Hobson Street Suspension Bridge THORNDON

A DigitalNZ Story by Cherie Jacobson, Director of Katherine Mansfield House & Garden

This suspension bridge connected Hobson Street to Tinakori Road in Thorndon, Wellington. It enabled pedestrians to cross the gully that was home to the Whakahikuwai Stream, which was culverted over in the 1890s.

Hobson Street, Thorndon, suspension bridge, Tinakori Road, Wellington

Group of unidentified boys on swing bridge, Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, showing a large two-storied wooden house

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Davis, William Henry Whitmore :Photograph of the Hobson Street Bridge, Thorndon, Wellington

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Hobson Street Bridge, Thorndon, Wellington

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Image: Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, featuring swing bridge with unidentified persons, including road gang at far end, and houses on Tinakori Road

Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, featuring swing bridge with unidentified persons, including road gang at far end, and houses on Tinakori Road

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Swing bridge, Hobson Street, Wellington

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Swing bridge on Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington

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Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, showing swing bridge and houses on Tinakori Road

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Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, featuring swing bridge, and showing houses in Tinakori

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Artist unknown :Wellington, New Zealand, from Thorndon. Litho. at the N.Z. Graphic and Star Printing Works, from a photograph [1894]

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Suspension bridge, Hobson Street, Wellington. New Zealand Post Card (carte postale). F.T. series no. 1111 [1904 or 1906?]

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