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| + | [[File:Shot_tower.jpg|thumb|right|The tower.]] | ||
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| + | == 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 == | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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Shot tower used to form shotgun pellets by letting molten lead fall through air. | Shot tower used to form shotgun pellets by letting molten lead fall through air. | ||
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Mt Eden is a short step away. Drive past the forbidding Victorian Mt Eden Prison and the Spanish Mission style Auckland Grammar School. | Mt Eden is a short step away. Drive past the forbidding Victorian Mt Eden Prison and the Spanish Mission style Auckland Grammar School. | ||
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'''Web info:''' | '''Web info:''' | ||
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http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=87 | http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=87 | ||
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http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/places/walkways/mteden/industrial.asp | http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/places/walkways/mteden/industrial.asp | ||
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[[Category:Auckland_Sites_to_Visit]][[Category:Industrial_Archaeology]] | [[Category:Auckland_Sites_to_Visit]][[Category:Industrial_Archaeology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:32, 20 June 2023
Mt Eden Shot Tower
| SITE TO VISIT | |
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| Mt Eden Shot Tower | |
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| 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 | |
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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
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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
