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| − | Earth dams on Duck Creek built to supply an adjacent sugar works which is still operating, but not using the dams. The lower dam is brick faced internally, and basalt faced on the sea side. Now in a park. | + | Earth dams on Duck Creek built to supply an adjacent sugar works which is still operating, but not using the dams. The lower dam is brick faced internally, and basalt faced on the sea side. The bricks are often hard to see because of silt and grass on the above water part. Now in a park. |
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 20 May 2018
Contents
Duck Creek Dams
Location:
| SITE TO VISIT | |
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| Duck Creek Dams | |
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| Ethnicity: | European |
| Site type: | Industrial |
| Where: | North Shore 20 minutes from the city centre. |
| How to get there: | Bus (Check Rideline) or taxi. Turn down Colonial Road to Chelsea Sugar Refinery from Mokoia Rd, Highbury. |
| How Long to allow: | 1 hr. |
| Disclaimer | |
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The brick faced lower dam
What:
Earth dams on Duck Creek built to supply an adjacent sugar works which is still operating, but not using the dams. The lower dam is brick faced internally, and basalt faced on the sea side. The bricks are often hard to see because of silt and grass on the above water part. Now in a park.
Web Info:
http://www.chelsea.co.nz/net/sugar-history/default.aspx
http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7792
