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Oxford Street, Levin

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:52:07+00:00
Oxford Street is Levin's "main Street" - it was named in the original town plan by A.E. Ashcroft and T.L. Humphries in December 1888 - it carries the traffic travelling on State Highway 1 (SH1) as well as housing many businesses in Levin. Over time these businesses have changed - this topic is an attempt to record these changes.

Number

Currently Previously...

and earlier ...

and even earlier ... Number Currently Previously ...

311 - now Eckersley Autos

311b - Levin Radiator and Battery Services (1989)

Collier Automotive Limited ad Was Collier Automotive Ltd (1968-1992) - see this 1981 advert 316

316 Oxford Street, Levin Motor Cycle Centre Ltd (1973)

303 Advert forThe Wool Shoppe - from Wises Levin Map 1950s See this 1950's advert for The Wool Shoppe 314 314 Oxford Street, Levin
Phoenix Garden Restaurant
312

Arohanui Hospice Shop

312 Oxford Street, Levin




K 'n' J's Lotto Superette
277 JG Rennie ad See 1981 advert: J.G. Rennie Electrical (1976) Ltd. 288

J R Goodwin, Tasman House, Accts for:

- J Murphy Levin Ltd (1960-1988)

- Youngs Buildings Levin Ltd (1964-1990)

275 - Levin Motor Bodies 1973 Ltd (1973 - 2000)
275a Levin Casing Company Ltd (1988-2005)

275a Colbert Cooper Acct. for:
Levin Transport Ltd (1969-1975)

Phil Levy Ltd (1952-1999)
Levin Radio & T V Services (1973-1986)

J. Young Levin Ltd (1967-2005) Young's Gifts)

284 284 Oxford Street Harvey-Bowler 2012 284 - now Harvey-Bowler Funeral Services (2004-) Harvey's Building - PostcardPreviously Harveys Furnishers
278

276 Oxford Street, LevinIn 2012: upstairs - Foster and Company - Registered Surveyors, Planners and Engineers

276 276 Oxford Street, Levin In 2012: Bruce Little and Associates, Optometrist

The Sherbrooke sofa adPreviously:
Larland Interiors,
Interior Designers
Desmond Lattey

268 Benjamin Moore Paints 268 Oxford Street, Levin Benjamin Moore-Levin
268a Kingsway Restaurant Levin Ltd (1975-1989)
263/265 - was Rod Weir & Co. - real estate agents 264

Fluker Denton Acct for:
- Levin Home Cookery Ltd, AMI Building

- Levin Used Appliance Centre Ltd 1983-1992
- Levin Glass & Leadlight Co Ltd (1977-1992)

245 Renton Sutherland's adsee this 1981 advert for Renton Sutherland's menswear store 254

Barnao`s MusicShop

(1959 to 1972)

252 Advert for W Jenson & Co Ltd - from Wises Levin Map 1950sSee this 1950's advert for W. Jenson & Co., Plumbers, Radiator Specialists
248 Norca Rug Co 248 Oxford Street, Levin Norca Rug Company Ltd Previously The Chronicle
247 Levin Seafoods Previously Jacobs Butchery 246 Previously Ruffles Cafe Previously The Californian Restaurant
244 Steeds Pharmacy (was this previously Malcolm Steeds Pharmacy of 21 Queen Street (1963-1994)?
242 Hairsay Hairdressers
240 Electorate office of Nathan Guy, M.P.
235 was Premier Properties - in 1981 (advert) 236 Pharmacies of Levin adPreviously Steeds Pharmacy? - see this 1981 advert. Advert for Levin Hardware Ltd - from Wises Levin Map 1950s Previously Levin Hardware (see advert. from 1950s)

197-199

195

190

KnitWorld

PriceBuster

NoodleCanteen

Previously:Barnao`sMusicShop(1973-1988)

Previously:HannahsShoes

(?)

Previously:BigTex

Previously:(?)Butcher

232 Corner Oxford and Queen Streets, LevinLevin Lucky Lotto Clarkson's The BYKO store, Levin 1900Previously Clarkson's Group at the Byko corner Previously known as The Byko Corner
... Queen Street crosses here ...
Business in 2012 No.

9 Queen Street West - now The Law Store

M. Fosella (Tailor & Draper, General Store)Built 1897: Previously Marco Fosella's Tailor & Draper and Central Store - check location ??? Where Robyn Bates Pharmacy was?
Pre 1912: Thomas James, the bootmaker, occupied the south side of the building and Hock Key, a grocer, the north side.
|| 228 Levin Post Office
|| 226 Westpac Bank Levin - previously the CBA bank. Building next to Post OfficePreviously The National Suit Store (building was built in 1933, in 1940 the shop was turned into an extension of the Post Office. R Butt - Premier Butcher Shop, Levin At some earlier time possibly between 1899 and 1904, this was the location of R. Butt's Premier Butcher Shop. See Page 82 of the 75th Jubilee Supplement:
"... in 1894, be­cause Reg Butt was born that year in a house at the back of the section. His father, Dick, had a butchery at the front.

From then on, the shop was a butchery for many years. They included Bulliman's, Craddock and Klue, and Carter Bros (from about 1916 to 1920 when they shifted across the street). Later joint proprietors were George Lamb and Mr Earle (from about 1925 to 1930). Later still, Carter Bros moved back into the shop with their Excelsior branch butchery.
The building was con­verted to two shops at some stage as the legal firm of Harper, Atmore and Thom­son were in what was proba­bly the south shop from 1927 to 1958.
Noel Thomson acquired the whole practice in 1934, running it until 1958. During the war, while he was over­seas for three years, his wife May managed the practice. Mr Atmore of Otaki was the legal consultant at that time.

Frank Hamilton Jones ran the business for four years until 1962, when B. C. Steele purchased the practice. He worked from here until he moved to Oxford Street north.

The C.B.A. bank started in 1950 in part of the building, later enlarging the premises and finally erecting anew building."

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233 || 224
231 || 222

220-222 Oxford Street, Levin

Go Natural health

Levin Osteopathy

229 || 220

220-222 Oxford Street, Levin

Master Fast Food

227 Oxford Street 227 ||
225 Oxford Street - now Khmer Satay Noodle House 225 ||
223 Oxford Street - now Mr Bun Previously Brenmuhl's Jewellers 223 ||
221 Oxford Street - now Ballantynes Previously Whitcouls abookshop,Previously Dowsetts clothing store. 221 ||
219 Oxford Street - now First National Real Estate

217 - 219 Oxford Street, Levin 219 Oxford Street – Ray Harrison, Hairdresser-Tobacconist
Patz Fashion & Jewellery.

217 Oxford Street –
previously Feet First, previuosly Oscar Edwards Footwear – Levin Shoes.

219 ||
217 Oxford Street - now Supreme Shoes 217 ||
215 Oxford Street - now Bank of New Zealand Previously Deka and Woolworths store, previously W. M. Easthope Cycle Engineer shop.W. M. Easthope Cycle Engineer shop, Oxford St., Levin
Clarry Bould had a tobacconist and sportsgoods shop here
215 || 216 216 Oxford Street, Levin Clark's Men's and Women's Clothing 216 Oxford Street, Levin M.L. Hanlon, Dental Surgeon, Norwich Union Insurance and G.W. Brownhill Ltd (Certina Swiss Watches) as the tennants, however in 2000 the tennants are, Bennets Pharmacy (Guardian)and M.L. Hanlon, Dental Surgeon In 1981: W.W.NOCKELS Pharmacy
213 Oxford Street - nowPostie+ W. M. Easthope Cycle Engineer shop, Oxford St., LevinPreviously BNZ, and prior to that Deka/Woolworths, previously W. M. Easthope Cycle Engineer shop. 213 || 212
211 Oxford Street - now Leader & Watt 211 Oxford Street, Levin - Leader & Watt in 2012 211 Oxford Street, Levin - Leader & Watt.K Shaw Ltd ad
Previously McGavins Foodmarket??? earlier: Woolworths (later Deka), prior to that Shaws - upstairs: Levin recording Studios.
by Kete Horowhenua
211 || 210
209 Oxford Street - now Unichem Levin Pharmacy Pharmacies of Levin adPreviously The Oxford Pharmacy - see this 1981 advert. 209 || 208
207 Oxford Street - now Unichem Levin Pharmacy John Corry's fabric shop, west side Oxford St., 1970John Corry's Fabric Shop (photo 1970)
2 doors from Woolworths.
207 || 206
205 Oxford Street - now Noel Leeming Oxford Street, LevinPhoto in 1900 shows business: W. Jamieson,
cabinetmaker and upholsterer. This shop was
situated where Noel Leeming is situated today.
205 || 204 Sound Centre 204 - now Clark's Sound Centre Previously site of Hannahs before they moved across the road.
203 ||
201 Oxford Street - now Paper Plus Levin McLeods Book Centre adPreviously McLeod's Book Centre - see this advertisement from 1981.Bradley's Livery Stable, Levin after 1895
Before this was Barnao's Music Shop.
Earlier was Bradley Brothers Stables (right).
201 || 200
199 || 198
Knitworld Levin - 197 Oxford Street, Levin in 2012 197 Oxford Street - now Knit World 197 || 196
195 - Price Busters $2 Shop, Levin Businesses, Oxford Street, LevinPreviously site vacant then Hannahs Footwear (built 1967) also previously Donnelly's Pharmacy, earlier Remington’s Chemist shop and previously Ted Henderson's Cycle Shop
195 - Levin Shopping Mall - shops include:

24 Hours in Horowhenua - 12.36 Mall Music Mall Music - - Pan flautist Max Lines entertains the lunch-time shoppers in the Levin Mall entrance possibly
on 15 March 1978.

195 || 194

Farmers, Rees Gemtime Jewelers, Quality #2 - Keys and Engravers,
# 1 - Levin Mall Pharmacy, #16 - Kodak Express, Monzas Ice Cream Parlor and
Cafe, #3 - Levin Mall Lotto, #5 - Something Different 2000, #6 - Shears Cutting
Bar, Sushi Bar and Warehouse Stationary - #25 Save the Children shop - closed

Jan 2012.

191 || 192
189 Oxford Street - now Simon's Cafe & Restaurant Previously Big Tex previously Carter Bros. Butchery (1919-1972). 189 || 190
187 Oxford Street - now Ryder's 187 || 188
185 Oxford Street
185 - now Shadz Hairdesign
185a - now Flight Centre
Between the entrances of these to shops there used to be the entrance to the Celler, which was a down stairs cafe/ restaurant. Then around the same time as the Regent Theatre was knocked down the enterance was filled in, the down stairs space was then used by the Curtain Boutique as a sowing room. 185 || 186
183 Oxford Street -Dick Smith Electronics Previously Adams Bruce Ice cream parlour in front and Cafe out the back, it was owned by a Mrs Isac. Then it was Smiths Gift's, it then had a number of short term tenants before becoming Dick Smith electronics. 183 || 184 Sponge KitchenThe Sponge Kitchen

Regent Court

The Regent Theatre, Levin - Oxford Street frontagePreviously the De Luxe Theatre then Regent Theatre in the Municippal Buildings. 183 || 182
180 Levin's Flower Boutique (2010)
181 || 178
173-181 Oxford Street - now Paulas Furniture and Beds R Us
Previously Ryders, Whisper cafe, Beta Electrical with Adult Literacy up stairs as well as the hearing Association. 173 || 176
171 Oxford Street - now Oxford Finance Previously the Country Wide Bank, then West Pac Bank. 171 || 174
169 Oxford Street - now Brenmuhl's Jewellers 169 || 172 Beds 4 U Peacocks Gift Vouchers adPreviously Peacocks
In 1981:
The Investment Store adThe PSIS Investment Store

170
- State Insurance Change of ownership, Thornley to Warnock's, 1973 Previously T&T Childrenswear, Warnocks (from 1973)and prior to that Thornleys men's outfitters. 167 || 168 AW Allen Ltd building previously Hotel Arcadia Previously A.W. Allen , and prior to that Hotel Arcadia
... Bath Street crosses
162 National Bank,
Levin Branch
158 158 Oxford Street, Levin in 2009 Macs Cove Tender Centre
156 Levin Motor Home & Car Centre Ltd (1969-2002)

Plan of the Town of Levin
Oxford Street is shown in the original town plan of Levin - surveyed by A.E. Ashcroft and T.L. Humphries - December 1888.

Block XI of Town of Levin - 1888
Close up of Block XI - Oxford Street, 1888.

And an aerial view (via Google Maps) in 2012:

Google photo of Oxford Street 2012 ish