Napier Grammar School, Napier Terrace
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A photograph of the main classroom at Napier Grammar School, built in 1869 on Napier Terrace in Napier. Pupils are pictured sitting on the grass in the foreground. In 1919 the building was moved to Chaucer Road and became known as Ormond Chapel.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, unknown. Possibly 1870s.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, unknown. Possibly 1870s.
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Black and white photograph on card.
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Measurements
Height x Width: 189 x 238mm
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H.B Art Gallery & Museum, Stamp, Stamped
First Grammar School in Napier on Napier Terrace later became the Ormond Chapel, Inscription, Handwritten
c1865, Inscription, Handwritten
This building was the main classroom of the Napier Grammar School built about 1869 by Mr William Marshall on 7 1/2 acres of land on Napier Terrace. Today the Central School occupies the site. In 1919 it was moved to a site opposite the cemetery being presented by Miss Fanny Ormond to the Cathedral Parish as a memorial to her nephew Alexander Ormond. Regular services are held here., Inscription, Typed
First Grammar School in Napier on Napier Terrace later became the Ormond Chapel, Inscription, Handwritten
c1865, Inscription, Handwritten
This building was the main classroom of the Napier Grammar School built about 1869 by Mr William Marshall on 7 1/2 acres of land on Napier Terrace. Today the Central School occupies the site. In 1919 it was moved to a site opposite the cemetery being presented by Miss Fanny Ormond to the Cathedral Parish as a memorial to her nephew Alexander Ormond. Regular services are held here., Inscription, Typed
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Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 1844
Other number(s)
1844, 82272
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