1 Our house and land at 299 Hill Street 1961 Maggie picking Sweet peas
2 The Morris 1000 we shipped from South Africa
3 Starting to peg out the footings for the house we built at 299 Hill Street, Richmond. Veronica in the Pram
4 Our plan as submitted to the local Council for building permission
5 Here I am sighting with a theodolite , Bruce and Graham helping
6 Boxing nearly ready for metal reinforcing -- Note the home made sawbench from a washing machine.
7 Maggie (our concrete maker) inspecting our work
8 Assembling the front wall and Graham inspecting the footplate anchors
9 Front wall up --- John - Graham - Derek - Bruce
10 M.V.Childs -- Derek and Graham
11 Starting on the roof trusses -- Bruce - Derek - Graham
12 Progress with roof trusses
13 Roof about to be joined to old house and John's tent in the fore ground
14 Old house roof iron removed and Bruce surveying the progress
15 Me looking to see if every thing is ship shape.
16 Attaching the wire netting - John - Graham - Bruce - Diana
17 Bruce finishing off the roof and me admiring our work.
18 Bruce on the roof and Verna and Graham on the scaffold ,Maggie at the fence
19 Veronica in her high chair
20 Flying the flag, house fully roofed.
21 I am standing in the kitchen doorway and about to remove that wall
22 Wall removed and kitchen interior on display
23 The new entrance
24 Looking good
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26 Veronica relaxing at "Pumalanga" 299 Hill Street, Richmond, Nelson, NewZealand
27 Derek Pam and Alan at 299 Hill Street
28 French doors into the lounge
29 A view from "Hill Street" with our sheep and horse in the background. Prudence the provider of our milk and butter is out of site, she was the only cow I ever saw sit on its backside.
