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AddBy: Graeme Noel Bone20th Aug 2021 4:00AMI'm sure Mum said that Dad and her rented it before moving to 102 Marsden Road.
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House of the Rising Sun, Cnr Franklin and High Street, Greymouth
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Description House of the Rising Sun, Cnr Franklin and High St. Party Central, 1970's
Ross family home - see second pic
Current site in third picPhotographerCourtesy Steve NewbyMap[1] ContributorMarie Tern
Ross family home - see second pic
Current site in third picPhotographerCourtesy Steve NewbyMap[1] ContributorMarie Tern
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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place) House of the Rising Sun, Cnr Franklin and High Street
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Date Created5th May 2020CommentsBrian McIntyre I dont recall that place
Stephen Harris Get with the in crowd
2
Stephen Harris Brian McIntyre
I was a gate crasher 76 77 well established surfies flat
Upstairs sunroom in the corner was a great room to hang out
Brian McIntyre Stephen Harris hell mate I had been living in Nelson since 63 but still cant place it even up to 13 years earlier when old enough to venture up to that part of town. Peter Robertson
Joycelyn Hiha I remember seeing it. where the anglican church is now.
Brian McIntyre Joycelyn Hiha that would have been Perrotti House. A different one
Stephen Harris Brian McIntyre
On the corner of High St and Franklin
Teachers flats there now
Brian McIntyre Stephen Harris saw flats just now on Google. Thanks
Linda Hughes Brian McIntyre it was on the corner just past the old manual training centre. Cnr High And Franklin.
Alan N Barb Cochrane Colleen Cochrane remember Verdun lived there
Colleen Cochrane Yes I mentioned that last night remember the night we went there.Lol
Robyn Smith If you lived across the road in High Street you would know about it.**###***
Neil Martin I did live across the road,alsorts went on there some tragic.
Vanessa Hay So is it the front of the opus house on the left of the photo
Lynnette Beirne Vanessa Hay yes
The site of the old house is where the flats are now
Vanessa Hay Thought so been the flats as far back as i remember so guessing it was gone round 1980
Gary Boucher My sister Joan and Les Richards rented ground floor for a while after their wedding.Early to mid 1960s I think.
Percy Billett Been to a party in them flats
Heather Newby Steve Newby you mean a real party? like Pass the parcel, Chocolate dinners, pin the tail on the donkey, egg and spoon race and treasure hunt?
Lynnette Beirne Heather Newby see the connections with this having been built by the Wickes Family
Margaret Harrington It was flats in the early 60s
Dennis Crawford I remember that place inlate seventies,many a party and good time
Graham Hay Dennis Crawford Hello there,never thought I'd see you on here.
Alan Ware Did the Grant's live there in the early 60's? Mr Grant was a railway worker (guard I think) who won an early Golden Kiwi draw.
Bill Garth Grant's lived next to Rathburns store opposite the High School
Lynn-marie Thompson I lived there in 1976/77,also Graham(chook)Richardson,Verdun Cochrane,Jack Greening,I’m not sure Kenny Oliver actually lived there,Jimmy Griffin and his girlfriend lived downstairs until he moved to Aussie,and we all lived upstairs but it was a well vi…See More
Dennis Crawford Yes James chapel st was a good place to get up to mischief!!
Lorraine O'Donoghue Blowed if I remember it either. I arrived here mid 50's.
Amy Lucas Was my first flat scared the crap out off me as i was the only flat being rented at the time and the rest off the place was empty
Don Hutton Which corner Brian McIntyre? My memory maybe playing tricks but I can't remember a 2 storey house there. My paper round started at the cnr of Franklin and High St.
Brian McIntyre Don Hutton Im not denying it at all, I just can not remember it
Don Hutton Brian McIntyre Ditto. The house I remember there was a rather grand early 1900s single storey place with a verandah, but maybe it was next door? The manual centre was close at hand. Richards original shop was on the other side nearer Dixon Park. Colin Watson lived in a small house on the opposite corner and Paddy Blanchfield's place was not far along on that side too.
Kevin O'Sullivan It was 1977 that it was removed?? I do remember it but the area sure has changed since! 42 or so years sure makes a change to the area.
Lesley Jean Frogley Lived there 1977 78,was a great house,full of lovely people and full of fun fun fun,alot of Bob Marley,on the stereo,ah Ken?My room was far end,i belive it had a local spirit who would open doors,scary.Heard a women had fallen down the stairs,heard her grandchild was in the house with her and was to little to get out.beleive she got the attention of either a neighbour or passer by.she was friendly,those stairs where very steep as they where built in those days.
Don Hutton Lesley Jean Frogley You're absolutely positive this was Franklin St? If you walked across the road to the left of this photo where Franklin St end?
Lesley Jean Frogley yep across the road to the south was the Ryans.house ,going east was the Cooks a few doors down,across the main rd going north a few doors down was Eddie Corley notsure on last name,he was bar man at the Duke for many years top bloke.further down is the fire ststion now.Frankland st started at cowper st went over main rd through to shakspere st hope ive got that right
Lynnette Beirne Don Hutton yes it was
This house was built by my descendants in the early 1900’s and my great uncle and aunt Harry and Rose Wickes lived in it
Lesley Jean Frogley i think when it was pulled down,a house was built there anda teacher lived there
Lynnette Beirne Lesley Jean Frogley they built the education board flats there
In this photo can you see the hills of GREYMOUTH in the background
Manage
Lynnette Beirne Don Hutton it was actually named ‘Claremont’ when it built but not sure why
Other family homes were called The Hawthorns and Hartismere
Karen Blanchfield
Yep it became a mess! Must have been quite grand in its day though.
Heather Newby
here is a much earlier photo
Cathy Howat
Today, Google
May be an image of tree and outdoors
April El
What a beautiful house its a shame we can't save the old houses
Lesley Parker Butland
Thank you for sharing this!
Karen Blanchfield
High Street looks very very different compared to the 60s. Very fond memories
Lyn Thompson
remember that house when i was a kid always well kept and painted ..i lived around the corner on shakespeare st all those houses gone now too
Lyn Whittle
Went to a party there once
Cheryl Pinn
Think we all did
Helen Pinn
Lived there for a while
Helen Pinn
Bottom floor front bedroom. Another girl lived in the kitchen bottom floor and yes bob marley lived forever upstairs
Heather Newby
this is the view now
Debz Turner
Marie Edwards didn’t you and Rex flat there many moons ago.
Gavin Cook
Was grand house in its day . Deteriorated quickly when became flats and many came and went. . Needless to say lots of parties . Lived couple doors down the road in Franklin street
Murray Saunders
Pretty ironic a party house has a car with boards on the roof out the front…..
VW Yarrum
You live in that one?
Heather Newby
Murray Saunders that would be Steve Newbys car and boards.
Murray Saunders
Yep I know Steve...
Been many years since I was in the water with him tho...
Gareth And-Gill Davies
My older brother James lived there
Stephen Harris Get with the in crowd
2
Stephen Harris Brian McIntyre
I was a gate crasher 76 77 well established surfies flat
Upstairs sunroom in the corner was a great room to hang out
Brian McIntyre Stephen Harris hell mate I had been living in Nelson since 63 but still cant place it even up to 13 years earlier when old enough to venture up to that part of town. Peter Robertson
Joycelyn Hiha I remember seeing it. where the anglican church is now.
Brian McIntyre Joycelyn Hiha that would have been Perrotti House. A different one
Stephen Harris Brian McIntyre
On the corner of High St and Franklin
Teachers flats there now
Brian McIntyre Stephen Harris saw flats just now on Google. Thanks
Linda Hughes Brian McIntyre it was on the corner just past the old manual training centre. Cnr High And Franklin.
Alan N Barb Cochrane Colleen Cochrane remember Verdun lived there
Colleen Cochrane Yes I mentioned that last night remember the night we went there.Lol
Robyn Smith If you lived across the road in High Street you would know about it.**###***
Neil Martin I did live across the road,alsorts went on there some tragic.
Vanessa Hay So is it the front of the opus house on the left of the photo
Lynnette Beirne Vanessa Hay yes
The site of the old house is where the flats are now
Vanessa Hay Thought so been the flats as far back as i remember so guessing it was gone round 1980
Gary Boucher My sister Joan and Les Richards rented ground floor for a while after their wedding.Early to mid 1960s I think.
Percy Billett Been to a party in them flats
Heather Newby Steve Newby you mean a real party? like Pass the parcel, Chocolate dinners, pin the tail on the donkey, egg and spoon race and treasure hunt?
Lynnette Beirne Heather Newby see the connections with this having been built by the Wickes Family
Margaret Harrington It was flats in the early 60s
Dennis Crawford I remember that place inlate seventies,many a party and good time
Graham Hay Dennis Crawford Hello there,never thought I'd see you on here.
Alan Ware Did the Grant's live there in the early 60's? Mr Grant was a railway worker (guard I think) who won an early Golden Kiwi draw.
Bill Garth Grant's lived next to Rathburns store opposite the High School
Lynn-marie Thompson I lived there in 1976/77,also Graham(chook)Richardson,Verdun Cochrane,Jack Greening,I’m not sure Kenny Oliver actually lived there,Jimmy Griffin and his girlfriend lived downstairs until he moved to Aussie,and we all lived upstairs but it was a well vi…See More
Dennis Crawford Yes James chapel st was a good place to get up to mischief!!
Lorraine O'Donoghue Blowed if I remember it either. I arrived here mid 50's.
Amy Lucas Was my first flat scared the crap out off me as i was the only flat being rented at the time and the rest off the place was empty
Don Hutton Which corner Brian McIntyre? My memory maybe playing tricks but I can't remember a 2 storey house there. My paper round started at the cnr of Franklin and High St.
Brian McIntyre Don Hutton Im not denying it at all, I just can not remember it
Don Hutton Brian McIntyre Ditto. The house I remember there was a rather grand early 1900s single storey place with a verandah, but maybe it was next door? The manual centre was close at hand. Richards original shop was on the other side nearer Dixon Park. Colin Watson lived in a small house on the opposite corner and Paddy Blanchfield's place was not far along on that side too.
Kevin O'Sullivan It was 1977 that it was removed?? I do remember it but the area sure has changed since! 42 or so years sure makes a change to the area.
Lesley Jean Frogley Lived there 1977 78,was a great house,full of lovely people and full of fun fun fun,alot of Bob Marley,on the stereo,ah Ken?My room was far end,i belive it had a local spirit who would open doors,scary.Heard a women had fallen down the stairs,heard her grandchild was in the house with her and was to little to get out.beleive she got the attention of either a neighbour or passer by.she was friendly,those stairs where very steep as they where built in those days.
Don Hutton Lesley Jean Frogley You're absolutely positive this was Franklin St? If you walked across the road to the left of this photo where Franklin St end?
Lesley Jean Frogley yep across the road to the south was the Ryans.house ,going east was the Cooks a few doors down,across the main rd going north a few doors down was Eddie Corley notsure on last name,he was bar man at the Duke for many years top bloke.further down is the fire ststion now.Frankland st started at cowper st went over main rd through to shakspere st hope ive got that right
Lynnette Beirne Don Hutton yes it was
This house was built by my descendants in the early 1900’s and my great uncle and aunt Harry and Rose Wickes lived in it
Lesley Jean Frogley i think when it was pulled down,a house was built there anda teacher lived there
Lynnette Beirne Lesley Jean Frogley they built the education board flats there
In this photo can you see the hills of GREYMOUTH in the background
Manage
Lynnette Beirne Don Hutton it was actually named ‘Claremont’ when it built but not sure why
Other family homes were called The Hawthorns and Hartismere
Karen Blanchfield
Yep it became a mess! Must have been quite grand in its day though.
Heather Newby
here is a much earlier photo
Cathy Howat
Today, Google
May be an image of tree and outdoors
April El
What a beautiful house its a shame we can't save the old houses
Lesley Parker Butland
Thank you for sharing this!
Karen Blanchfield
High Street looks very very different compared to the 60s. Very fond memories
Lyn Thompson
remember that house when i was a kid always well kept and painted ..i lived around the corner on shakespeare st all those houses gone now too
Lyn Whittle
Went to a party there once
Cheryl Pinn
Think we all did
Helen Pinn
Lived there for a while
Helen Pinn
Bottom floor front bedroom. Another girl lived in the kitchen bottom floor and yes bob marley lived forever upstairs
Heather Newby
this is the view now
Debz Turner
Marie Edwards didn’t you and Rex flat there many moons ago.
Gavin Cook
Was grand house in its day . Deteriorated quickly when became flats and many came and went. . Needless to say lots of parties . Lived couple doors down the road in Franklin street
Murray Saunders
Pretty ironic a party house has a car with boards on the roof out the front…..
VW Yarrum
You live in that one?
Heather Newby
Murray Saunders that would be Steve Newbys car and boards.
Murray Saunders
Yep I know Steve...
Been many years since I was in the water with him tho...
Gareth And-Gill Davies
My older brother James lived there
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West Coast New Zealand History (9th Jan 2022). House of the Rising Sun, Cnr Franklin and High Street, Greymouth. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 19th Apr 2026 12:25, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/27834