Inscription on reverse reads: “Mr W Thorley’s house Tiro Tiro Rd still standing 1977 although altered considerably. Property owned by Mr Luhrs. Negative in Turnbull Library. W Thorley photographer. See note in the City of Auckland wreck photograph for donation information.”
W. Thorley’s house in TiroTiro Road, Levin. The weatherboad house has an iron roof with a brick chimney and a verandah on two sides of the house. In this photograph two women stand on the verandah and a man with a hoe in his hands is standing in the garden which surrounds the house. A macracarpa hedge is behind the house. This house was still standing in 1977 although somewhat altered.
See also 1977.018.0016 and 1977.018.0017
Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”
