Difference between revisions of "Shot Tower - Visit"
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Revision as of 18:31, 20 June 2023
Mt Eden Shot Tower
SITE TO VISIT | |
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Mt Eden Shot Tower | |
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Ethnicity: | |
Site type: | Industrial site |
Where: | Central Isthmus - 10 minutes from the city centre |
How to get there: | Bus (Check Rideline) or taxi. |
How Long to allow: | 10 minutes |
Disclaimer |
Well - this once this was a site to visit. After damage in a storm in 2023 it was demolished. The apparent saving of the tower in a corner of a development was an illusion. Without a responsible party it to ensure its maintenance its fate was inevitable.
Location:
Normanby Rd, Mt Eden, City. The Colonial Ammunition Company building is preserved on the street front. The tower is behind it partly obscured by modern apartments.
What:
Shot tower used to form shotgun pellets by letting molten lead fall through air.
What else to do there:
Mt Eden is a short step away. Drive past the forbidding Victorian Mt Eden Prison and the Spanish Mission style Auckland Grammar School.
Web info:
http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=87
http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=2228
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/places/walkways/mteden/industrial.asp