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The Missionary Station, Sugar Loaf Rock near New Plymouth.

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Date

1861

Artist

Henry James Warre (1819-1898)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22319323

Description

Shows Wesleyan Mission Society's boarding school at Ngamotu, called the Grey Institute, with Paritutu rock in the background, fenced area and bush in the foreground

The school was called the Grey Institute after Governor Grey. At the date of this view it was run by Rev. John Whiteley and provided instruction mainly for Maori boys. The buildings were removed after 1874 and later demolished.

Compare preliminary sketches in Warre's sketchbook E294, p.46-7 & p.58-9, entitled Grey Institute, Taranaki and The Grey Institute & Sugar Loaf Islands, negs 126167 1/2 & 126174 1/2

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Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Moturoa, New Plymouth, New Zealand

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Cliffs
Coasts
Religious Buildings

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

A girls' school associated with the institute survives on its original site near the Moturoa shopping centre. See: https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25293/grey-institute-building

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