Featherston Print now available

I’m very pleased to have finished this painting of Featherston as it completes the collection of the 5 main Wairarapa towns. The painting was a commission for a client who works closely with the community and is sensitive to the history of the town, in particular the importance of the ANZAC focus. Commuters from the Southern end of the region travel to Featherston to catch the train into Wellington, which is why we have the Kiwi Rail train and the station. I love the different colour palette of this pieces which just ‘happened’. Photos of the ranges were taken in March 2020.

Top Row

1.      Royal Hotel Revans Street Featherston.

2.      Adamsons Service Station Fitzherbert Street Featherston.

3.      Traditional Wood Inlay Crafts Showroom, 28  Revans Street. Owned by Colin Burt, as is,

4.      Cundy’s cottage, 26 Revans Street. Built by Charles Cundy in 1859. Reputed to be the oldest in Featherston.

5.      Kia Ora Dairy. One in photo I supplied, former 17 Fitzherbert Street. One in your photo 21 Fitz.

6.      Everest Café, now 17 Fitzherbert Street.

7.      Turn of century villa 19 Wakefield Street.

8.      Old Hodder Homestead, 23 Wakefield Street

Row 2

1.      Fell Engine Museum, Corner Fitzherbert and Lyons, postal: Marion Hewson, PO Box 71 5740

2.      Featherston Library, Fitzherbert Street. South Wairarapa District Council 23 Kitchener Street Martinborough

3.      Information Centre, Fitzherbert Street, owned by SWDC

4.      Pioneer style commercial building, corner Fitzherbert and Daniell Street

5.      C’Est Cheese, Andersons Buildings, 19 Fitzherbert (Paul Broughton)

6.      Card House 19-21 Johnston Street

7.      Railway Station, Harrison Street West

Row 3

1.      Featherston School Hall, Lyons Street.

2.      Cottage, 93 Revans Street .

3.      Villa, 62 Waite Street.

4.      Larger of 2 churches  )together known as St Andrews Union Church.

5.      Smaller of 2 churches).

6.      Old Schoolmaster’s house, 4 Clifford Square.

7.      Anzac Hall Cnr Bell/Birdwood Streets. Owned by SWDC 23 Kitchener St Martinborough

8.      “Doctor’s House” (local), 17 Johnston Street.

Row 4

1.      Daffodil Cottage, 13 Wallace Street.

2.      100 Revans Street.

3.      Cottage 23 Johnston Street.

4.      Old BNZ Bank building, 65 Fitzherbert Street.

5.      Cox’s Building 81 Fitzherbert Street. Former Wairarapa Trading Co store. Est 1872.

NB Also war memorial (c/o RSA); Rugby Club- Card Reserve/Johnston Street.