Wellington’s Anniversary Weekend. This Society’s archive and office will be open as normal this coming Saturday (22nd January), but will be closed on Monday 24 January (Anniversary Day). Normal open days and hours will resume on Wednesday 26 January.
Posts By: Sandra Knight
Update on WMR 48
Rob Merrifield has taken delivery of some castings, window latch stops to complete the quantity we need for WMR 48, and leaves for reproduction hinges for all the doors of 48. They are quite nice castings. The hinge parts will need drilling and to have pins and bezels made before they are complete ready for… Read more »
Ava Archive Open Hours over the Festive Season
During the Festive Season, the NZRLS Archive and Office at Ava will be open (with normal hours) on Monday 20th December, Wednesday 22nd December, Wednesday 29th December 2021, then Wednesday 5th January 2022. The other days between those starting and finishing dates when we would normally be open, are taken up with either public or… Read more »
Update on progress of WMR 48
The team at North End Workshop have been making visible progress with WMR 48. Below are two photos taken on 24 November. One shows Glen Summers looking up when painting window sashes for the second side of 48 with the carriage behind him; the other is an interior view of the side where all windows… Read more »
Update on WMR 48
This photo shows the first window fitted into the side of WMR 48. Rob Merrifield is indicating it, partly open. It fitted well, a tribute to the people who made the sash several years ago. The main work was by: The late Don Rudd, who made the sashes; and Bill Prebble, who put the… Read more »
