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Date Created30th October 2019CommentsGlenn Johnston The Gibson Quay building!
John Nancekivell Sure is, and I just remember it being there as a bakery
June Williams When did they move to Revell Street because that is where I remember Prestons Building? It was beside the access road to the beach.
Marilyn Paterson I don't know,but they still had the Gibson Quay shop open even though they were in Revell st.
June Williams Marilyn Paterson I didn’t know that.
Pat Weir The photo is of Preston’s clothing, material etc.etc.shop that’s where (PostiePlus are or were) Preston bakery shop on Gibson Quay did have as well a shop further north along Revell St from the clothing shop clothing and bakery were 2 separate businesses Jim & a brother had bakery can’t remember name of owner of clothing shop who could have been cousin definitely relative to others
Marilyn Paterson Pat Weir in the bakery were brothers Jim and Hugh. Jack was at the fabric shop at Weld Lane.
June Williams Thank you Pat. It is coming back to me now. I remember going into the shop which is/was Postie Plus as a youngster with Mum and our neighbour across the road in Rolleston Street worked at the bakery further along Revell Street.
Sandra Douglas Love it !look at bread you done that today you need chainsaw ..
Glenn Johnston Sam Preston's drapery shop, later son Jack's in Revell Street (now Postie) is also a concrete building but is not the concrete building in this photo which is the Gibson Quay bakery. Bernard Preston would know when the use of the Gibson Quay bakery was discontinued.
Marilyn Paterson Glenn Johnston I’d forgotten about Sam, but golly I was pretty young when he was in the shop.
Glenn Johnston Marilyn Paterson I don't remember Sam at the drapery shop but I do remember him. He lived in Rolleston Street with son Jack and his family. I knew Sam by the name Bargey/Barjee which was what Jack's kids called him. He used to impress us kids by doing headstands which was pretty impressive from someone his age.
John Nancekivell Eats, when it was Preston bakery was a fancy restaurant and was supplied with goods from Gibson Quay building, until it clpsed and becamea plumbers shop (I think)
Marilyn Paterson John Nancekivell I don’t remember the fancy restaurant but do remember older people telling me about it. I think I remember them telling me that the Prince of Wales attended a reception there. I seem to even remember a fancy menu.
John Nancekivell Marilyn Paterson l remember it as a bakery, the cafe side was closed off, they used to display their fancy wedding and 21st birthday cakes in the windows, but thats along time ago, my grandad used to take us for walks along the streets on Friday nights so I got to see and can just remember the town back then 58-till now
Glenys Elizabeth Martin
I can remember 19 50 s once a year trip (day out for family) trip to Hokitika, (we lived in Gremouth) the shop I remember and loved was Hoods, any photo s of that?
Bev Kelly
Kings bookshop was my heaven when I was young, followed by Hoods
Verl Kilkelly
There was a Prestons shop in Gibson quay on the east side of Thompsons funeral directors.They had groceries. Still operating in the 1950s
Ian Gilbertson
I thought the Gibson quay premises was prestos bakery , quite different from the Revell street shop
Wendy Gilmour
Ian Gilbertson yes I thought it was the Revell Street one as well
Miriama Lance Johnsen
Marilyn Paterson Preston’s drapery was where postie is now yes I’m not meaning Gibson quay
Anita Ross
I think the shop shown in photo was also the shop Arthur Smith went into before he built the shop on the corner of weld and bealey.
PaulAnthony Teens
Anita Ross yer right
Marilyn Paterson
Anita Ross you’re right, he was there first.
Stephen Foster
This was down the road from home in the quay tex Ryan use to work there I think it was called quay store then they moved it to corner weld n Bearley street
Miriama Lance Johnsen
Stephen Foster Steve he also worked at Millers didn’t he millers was where car park beachfront
Stephen Foster
Miriama Lance Johnsen sure did with the ol bulltrop boys forget the ladies I think Doreen Austin and barmy Ross sister worked on the other side drapery side
Joyce Fuller
Preston's bakery made my wedding cake October 28 1950 it was in the window and the sun made the icing hard and difficult to cut on the wedding day had to hit it with a hammer to get to the lovely fruit cake Joyce Stewart ( Carter )
Verl Kilkelly
From the pic looks like they had the same frontages..members of the Preston family
Sandra Dolbear
I remember Hoods too
I remember going to really old dark tea rooms
Later years I think the arcade came with a sandwich bar
Anyone remember the name of that tea rooms?
Miriama Lance Johnsen
Sandra Dolbear I rember we used to go there for a raspberry Sunday she was a little short lady can’t remember name of shop
Sandra Dolbear
Miriama Lance Johnsen
Stapes had the best sundaes
Marilyn Paterson
Sandra Dolbear it was The Classic run by Dot Marshall.
Heather Newby
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Sandra Dolbear i remember some dark tearooms too.. it was quite formal.. maybe near the station in Hokitika? was it an upstairs tearooms? I would only hav been about 4 or 5.. 1956-57.owning/operating them
John Nancekivell Sure is, and I just remember it being there as a bakery
June Williams When did they move to Revell Street because that is where I remember Prestons Building? It was beside the access road to the beach.
Marilyn Paterson I don't know,but they still had the Gibson Quay shop open even though they were in Revell st.
June Williams Marilyn Paterson I didn’t know that.
Pat Weir The photo is of Preston’s clothing, material etc.etc.shop that’s where (PostiePlus are or were) Preston bakery shop on Gibson Quay did have as well a shop further north along Revell St from the clothing shop clothing and bakery were 2 separate businesses Jim & a brother had bakery can’t remember name of owner of clothing shop who could have been cousin definitely relative to others
Marilyn Paterson Pat Weir in the bakery were brothers Jim and Hugh. Jack was at the fabric shop at Weld Lane.
June Williams Thank you Pat. It is coming back to me now. I remember going into the shop which is/was Postie Plus as a youngster with Mum and our neighbour across the road in Rolleston Street worked at the bakery further along Revell Street.
Sandra Douglas Love it !look at bread you done that today you need chainsaw ..
Glenn Johnston Sam Preston's drapery shop, later son Jack's in Revell Street (now Postie) is also a concrete building but is not the concrete building in this photo which is the Gibson Quay bakery. Bernard Preston would know when the use of the Gibson Quay bakery was discontinued.
Marilyn Paterson Glenn Johnston I’d forgotten about Sam, but golly I was pretty young when he was in the shop.
Glenn Johnston Marilyn Paterson I don't remember Sam at the drapery shop but I do remember him. He lived in Rolleston Street with son Jack and his family. I knew Sam by the name Bargey/Barjee which was what Jack's kids called him. He used to impress us kids by doing headstands which was pretty impressive from someone his age.
John Nancekivell Eats, when it was Preston bakery was a fancy restaurant and was supplied with goods from Gibson Quay building, until it clpsed and becamea plumbers shop (I think)
Marilyn Paterson John Nancekivell I don’t remember the fancy restaurant but do remember older people telling me about it. I think I remember them telling me that the Prince of Wales attended a reception there. I seem to even remember a fancy menu.
John Nancekivell Marilyn Paterson l remember it as a bakery, the cafe side was closed off, they used to display their fancy wedding and 21st birthday cakes in the windows, but thats along time ago, my grandad used to take us for walks along the streets on Friday nights so I got to see and can just remember the town back then 58-till now
Glenys Elizabeth Martin
I can remember 19 50 s once a year trip (day out for family) trip to Hokitika, (we lived in Gremouth) the shop I remember and loved was Hoods, any photo s of that?
Bev Kelly
Kings bookshop was my heaven when I was young, followed by Hoods
Verl Kilkelly
There was a Prestons shop in Gibson quay on the east side of Thompsons funeral directors.They had groceries. Still operating in the 1950s
Ian Gilbertson
I thought the Gibson quay premises was prestos bakery , quite different from the Revell street shop
Wendy Gilmour
Ian Gilbertson yes I thought it was the Revell Street one as well
Miriama Lance Johnsen
Marilyn Paterson Preston’s drapery was where postie is now yes I’m not meaning Gibson quay
Anita Ross
I think the shop shown in photo was also the shop Arthur Smith went into before he built the shop on the corner of weld and bealey.
PaulAnthony Teens
Anita Ross yer right
Marilyn Paterson
Anita Ross you’re right, he was there first.
Stephen Foster
This was down the road from home in the quay tex Ryan use to work there I think it was called quay store then they moved it to corner weld n Bearley street
Miriama Lance Johnsen
Stephen Foster Steve he also worked at Millers didn’t he millers was where car park beachfront
Stephen Foster
Miriama Lance Johnsen sure did with the ol bulltrop boys forget the ladies I think Doreen Austin and barmy Ross sister worked on the other side drapery side
Joyce Fuller
Preston's bakery made my wedding cake October 28 1950 it was in the window and the sun made the icing hard and difficult to cut on the wedding day had to hit it with a hammer to get to the lovely fruit cake Joyce Stewart ( Carter )
Verl Kilkelly
From the pic looks like they had the same frontages..members of the Preston family
Sandra Dolbear
I remember Hoods too
I remember going to really old dark tea rooms
Later years I think the arcade came with a sandwich bar
Anyone remember the name of that tea rooms?
Miriama Lance Johnsen
Sandra Dolbear I rember we used to go there for a raspberry Sunday she was a little short lady can’t remember name of shop
Sandra Dolbear
Miriama Lance Johnsen
Stapes had the best sundaes
Marilyn Paterson
Sandra Dolbear it was The Classic run by Dot Marshall.
Heather Newby
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Sandra Dolbear i remember some dark tearooms too.. it was quite formal.. maybe near the station in Hokitika? was it an upstairs tearooms? I would only hav been about 4 or 5.. 1956-57.owning/operating them
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West Coast New Zealand History (16th Dec 2020). HB Preston's Bakery , Gibson Quay, Hokitika. . In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 7th Apr 2026 15:59, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/26412