The photos have the date incorporated as part of the photo.
Written on back with blue ballpoint pen - K. McAloon 45.231
Additional writing on back is not related to this project (cardboard is being reused).
Shannon’s Townscape 1983 {Display Sheet 4} 8 colour photo prints – mounted (with typed notes) on large red cardboard sheet
Photo #24 – Old underwear factory (now used as Gospel hall). ” #25 – Old shop poorly converted to dwelling. ” #26 – Stonewall fences (on unidentified street) with Tararua Ranges in background. ” #27 – Old cottage (derelict ?). ” #28 – Similar type cottage (to above) in good repair. ” #29 – House (for sale). ” #30 – House. ” #31 – T.A.B. building (Plimmer Terrace).
Typed notes [complete with errors] - Photo 24: An example of alternative use. This oled Underwear factory now provides a Gospel Hall!. Its design is more typical of a factory than church.
Photo 25: This house was once supposed to be a shop however Shannons inability to grow meant it was left to be a rather unusual shaped house.
Photo 26: Here three fences were built for the same purpose however a vaiety of styles is shown. The right-hand fence in front of an early cottage maintains an earthy look by using stones for texture and timber railing. Its horizontal lines maintain a low appeal. The middle fence uses similair texture however the use of vertical lines and its tallness increase the barrier effect. The wite fence stands out but its height is no higher than the land it encloses but because of the slope an effective structure is created called a ‘ha ha’.
Photos 27 & 28: These two cottages were probably some of the earliest Shannon houses. Again they to provide an example of the almost universal use of weatherboard and corrigated iron as building material in North Island towns. Their simple d esign is common in early New ZEaland houses. The photos show the contrast between those houses fallen into disuse and another which has been restored into a beautiful little home.
Photos 29 and 30: Probably built more recently than the cottages thes two houses contain alot more detail. Still constructed of weatherboard and corrigated iron and maintaining front verandahs. Fancy woodwork and curved corrigated iron is part of an increased enphasis on showpieces.
Photo 31: The small modern TAB does not include itself in the townscape. Unlike the rest of the buildings it is set well off the street and has no verandah. The unattractive white wall probably due to building regulations does not enhance the building.
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