin newspapers.
He wrote about a wide range of topics, including:
- Old Levin houses
- Early Levin identities
- The history of Levin
- The Weraroa settlement
- The Levin Coronation Baths
- The Levin Gas Works
Kete Horowhenua includes many of Corrie's published stories - both as PDF documents and typed text which is searchable by Kete.
Old Levin Houses: |
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A Spanish Look | 1 Victoria Street, ... the first of the so-called Spanish house in Levin. |
House was a Trendsetter | 21 Durham Street, a well-preserved house of the 1920s. |
Verandah Feature of Oldest Home | 71 Winchester Street - attractively verandahed house. |
Two houses combined to make distinctive home | 553 Queen St was built for Mr William Ernest Kilsby about 1924. |
History of Home Brings Response from Grandson in USA | Response from Oregon, USA to article on 20 Stuckey Street. |
Not a remarkable house but one with an interesting history | 20 Stuckey Street - shortly to be demolished. |
Bush cleared in Queen St for farm and home | James Parson's house in Queen Street. |
House on the Hill of Welcome | Te Puke Naumai, Manakau. |
An impressive house | 74 Winchester Street was built about 1910 on five acres of land. |
Prouse Home had First Electricity | 48 Liverpool Street was built by 1924 if not earlier. |
Creating a garden haven | Mr Thomas Bevan moved from Manakau to Mabel Street. |
Bevan Family Built Fine Homes | Sedgemoor, North Manakau Road was one of these. |
House in an Area ‘Fit for a King' | 20a King’s Drive was built by Mr Henry Butler France. |
Keeping the charm of the 1920s | Number 10 Weraroa Road is owned by Mr Geoff and Mrs Jan Opie. |
66-68 Weraroa Road | Distinctive home was a wedding present. |
27 Weraroa Road, Levin | This house has been extensively altered. |
Original iron lacework gives old world charm | Number 7 Weraroa Road |
Front Part of House Sledged from around Lake Horowhenua | Part of 3 Mabel Street was sledged from around Lake Horowhenua in 1905. |
Morgan Homestead, Roslyn Road | Lovely old home has a long history. |
Carnarvon Homestead | Carnarvon homestead is north of Foxton. |
Tatum Park (Manakau) | National Training and Conference Centre of the Scout Association of New Zealand. |
A Trip Back Into the Past Enjoyed by Levin People | A visit to historical places in Palmerston North. |
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