Heritage Profiles
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Blenheim Railway Station
How things change and how quickly we forget. 10 years ago the Blenheim Railway Station stood on Sinclair Street.
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Cleghorn Rotunda
In 1889 the Blenheim Borough Council received a request to erect a band rotunda in Market Place in central Blenheim.
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Edwin Fox Hull and Anchor Windlass
At Dunbar Wharf in Picton is the timber hull of the Edwin Fox, one of the world's oldest surviving ships.
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Oxley's Hotel Facade
Oxley's Hotel, originally known as the 'Bank Hotel', was built around 1870.
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Rai Valley Cottage
The Rai Valley Cottage was built in 1881 by Charles Turner. Charles and his family were the first people to settle in the remote Rai Valley.
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St Mary's Catholic Church - A National Treasure
St Mary's Catholic Church, which is a New Zealand Historic Places Trust Category 1 building has national significance.
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The Smith House
One of Picton's prominent landmarks, the Smith House, is an excellent example of an Italianate style villa.