J A Hazelwood Grocery Store #3 - 1904c to 1922 - Upper Hutt, Wellington

 J A Hazelwood Drapery & Hardware Store, circa 1900s. People identified as,from left to right: L Greenwood, H Hazelwood (brother of J A), J Gillies, P Hazelwood, J A Hazelwood, W N Pepperill, Fred Hill (baker), F L Brace (accountant), George Morgan (Akatarawa farmer). Photo: C Davies. Alexander Turnbull Library. (click on image for larger view)

Finally back to continue the series of Upper Hutt posts...

Around 1904, J A Hazelwood moved into his third store, this time a two storey brick building built for the purpose. It was eventually to be destroyed by fire on 1 February, 1922.

 

Group, including members of the Hazelwood family, standing outside J A Hazelwood's general store, Upper Hutt, circa 1906. Photographer unidentified. Left to right: W N Pepperell; F C Brace; (back) J Gillies; (kerb) Charlie Morris; Herbert Hawks; Percy Hazelwood; May Hazelwood; J T Hazelwood and J A Hazelwood. Left of centre - right of way. Far left - Brace & Pratt. Alexander Turnbull Library. (click on image for larger view)

W Strange & Co, Department Store, Christchurch - Part I

 W Strange & Co's Store on High Street, Christchurch, just short of the High & Lichfield Streets corner circa 1863 (?) looking towards the South-East. From The Weekly Press, 15 Dec. 1900, p. 86. Christchurch City Libraries Image Collection.

 

The Old and the New: A northwesterly aspect of the original weatherboard Strange's store in November 1863 contrasted with the 4 storey building erected just a few doors down on the corner of High & Lichfield Streets in 1900. The bottom view taken in 1910 with store sign on the roof line. This was a business postcard mailed to Strange's customers to notify them their orders had arrived. Christchurch City Libraries Image Collection.