Old-Time Hotels, Wellington

Forester's Arms circa 1920-1940

Corner of Ghuznee & Egmont St.

Forester's Arms makeover "The Pub"

Demolished 1987

Panama Hotel

Corner of Taranaki St c. 1875, built by John Martin in 1865.

Panama Hotel fire 1931

Corner of Taranaki Street and Vivian Street

Panama Hotel 1955

Rebuilt after the fire then demolished in 1980s.

The Albion Hotel, corner of Tory St and Courtenay Place.

Built in 1858, it was gutted by fire on 24 June 1900.

Albion Hotel c.1910

Although the hotel was quickly reinstated after the fire, this is possibly the Albion Hotel in Taita, Lower Hutt.

Albion Hotel, c.1955.

Demolished about 1987.

Cricketer's Arms Hotel, corner of Tory and Vivian St.

Rebuilt in 1970, later The Garibaldi Club. Lawlor's book has a photo of the original Cricketers Arms.

Te Aro Hotel, corner of Dixon & Willis St

Licence first granted to William Vincent in 1850. It was replaced by the Abel Tasman Hotel in 1970.

Victoria Hotel, Abel Smith St in 1950.

Royal Tiger Hotel c.1866

Corner of Taranaki Street and Abel Smith Street

Royal Tiger Hotel 1961

Royal Tiger Hotel

It was demolished in 1961

Nags Head Hotel, Cuba St c.1883 - later became the Alhambra Hotel.

The original hotel was detroyed by fire in 1879. It was demolished in 1961 for McKenzies Dept Store.

Fire-damaged Royal Oak Hotel 1898

Between Manners and Dixon Street.

Royal Oak Hotel, 1903.

Rebuilt with an extra storey it was demolished in 1979.

Barry's Ship Hotel, Manners Street.

Established by 1842, Richard Barry was granted the licence in 1860. Before then he'd been at the Te Aro Hotel.

Willis and Manners St c.1868

The Criterion Family Hotel is on the corner, further down Manners St Chavanne's New Zealander Hotel can be seen.

Corner of Manners and Willis St, 1870s.

Criterion renamed as Duke of Edinburgh in 1869, with the Bank Hotel behind it. Altered c.1940, demolished in 1975.

Halfway down Manners St, 1870s.

The Bank Hotel is at centre front with the New Zealander behind.

New Zealander Hotel, corner of Manners & Lombard St

Established by Robert Jenkins in 1840, it later became the Regent and was badly damaged in the 1942 earthquake.

Clarendon Hotel, corner of Manners & Farish St

Demolished in 1927, it was opposite the Coach & Horses and started as the Bank Hotel in 1861.

Empire Hotel, 7-11 Willis St c.1883.

Opened in 1865, it was badly damaged by fire in 1871 and rebuilt with new additions.

Empire Hotel c. 1885

The verandah of the Empire Hotel is visible in centre of image.

Empire Hotel, Willis St c.1908.

Demolished in 1973.

Miller's Commercial Hotel, 1861.

The Eagle Tavern was about six doors down. The verandah of the Empire Hotel can be seen on the left.

Grand Hotel, Willis St 1918.

Built on the site of Miller's Commercial Hotel.

Old Identities (Albert) Hotel c.1900

Each upper window is adorned with a carved wooden head of an early Wellington settler.

Melbourne Hotel c.1885-1888

In 1888 it was renamed the Oriental Hotel.

Oriental Hotel, Willis St

Burned down on 24 Nov 1901

Carlton Hotel 1981

Rebuilt on the site of the Oriental Hotel, demolished in 1980s.

Pier Hotel c.1875.

Opposite Queen's Wharf on the corner of Customhouse Quay and Grey St it opened in 1865.

Pier Hotel

Prior to demolition in 1970.

National Hotel c1930.

On Lambton Quay, next to Farmer's Lane and opposite Stout St. Established 1876 and demolished in 1970s.

Nelson Ale House (Nelson Inn) later the Central Hotel on the left.

From Featherston St angle c.1870 - 1871

Central Hotel, corner of Hunter Street & Lambton Quay 1875

Demolished about 1936.

Central Hotel on left

Lambton Quay, Wellington, from Hunter Street, c.1880s

Lambton Quay 1890s

The Club and Occidental Hotels on the corners of Johnston Street.

Club Hotel c.1870s

The Club Hotel was replaced by the Midland Hotel in 1915.

Midland Hotel

Demolished in 1982 the site is now Midland Park.

Coker's Occidental Hotel, Lambton Quay 1870s

Occidental Hotel c.1890s

The site was sold to Kircaldie & Stains in 1901.

New Occidental Hotel

A New Occidental (later DeBretts) was built on corner of Lambton Quay & Ballance St.

South Seas Hotel, Lambton Quay c.1860s

Mary Ann Ames ran the hotel from 1850 - 1855. The hotel burned down in 1868.

Royal Hotel (building 54 on Whitmore's panorama behind Munn's wharf)

In 1875 John Maginity built a new Royal Hotel on this site.

Queen's Hotel, Lambton Quay 1866.

Queen's Hotel is the tall building on the left.

Queens Hotel c.1890s

Photos in Lawlor show the Queen's Hotel later as the A1 Hotel then Royal Hotel before demolition in 1967.

Crown and Anchor Hotel, early 1860s.

Opposite Queen's Wharf, replaced by another Commercial Hotel - probably the one destroyed in Lambton Quay fire 1906.

The Star Hotel, early 1890s.

The Star Hotel behind the dray on the right matches the Commercial Hotel in the next image.

Commercial Hotel and Trocadero Hotel 1906, 294-296 Lambton Quay.

The Trocadero was constructed in 1895 as the Vaudeville Hotel. Both hotels burned down in 1906 and were rebuilt.

1906 Fire, Lambton Quay

Both hotels were rebuilt as the New Commercial Hotel 302 Lambton Quay, and the Trocadero (demolished 1981).

Stallards Hotel 1962-1965

The New Commercial Hotel became Stallards Hotel.

Barrett's Hotel on right c.1860s

A closer view of Barrett's distinctive verandah.

Barrett's Hotel on extreme right c.1872

Baron Alzdorf's Hotel

This advertisement indicates that Alzdorf's was renamed the Criterion Hotel.

Criterion Hotel, Lambton Quay

Situated in Lambton Quay, opposite the Magistrate's Court. In Lawlor's 1886 photo it's named the Waverley Hotel.

Lambton Quay 1863-1876

The same hotel is captioned Waverley Hotel (right of centre) in this image.

Orr's Hotel, Lambton Quay c.1870

The Criterion became Orr's City Buffet Hotel. When it burned down it was replaced by the Gresham Hotel .

Fire in Gresham Hotel 1930

Although little damage was done a man died of suffocation from the smoke fumes.

Gresham Hotel 1965

Demolished in 1981.

Thistle Inn 1867

The first licensee was Wlliam Couper c. 1840.

Thistle Inn 1930s

Thistle Inn - still there today!

Hotel Cecil c.1920s with grocer, chemist and fruit shop.

The Red Cross provided a milk bar for American servicemen during WWII.

Hotel Cecil c.1930s.

It was demolished in the 1960s.

The Metropolitan (built in 1869)

Also known as Osgood's Family Hotel and Gawith's Family Hotel, it was on the corner of Pipitea and Molesworth St.

Princess Hotel, corner of Molesworth and Murphy St c.1951.

Established 1843 as the Saracen's or Turk's Head, it was used by Sir George Grey for meetings. Demolished in 1975.

Wellington Hotel, 1907.

On the corner of Molesworth St and Sydney St East (now known as Kate Sheppard Place). Part of the Backbencher Pub now.

Provincial Hotel c.1890.

On the corner of Molesworth Street and Fraser Lane (later widened to become Aitken Street).

The Shamrock Hotel (built 1893)

The Shamrock started life in 1869 as the Galatea Hotel, and was originally on the corner of Molesworth & Hawkestone St.

Shamrock Hotel relocated to Tinakori Rd in 1981.

Still there, but no longer operating as a pub.

Karori Hotel, Tinakori Road

The first hotel erected in the area 1859/60. This photo probably dates to 1870s.

Karori Hotel, 291 Tinakori Rd c.1880s.

Presumably rebuilt, it was replaced by two shops c.1927. The Shepherds Arms was just out of the picture on the left.

Shepherds' Arms Hotel, 285 Tinakori Rd c.1890s.

Built in 1870, it was known as the Western Park Tavern in the 1970s. Now restored to it's original name and still going.

Looking south west along Tinakori Road

The Shepherds' Arms is on the left and presumably the Karori Hotel in the centre of photo.