Farmers Rooftop Playground Christchurch

Farmer s was the first store in new zealand to provide a rooftop play space for its customers.

Farmers rooftop playground christchurch.

Acquired most of its stores. The store s rooftop playground included trick mirrors slides a miniature train a merry go round and holiday. Jan 6 2017 clearly i need to stop this and get back to science but just one more the rooftop playground of the auckland new zealand farmers trading company store in 1929. The heritage of james hay james hay was the father of city councillor and later mayor sir hamish hay.

Many department stores held christmas events aimed at children but farmers was the first in new zealand to provide them with an all year round attraction. Hays was one of the iconic christchurch department stores it stood in gloucester street where farmers has stood for years. Hay s ltd later became haywrights and then farmers in 1987 and hay s roof as such closed though the roof remained open as a playground for children until the demolition of the old building ten years later. Jun 24 2012 children enjoy themselves in the rooftop playground at auckland s farmers trading company store in 1929.

The playground is no longer there however the café area is and we now call this the grand tea room which. By the late 1970 s farmers trading co. I was happy to read that you enjoyed the size of your room and found it to be clean with good facilities. Hay s department store was a well known shop in christchurch from 1929 to 1987.

Dear yendor64 thank you for your positive review and strong rating of heritage auckland after your stay earlier this month. On this rooftop was a small scale amusement park with miniature train and merry go round and holiday activites rubbish bins made of fibreglass in the shape of animals. The old farmers building brings back a lot of memories. Thanks to grant ford for the pic.