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Inside Herb Moores tearooms, Greymouth .1930s *PHOTO ALBUM*
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Geoffrey Bell: My parents Wedding Reception was at Herb Moore's Lounge, upstairs from the Tea Rooms. It was about opposite Trumans. In this photo you can see the three storey Dominion Hotel on the corner of Mackay and Tainui Streets.Date of Photo1930'sMap[1] Contributor Moe Bowes
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Geoffrey Bell: My parents Wedding Reception was at Herb Moore's Lounge, upstairs from the Tea Rooms. It was about opposite Trumans. In this photo you can see the three storey Dominion Hotel on the corner of Mackay and Tainui Streets.Date of Photo1930'sMap[1] Contributor Moe Bowes
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Date Created13th January 2020CommentsCarol McMillan Cream horns
Clare McDonnell i remember that t room...or something similar...lol
Joyce Fuller Always had afternoon tea when we came on the railcar from Hokitika for my eye appointment great cream cakes
Anne Conaghan I remember going to a wedding reception about 1958 .
Lorraine O'Donoghue My Mother in Law saw 2 young girls with backpacks sitting in there one Sunday evening with just a cup of tea. To her family’s horror she went in as she said they had no money and were hungry. Sure enough girls had arrived ahead of their money so she took them home and fed them and gave them a bed for at least a week. They remained in contact for many years.
Anne Honey Lorraine O'Donoghue was that mrs O'Donoghue from cobden
Geoffrey Bell My parents had their Wedding Reception upstairs at Herb Moores.
Heather Newby brandy snaps and butterfly cakes
George Samuel was herb moores tearooms upstairs in mackay street railway station end of town
Doris Blanchard George Samuel I believe that Harkers tearoom was in that position. I thought that Herb Moore’s was another sort of shop.
Mary Moffitt Doris Blanchard That's what I thought too, Doris?????
Herb Moore bought the Stillwater Hotel. Not sure of date. Must be after 1950?????
Heather Newby I remember it vaguely.. Must have been about 4 when Mum took me there in 1957
Shona Ratana Think my grandmother took me there as a young child Looks familiar?
Sarah Ann Owen Tudor tea rooms downstairs a bit later owned by Charlie & Mrs King. They also catered for weddings upstairs and for a time had the Norcasa fish n chip shop close to there. I think mayb the 60's
Heather Newby I remember the 3 tier cake stands with a variety of small cakes.. it was so delightful
Jill Smith My mother Joan Batty(nee Herrick) worked there as a girl. She had found memories of the tea rooms and upstairs.
Mary Moffitt Think it was definitely Harkers in the 1940s and into 50s??? Became Tudor Lounge at some time!
Les Bryce upstairs wasn't it next to woollies and mckenzies
Murray Roberts I checked with my mother who is in her 90s and she recalls that Moore's Tearooms was in Mackay Street between Tainui and Albert Street opposite Trumans Store. She said the tearooms were on the ground floor and the first floor was a dance hall where Saturday night dances were held.
Jim Conaghan Murray Roberts Murray Roberts. Was Lester your father. I am sure Herb Moore's tearooms were opposite Truman's.
Murray Roberts Jim Conaghan, No we were not related to Lester Roberts. My father was Alan Roberts. He was one of four Roberts Boys who grew up in Bright Street Cobden and then in Cowper Street.
Yes, as my mother said Moore's Tearooms were opposite Truman's Store in Mackey Street.
Trish Rennie I feel the above tea rooms was perhaps the one above the Tudor Tea Rooms as the windows appear similar to the ones still there....I can vividly remember spending time with Reggie n Clary Olsen in the bakehouse of of Harkers Cake shop....can remember the Tudor Tearooms next door looking much the same as the one pictured...
Carol Stewart This layout of the tables, cloths and chairs is similar to the memory I have of the dining room of the Inangahua Junction Hotel. I also remember streamers across the room. 1940s. :-)
Heather Newby there was one in Hokitika like that too... near the Railway Station.
Glenys Elizabeth Martin Anne Honey tissue is the Tudor or King s where your mum worked isn t it.?
Anne Honey Hi Glenys got out my wedding album certainly looked like upstairs at the Tudor. Those windows look the same.
Anne Honey Had another look out of the Tudor windows F H Hay. The other window Baillie. The chairs look the same.
Lorraine O'Donoghue My Mother in Law saw 2 young girls with backpacks sitting in there one Sunday evening with just a cup of tea. To her family’s horror she went in as she said they had no money and were hungry. Sure enough girls had arrived ahead of their money so she took them home and fed them and gave them a bed for at least a week. They remained in contact for many years.
Anne Honey Lorraine O'Donoghue was that mrs O'Donoghue from cobden
Lorraine O'Donoghue Sure was. From Peel Street
Brian McIntyre Lorraine O'Donoghue just a normal Coaster
Brian Longley Lorraine O'Donoghue I thought Nelson Quay?
Lorraine O'Donoghue Brian Longley no definitely Peel Street. They both died in 1967 and we took over the homestead. Son Peter lived in Nelson Quay.
Geoffrey Bell My parents had their Wedding Reception upstairs at Herb Moores.
Heather Newby brandy snaps and butterfly cakes
George Samuel was herb moores tearooms upstairs in mackay street railway station end of town
Doris Blanchard George Samuel I believe that Harkers tearoom was in that position. I thought that Herb Moore’s was another sort of shop.
Mary Moffitt Doris Blanchard That's what I thought too, Doris?????
Herb Moore bought the Stillwater Hotel. Not sure of date. Must be after 1950?????
Don Hutton Doris Blanchard There was a Moore's menswear shop in Tainui St near Hannah's. C.G. Moore?
Don Hutton Herb Moore's Tea Room and Harker's were the same premises at different times. Us teenagers went there for a feed sausages or whitebait, eggs and chips after the movies sometimes . Harvey Panther's piecart by the Argus office was popular too.
Geoffrey King Arbie Panther use to put possum meat in his pies.
Don Hutton Geoffrey King Well I'm still alive. Mind you if you added enough beetroot, spuds and tomato sauce you couldn't taste the meat!
Murray Roberts There is an excellent description (West Coast NZ History) and two photographs related to:
Herb Moore's Tearooms in Mackay Street (opposite Grey Star Building) and
Herb Moore's Function Lounge - Mackay Street closer to Tainui Street than Albert Street.
The contributor was Craig Kennedy and the posting date is 3 March 2015..
Margret Powell Dot Marshall had tea rooms on Revell street I went to a wedding reception in thereJune Weiblitz and Jim Flemming
Tony Shirley Watters My dad Mick Gordon worked for Herb Moore and mum Lou worked in the tea room ,and Edna Armstrong was the wonderful wedding cake maker .When that closed we had the shop on the corner next to Keatings shop where i worked for awhile ..
Karen Potter
What street was that in. Beautiful curtains.
PJ Spence
Remembering the 60's - was this the tearooms upstairs in Mackay St - used to be a popular place in the evenings for committee meetings, etc?
Margaret McBride
where was that?
Kevin Mead
The Tudor Lounge If I remember correctly.
Geoffrey Bell
My parent's wedding Reception was at Herb Moore's and this photo was taken outside before the Reception in 1937. In the background you can see the Dominion Hotel on the corner of Mackay and Tainui Streets.
May be an image of 4 people
Rosslyn Weaver
The tea rooms was ground level & upstairs was the lounge used for wedding receptions etc.
Jock Allen
Horrible Chairs those days Great Photo
Clare McDonnell
I thought it might have been on the quay
Julie Cartner
Love it
Bazza Morland
I recognized those windows immediately.
Glenys Elizabeth Martin
Anne do you rèçognise this photo? the first one tearooms?
Clare McDonnell
I thought it might have been on the quay
Julie Cartner
Love it
Brian McIntyre
George Websters taxi ?
Clare McDonnell
I thought it might have been on the quay
20h
Reply
Margaret McBride
where was that?
Bazza Morland
I recognized those windows immediately.
Kevin Mead
The Tudor Lounge If I remember correctly.
Anne Honey
It looks familiar but i dont think i went there
Karen Potter
What street was that in. Beautiful curtains.
PJ Spence
Remembering the 60's - was this the tearooms upstairs in Mackay St - used to be a popular place in the evenings for committee meetings, etc?
Brian McIntyre
George Websters taxi ?
Des Kennedy
Mum worked there many many moons ago
Joan Adams
Went to a few wedding breakfasts at Herb Moores back in the 40s
Joan Adams
Went to a few wedding breakfasts at Herb Moores back in the 40s
Ann Hobden
Many wedding receptions were held in the Tudor Lounge (above the Tudor Tea Rooms) when my parents owned the business
Margaret McBride
where was that?
Denis Lenihan
The days of black table and chairs and white tablecloths. There was probably no coffee. Just tea. Tea was probably about 3 shillings a pot ?
Des Kennedy
Mum worked there many many moons ago
Clare McDonnell i remember that t room...or something similar...lol
Joyce Fuller Always had afternoon tea when we came on the railcar from Hokitika for my eye appointment great cream cakes
Anne Conaghan I remember going to a wedding reception about 1958 .
Lorraine O'Donoghue My Mother in Law saw 2 young girls with backpacks sitting in there one Sunday evening with just a cup of tea. To her family’s horror she went in as she said they had no money and were hungry. Sure enough girls had arrived ahead of their money so she took them home and fed them and gave them a bed for at least a week. They remained in contact for many years.
Anne Honey Lorraine O'Donoghue was that mrs O'Donoghue from cobden
Geoffrey Bell My parents had their Wedding Reception upstairs at Herb Moores.
Heather Newby brandy snaps and butterfly cakes
George Samuel was herb moores tearooms upstairs in mackay street railway station end of town
Doris Blanchard George Samuel I believe that Harkers tearoom was in that position. I thought that Herb Moore’s was another sort of shop.
Mary Moffitt Doris Blanchard That's what I thought too, Doris?????
Herb Moore bought the Stillwater Hotel. Not sure of date. Must be after 1950?????
Heather Newby I remember it vaguely.. Must have been about 4 when Mum took me there in 1957
Shona Ratana Think my grandmother took me there as a young child Looks familiar?
Sarah Ann Owen Tudor tea rooms downstairs a bit later owned by Charlie & Mrs King. They also catered for weddings upstairs and for a time had the Norcasa fish n chip shop close to there. I think mayb the 60's
Heather Newby I remember the 3 tier cake stands with a variety of small cakes.. it was so delightful
Jill Smith My mother Joan Batty(nee Herrick) worked there as a girl. She had found memories of the tea rooms and upstairs.
Mary Moffitt Think it was definitely Harkers in the 1940s and into 50s??? Became Tudor Lounge at some time!
Les Bryce upstairs wasn't it next to woollies and mckenzies
Murray Roberts I checked with my mother who is in her 90s and she recalls that Moore's Tearooms was in Mackay Street between Tainui and Albert Street opposite Trumans Store. She said the tearooms were on the ground floor and the first floor was a dance hall where Saturday night dances were held.
Jim Conaghan Murray Roberts Murray Roberts. Was Lester your father. I am sure Herb Moore's tearooms were opposite Truman's.
Murray Roberts Jim Conaghan, No we were not related to Lester Roberts. My father was Alan Roberts. He was one of four Roberts Boys who grew up in Bright Street Cobden and then in Cowper Street.
Yes, as my mother said Moore's Tearooms were opposite Truman's Store in Mackey Street.
Trish Rennie I feel the above tea rooms was perhaps the one above the Tudor Tea Rooms as the windows appear similar to the ones still there....I can vividly remember spending time with Reggie n Clary Olsen in the bakehouse of of Harkers Cake shop....can remember the Tudor Tearooms next door looking much the same as the one pictured...
Carol Stewart This layout of the tables, cloths and chairs is similar to the memory I have of the dining room of the Inangahua Junction Hotel. I also remember streamers across the room. 1940s. :-)
Heather Newby there was one in Hokitika like that too... near the Railway Station.
Glenys Elizabeth Martin Anne Honey tissue is the Tudor or King s where your mum worked isn t it.?
Anne Honey Hi Glenys got out my wedding album certainly looked like upstairs at the Tudor. Those windows look the same.
Anne Honey Had another look out of the Tudor windows F H Hay. The other window Baillie. The chairs look the same.
Lorraine O'Donoghue My Mother in Law saw 2 young girls with backpacks sitting in there one Sunday evening with just a cup of tea. To her family’s horror she went in as she said they had no money and were hungry. Sure enough girls had arrived ahead of their money so she took them home and fed them and gave them a bed for at least a week. They remained in contact for many years.
Anne Honey Lorraine O'Donoghue was that mrs O'Donoghue from cobden
Lorraine O'Donoghue Sure was. From Peel Street
Brian McIntyre Lorraine O'Donoghue just a normal Coaster
Brian Longley Lorraine O'Donoghue I thought Nelson Quay?
Lorraine O'Donoghue Brian Longley no definitely Peel Street. They both died in 1967 and we took over the homestead. Son Peter lived in Nelson Quay.
Geoffrey Bell My parents had their Wedding Reception upstairs at Herb Moores.
Heather Newby brandy snaps and butterfly cakes
George Samuel was herb moores tearooms upstairs in mackay street railway station end of town
Doris Blanchard George Samuel I believe that Harkers tearoom was in that position. I thought that Herb Moore’s was another sort of shop.
Mary Moffitt Doris Blanchard That's what I thought too, Doris?????
Herb Moore bought the Stillwater Hotel. Not sure of date. Must be after 1950?????
Don Hutton Doris Blanchard There was a Moore's menswear shop in Tainui St near Hannah's. C.G. Moore?
Don Hutton Herb Moore's Tea Room and Harker's were the same premises at different times. Us teenagers went there for a feed sausages or whitebait, eggs and chips after the movies sometimes . Harvey Panther's piecart by the Argus office was popular too.
Geoffrey King Arbie Panther use to put possum meat in his pies.
Don Hutton Geoffrey King Well I'm still alive. Mind you if you added enough beetroot, spuds and tomato sauce you couldn't taste the meat!
Murray Roberts There is an excellent description (West Coast NZ History) and two photographs related to:
Herb Moore's Tearooms in Mackay Street (opposite Grey Star Building) and
Herb Moore's Function Lounge - Mackay Street closer to Tainui Street than Albert Street.
The contributor was Craig Kennedy and the posting date is 3 March 2015..
Margret Powell Dot Marshall had tea rooms on Revell street I went to a wedding reception in thereJune Weiblitz and Jim Flemming
Tony Shirley Watters My dad Mick Gordon worked for Herb Moore and mum Lou worked in the tea room ,and Edna Armstrong was the wonderful wedding cake maker .When that closed we had the shop on the corner next to Keatings shop where i worked for awhile ..
Karen Potter
What street was that in. Beautiful curtains.
PJ Spence
Remembering the 60's - was this the tearooms upstairs in Mackay St - used to be a popular place in the evenings for committee meetings, etc?
Margaret McBride
where was that?
Kevin Mead
The Tudor Lounge If I remember correctly.
Geoffrey Bell
My parent's wedding Reception was at Herb Moore's and this photo was taken outside before the Reception in 1937. In the background you can see the Dominion Hotel on the corner of Mackay and Tainui Streets.
May be an image of 4 people
Rosslyn Weaver
The tea rooms was ground level & upstairs was the lounge used for wedding receptions etc.
Jock Allen
Horrible Chairs those days Great Photo
Clare McDonnell
I thought it might have been on the quay
Julie Cartner
Love it
Bazza Morland
I recognized those windows immediately.
Glenys Elizabeth Martin
Anne do you rèçognise this photo? the first one tearooms?
Clare McDonnell
I thought it might have been on the quay
Julie Cartner
Love it
Brian McIntyre
George Websters taxi ?
Clare McDonnell
I thought it might have been on the quay
20h
Reply
Margaret McBride
where was that?
Bazza Morland
I recognized those windows immediately.
Kevin Mead
The Tudor Lounge If I remember correctly.
Anne Honey
It looks familiar but i dont think i went there
Karen Potter
What street was that in. Beautiful curtains.
PJ Spence
Remembering the 60's - was this the tearooms upstairs in Mackay St - used to be a popular place in the evenings for committee meetings, etc?
Brian McIntyre
George Websters taxi ?
Des Kennedy
Mum worked there many many moons ago
Joan Adams
Went to a few wedding breakfasts at Herb Moores back in the 40s
Joan Adams
Went to a few wedding breakfasts at Herb Moores back in the 40s
Ann Hobden
Many wedding receptions were held in the Tudor Lounge (above the Tudor Tea Rooms) when my parents owned the business
Margaret McBride
where was that?
Denis Lenihan
The days of black table and chairs and white tablecloths. There was probably no coffee. Just tea. Tea was probably about 3 shillings a pot ?
Des Kennedy
Mum worked there many many moons ago
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