Roslyn Shops prior to 1950-1951![]() Diagram copyright Alan Gilchrist 2007 IMPORTANT NOTE: Street names in the Roslyn shopping area changed as time passed, this confuses listings as at different points in time the shops were in City Road, Taieri Road or High Street/Highgate. Their location didn't change but the street address and/or numbers did.
See also listing of Roslyn/Kaikorai businesses sorted by type. See Kaikorai Shops Map |
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TAIERI ROAD listings Taieri Road: Right side - (1936) 36 Mill (John) & Co (branch office), coal merchants 38 Webster Andrew wilson, bootmaker 46 Martin K M, Miss, dressmaker .... Tyne st intersects ... Baptist Church .... Walton st intersects ... Taieri Road: Left side - (1936) 1 Marsden Henry, fruitr 3 Clarkson John Patterson, hairdresser 7 Goodley (A) & Sons, grocers 11 Sherriff Arth Grant, btchr 13 Smith Mabel, Mrs, cake shop 23 Morrison & Warren, plmbrs (branch) --- Right-of-way --- Buxton Edwrd, bootmkr (pr) 25-27 Mann John, bookseller 29 Hessian Martin, dairy 31 Roslyn Taxi Depot (Hunt & Gardner) (A G Hunt & A E Gardner), motor garage and service station, electrical contractors, radio dealers, agents J.Jackson Purdie (coal merchant). 31a Eason Rose, Miss, draper 33 White Thos, fruitr Taieri Road: Right side - (1942) .... City Rd intersects ... .... Littlebourne Cres intersects ... 300 Wing Willie, fruitr 302 Pollock Wm Francis S, chemist 304 Buxton Edwd, boot repairer 306 Jones Francis Henry (J.P.) (of Stewart and Jones) 308 Roslyn P.O. & Telegraph Bureau: Miss B Forbes, postmistress 308 Forbes John R, Mrs 310 Roslyn Police Station Williamson George Eric, constable 312 White Oscar Edwin, plmbr Johnston E, Miss, drssmkr 314 Chapman Geo Leonard, grdnr 316 Lloyd Lavina, Mrs 318 Ferguson Samuel Ellaby, optician Ferguson Eva M, Miss, optician 320 Laing Arth Chas, 322 Booth Cuthbert Sidney, programme organiser 4YA .... Tram line crosses ... Taieri Road: Left side - (1942) 1 Marsden Henry, fruitr 3 Clarkson John Patterson, hairdresser 7 Goodley (A) & Sons, grocers 11 Sherriff Arth Grant, btchr 13 Kennedy Janet Elsie, Mrs. cake shop 15-21 Dunedin Taxis Ltd (Roslyn Depot) 23 Hessian Martin, dairy --- Right-of-way --- Buxton Edwrd, bootmkr (pr) 25-27 Mann John, bookseller 31 Hunt & Gardner (A G Hunt & A E Gardner), motor electrical engnrs Roslyn Service Station and Garage (Hunt & Gardner) Storer Margt, Miss. hairdresser Standage I W Ltd, radio technicians 33 White Thos, fruitr Taieri Road: Left side - (1950) 1 Henry Marsden - Fruiterer 3 William Pollock - Hairdresser 7 A Goodley & Sons - Grocer 11 Arthur M. Sherriff - Butcher 13 Patrick O'Gorman - Cake Kitchen 15-21 Dunedin Taxis Depot 23 Mrs Amy Hessian - Dairy Alex. J. Shanks - Plumber --- Right of way --- 25 Harvey's Secondhand Dealer 27a Kraft Otto Oscar, engraver 31 Roslyn Motors - N.L.Hislop, Prop., 31 (upstairs) Miss Doreen Gilchrist, music teacher from about 1951-1956. 33 Cyril Ford - Fruiterer Taieri Road: Right side. (1909-1942) (In triangular island next to cable car route) 36 1936 & 1942 Mill(John) & Co. branch office, coal merchants. 38 1919 Webster, Andrew Wilson, Boot Maker - also listed here in 1936. 46 1919 O'Connell Nora & Ellie, Misses, dressmakers. 1936 & 1942 Martin K.M. Miss, dressmaker. Note 1. Corner of Tyne Street. 1909 is shown as Alex Wood, baker & confctnr. 1919 it is listed as Wood & Co (Alex Wood & Jas Smart), bakers. Baptist Church - below Tyne Street - it later became a Scout Hall. HIGHGATE listings Highgate: Left side. (1909-1942) 115 In the early years this was Washers Hall where the First Roslyn & Maori Hill Battalion of Boy Scouts were located. Roslyn Land Agency was here prior to, and at least up to 1908 when the brick Roslyn Post Office was opened. 1919 nothing shown. 1936 Salvation Army Hall (previously in City Road) & Miss Tui Hutton, teacher of music. 1942 (Renumbered as 307 & 309) Salvation Army Hall was 309 & Miss Tui Hutton, Roslyn School of Music was 307, she moved to Ann Street after shops demolished c1949-1950. 123 1919 Watt Jas, Surgeon. 1936 McMillan David Gervan (M.P.) Medical Practitioner.(renumbered as 329 before 1942) 1942 & 1950 McMillan David Gervan (M.P.) Medical Practitioner & McMillan Ethel Emma, Mrs (J.P.) Highgate: Right side. - (1936) .... City Rd intersects ... .... Littlebourne Cres intersects ... 84 Wing Willie, fruitr 88 Pollock Wm Francis S, chemist 90 Buxton Edwd, boot repairer 90a Jones Francis Henry (J.P.) (of Stewart and Jones) 92 Roslyn P.O. & Telegraph Bureau: Miss B Forbes, postmistress 92 Forbes John Ryley, (J.P.) Roslyn Police Station Excell Francis, constable 94 Chapman Geo Leonard, grdnr White Oscar Edwin, plmbr 94a Davie Tasman Geo, clerk 96 Laing Arthur Chas, insce broker 98 Booth Cuthbert Sidney, programme organiser 4YA .... Tram line crosses .... Highgate: Right side. (1942) ... City Rd intersects ... ... Littlebourne Cres intersects ... 300 Wing Willie, fruitr 302 Pollock Wm Francis S, chemist 304 Buxton Edwd, boot repairer 306 Jones Francis Henry (J.P.) (of Stewart and Jones) 308 Roslyn P.O. & Telegraph Bureau: Miss B Forbes, postmistress 308 Forbes John R, Mrs 310 Roslyn Police Station Williamson George Eric, constable 312 White Oscar Edwin, plmbr Johnston E, Miss, drssmkr 314 Chapman Geo Leonard, grdnr 316 Lloyd Lavina, Mrs 318 Ferguson Samuel Ellaby, optician Ferguson Eva M, Miss, optician 320 Laing Arth Chas, 322 Booth Cuthbert Sidney, programme organiser 4YA .... Tram line crosses ... Highgate: Right side. (1950) 300 (was number 84 in 1936 and before) George Qu Wong - Fruiterer 302 William Pollock - Chemist 304 Ernest Maher - Boot Repairs 306 Francis Henry Jones (J.P.) (back section) 308 Roslyn P.O. & Telegraph Bureau: Alick McGrath, postmaster 310 Roslyn Police Station Williamson George Eric, constable 312 White Oscar Edwin, plmbr Alana Dressmaking Highgate had several renumberings over the years. |
CITY ROAD listings City Road: (1902) (Later Highgate) No street numbers in directories of that era. Sherriff, Arthur, butcher, Sheriff, Geo, Sherriff, Albert, jymn butcher (LHS) Lyle, John T., hairdresser & tbcnst (LHS) Sutherland and Melver (David Sutherland), storekeepers Wedderspoon, Miss E., draper (LHS) Aldridge, Mrs E. A., dressmkr (LHS) Sutherland, David, produce merchant Webster, Robert, bootmaker (LHS) Burns, Robt Struthers, hairdresser McDonald Bros. (Donald), coal and produce merchants (LHS) White, Thos, fruiterer (LHS) Swanson, Sinclair, blacksmith City Road: Left Side (1909) 29 Reid (W S) & Co, grocers; Wm Souness Reid, mgr .... High st crosses .... (now Highgate) 31 Sheriff Arthur Grant, butcher 33 Clarkson John. hairdrsr 35 Brook Bros (Andrew Hunter & Chas Hunter Brook) storekprs 35a Armstrong and Moore (Andrew Armstrong and Christopher Moore), bldg cntrctrs 37 Wedderspoon Elizabeth Scott (Miss), draper MacDonald Miss Charlott dressmkr 39 Bradley & Millard (Matthew Bradley & Arthur Wm Millard), bootmkrs 39a Goodlet Jessie (Mrs) WhiteMary (Miss), dressmaker 41 Christie Wm Ernest, coal, produce & provision merchant 41a Greenhill Jas, builder 43 Webster Robt, boot imprtr 47 McDonald Bros (Donald & Neil), coal & produce merchants 49 White Catherine (Mrs). fruiterer McDonald Catherine (Mrs) 31 Jury & Hislop - Dressmakers, 1950. see also 'Notes' at bottom of page. City Road: Left side (1951) ..... Highgate crosses ..... 63 Thomas Philip Wm, Fruiterer 65 Pollock Wm Jenkins, Hairdresser 71 Goodley (A) & Sons, Grocers 75 Sherriff Arth Morris, Butcher 79 O'Gorman Patrick, Cake Kitchen 83-87 Dunedin Taxis Ltd, Roslyn Depot. 89 Hessian Mrs Amy, Dairy 91 Morris Bros, Painters --- Right of way --- 93 Kraft Otto Oscar, engraver 97 Harvey's Secondhand Dealer, W H Kennedy, mgr. 101-109 Roslyn Motors, N.L.Hislop, Prop., Garrick Margt, Miss Hairdresser. 113 Mills Edith Alma, Mrs, milliner. City Road: Right side (1909) .... King st intersects .... (now Erin Street) 26 Wedge Chas. town clerk City Road Hall Fire Brigade station Roslyn Council Chambers, Chas Wedge, town clerk .... High st crosses .... (now Highgate) 38-40 STEWART ALEX. C., cabinetmaker & building contractor N.Z. Govt. State Fire Insurance; A C Stewart. sub agt Sawyer Edwd Joseph, clerk ..... Linden Ward ..... Ellis (John H) & Co, plumbrs Webster Andrew Wilson, boot-mkr Beveridge Thos, tailor Boreham Jas Alfd, fishmonger Wood Alex, baker & confctnr .... Forth st intersects .... (now Walton Street) Thomson Duncan, butcher Gospel Hall Poole Hugh, chemist .... Church st crosses .... (now Nairn Street) City Road: Right side (1919) City Road Hall Roslyn Automatic Telephone Exchange 38 Stewart & Jones (Francis Henry Jones), cabinetmakers, building contractors & valuators N.Z. Govt. State Fire Insurance; F H Jones, subagent 40 Simpson Robt, Mrs, fruitr .... Highgate crosses .... City Road: Right side (1936) .... Erin st Intersects .... 24 Mellrov Patk, fireman 26 Sims Louisa Sarah, Mrs Maitland Ernest Geo, jymn baker 28 Murray Janet, Miss City Road Gospel Hall Roslyn Automatic Telephone Exchange Fire Brigade station 38 Self-Help Co-op Ltd, R Grimwood, mngr 38 Stewart & Jones cbntmkr & bldrs N.Z. Govt. State Fire Insurance; F H Jones, subagent 38a McGuire Patk. bootmaker .... Highgate crosses .... City Road: Right Side (1942) City Road Gospel Hall Roslyn Automatic Telephone Exchange Fire Brigade Station Cockburn John Stringer, foreman in charge 38 Self-Help Co-op Ltd. J E Beckingham, mgr 40 Stewart & Jones cbntmkr & bldrs N.Z. Govt. State Fire Insurance, F H Jones, subagent .... Highgate crosses .... City Road: Right Side (1950) * Salvation Army Hall in 1919 but moved to 115 Highgate by 1936. 38 Self-Help Groceries (later 288 Highgate) 40 Watson Harold Chalmers, Draper (Later numbered 290 Highgate) 42 Roslyn Fish Shop - Jack E Downes, propr (Later numbered 292 Highgate) 44 Roslyn Book Club - Roy Jas Massey, propr Mill (John) & Co, br office Coal merchants 44 (in 1951) Rogers A J, newsagent Mill (John) & Co, br office Coal merchants (Later numbered 294 Highgate) See also Roslyn Street names & numbers to view Highgate shopping area comparisons between 1950 and 2002. For more detailed information on changes of occupants of the various businesses check the Street Listings Section and select the year for the list you require. Not all years are covered in the address listings on this page. You will find proprietors of these businesses for 1888, 1902, 1909, 1919, 1936, 1942, 1950 & 1951 in the Who lived where pages. City Road The premises on the left side of City Road at the junction of Highgate (shown as 31 on the map above) appears to have had no listed number in earlier years. However, it appears Simpson's Bakehouse was here some time after WW-II. In 1942 the last directory address was No.27 but it appears the shop was not allocated a number at that time (like the Gospel Hall, Telephone Exchange and Fire Station). The last name on that side was John Sharples, Fishmonger. Likewise, in 1936 the last directory address was No.29 and the last name on that side was William Boyd, Fishmonger. 1909 directory shows No.29 as Reid (WS) & Co., Grocers. Currently there are public toilets located on this site. Appian Way runs off Erin Street just up from Sligo Terrace. Taieri Road used to start at the Sligo Terrace/Scarba Street junction, was later renumbered from Highgate as on the map above, and the section from Highgate to Scarba Street was renamed as an extension to the existing City Road. Subsequently, the Highgate section of Taieri Road was included in the Highgate street numbers and Taieri Road then started from the intersection of Kaikorai Valley Road and Walton Street. |
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