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Gordon Elley's butcher shop van in Greymouth.
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DescriptionDon Hutton.."The Elleys had a butcher shop at the corner of Marsden Rd & Shakespeare St in the 1950s. Old Gordon had lost bits off his fingers. His sons were Barry & Gordon."Map[1] ContributorChris Elley
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Location (city or town)GreymouthOrganisation (eg business)Elleys ButcherEventGordon Elley's butcher shop van in Greymouth.
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Date Created29th May 2020CommentsLes Rzepecky - Where fuel station is in Tainui St where Presbyterian Church was. Two story house was the Church manse.
Tania Lee Somervail Beynon - Pretty sure it was still there in 1991.
Glenice Hansen - Yes I thought that was the church manse.
Leo Fisher - Dad worked for Gordon when we first moved to Greymouth about 1957.
Tania Lee Somervail Beynon - The house to the right was 123 Tainui Street, Beynon's home in later years.
Christine Farrell - Yep. Beynons are Dads cus.
Don Hutton The Elleys had a butcher shop at the corner of Marsden Rd & Shakespeare St in the 1950s. Old Gordon had lost bits off his fingers. His sons were Barry & Gordon.
Bob Laing Gordon used to have a butcher shop in Ross when we lived there in the early 1950s. He was a friend of my parents
Roger Howell I think one of Gordon’s sons married a Westwood?
Don Hutton Yes. Ariti. She passed away a year or so ago. A lovely lady. I think it was Barry she married. They took over the Rec Hotel.
Doris Blanchard I didn’t see the last post before posting mine so my question is answered. Mr. Trainor was a lovely man. I have great memories of those days in Greymouth.
Doris Blanchard I remember Ariti Westwood visiting us when we were children. Our mothers were friends.
Joye Hanrahan
Was that the one across from the Grey Tech boarding school
Paul Soster
Joye Hanrahan no,marsden rd.
Rosslyn Weaver
The butchers shop in Shakespeare St opposite hostel was Allen's [Neil Allan from Rutherglen]
Joye Hanrahan
Rosslyn Weaver did you go to the hostel
Cheryl King
Chris Elley , I remember your grandad so well in your dads butchers shop.. he was a right character
Trish Rennie
Think that may have been Allens Butchery..... Joye Hanrahan
Margaret Wright
Manse next to church that was pulled down I think where fountain is now
Leo Fisher
dad worked for gordin when we first moved to grey in the 50s
Sheree Menzies
Leo Fisher I remember your Dad delivering meat in Taylorville, I was only a wee girl but it's a fond memory.
Julie Ann White
Remember it well
Doris Blanchard
Don Hutton, I cant remember the name of the lovely man who had the butcher shop before that in the 1940s when my family had the grocer shop next to it.
Bob Laing
Don Hutton
My parents lived in a flat at the back of the store and butcher shop in the late 1940s. That is where the family meet the Elley’s. My parents moved to Ross about 1950. Gordon followed and had a butcher shop there for quite a few years..
Warren Thomson
I left Ross 1951 and Gordon Elley Snr had been the butcher there for as long as I can remeber before moving to Greymouth. Gordon Jnr had the Lake Mahanipua Hotel in later years then a diary in Christchurch and was also an Electrolux door to door agent. Knocked on my door. Barry had the Recreation Hotel (I think that is the correct name) in Greymouth. Gordon Jnr kept his racehorse Leigh Note next door to us in Ross..Steve Richards
Brings back lots memories Chris
Jill Truman
Remember their shop in early 60’s.Bob Laing
Don Hutton
My parents lived in a flat at the back of the store and butcher shop in the late 1940s. That is where the family meet the Elley’s. My parents moved to Ross about 1950. Gordon followed and had a butcher shop there for quite a few years..
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Warren Thomson
I left Ross 1951 and Gordon Elley Snr had been the butcher there for as long as I can remeber before moving to Greymouth. Gordon Jnr had the Lake Mahanipua Hotel in later years then a diary in Christchurch and was also an Electrolux door to door agent. Knocked on my door. Barry had the Recreation Hotel (I think that is the correct name) in Greymouth. Gordon Jnr kept his racehorse Leigh Note next door to us in Ross..
Steve Richards
Brings back lots memories Chris
Jill Truman
Remember their shop in early 60’s.
Robin Whyte
Yip remember the butcher shop being there Pete jellyman had it before it got pulled down an Pete built his house the site
Tania Lee Somervail Beynon - Pretty sure it was still there in 1991.
Glenice Hansen - Yes I thought that was the church manse.
Leo Fisher - Dad worked for Gordon when we first moved to Greymouth about 1957.
Tania Lee Somervail Beynon - The house to the right was 123 Tainui Street, Beynon's home in later years.
Christine Farrell - Yep. Beynons are Dads cus.
Don Hutton The Elleys had a butcher shop at the corner of Marsden Rd & Shakespeare St in the 1950s. Old Gordon had lost bits off his fingers. His sons were Barry & Gordon.
Bob Laing Gordon used to have a butcher shop in Ross when we lived there in the early 1950s. He was a friend of my parents
Roger Howell I think one of Gordon’s sons married a Westwood?
Don Hutton Yes. Ariti. She passed away a year or so ago. A lovely lady. I think it was Barry she married. They took over the Rec Hotel.
Doris Blanchard I didn’t see the last post before posting mine so my question is answered. Mr. Trainor was a lovely man. I have great memories of those days in Greymouth.
Doris Blanchard I remember Ariti Westwood visiting us when we were children. Our mothers were friends.
Joye Hanrahan
Was that the one across from the Grey Tech boarding school
Paul Soster
Joye Hanrahan no,marsden rd.
Rosslyn Weaver
The butchers shop in Shakespeare St opposite hostel was Allen's [Neil Allan from Rutherglen]
Joye Hanrahan
Rosslyn Weaver did you go to the hostel
Cheryl King
Chris Elley , I remember your grandad so well in your dads butchers shop.. he was a right character
Trish Rennie
Think that may have been Allens Butchery..... Joye Hanrahan
Margaret Wright
Manse next to church that was pulled down I think where fountain is now
Leo Fisher
dad worked for gordin when we first moved to grey in the 50s
Sheree Menzies
Leo Fisher I remember your Dad delivering meat in Taylorville, I was only a wee girl but it's a fond memory.
Julie Ann White
Remember it well
Doris Blanchard
Don Hutton, I cant remember the name of the lovely man who had the butcher shop before that in the 1940s when my family had the grocer shop next to it.
Bob Laing
Don Hutton
My parents lived in a flat at the back of the store and butcher shop in the late 1940s. That is where the family meet the Elley’s. My parents moved to Ross about 1950. Gordon followed and had a butcher shop there for quite a few years..
Warren Thomson
I left Ross 1951 and Gordon Elley Snr had been the butcher there for as long as I can remeber before moving to Greymouth. Gordon Jnr had the Lake Mahanipua Hotel in later years then a diary in Christchurch and was also an Electrolux door to door agent. Knocked on my door. Barry had the Recreation Hotel (I think that is the correct name) in Greymouth. Gordon Jnr kept his racehorse Leigh Note next door to us in Ross..Steve Richards
Brings back lots memories Chris
Jill Truman
Remember their shop in early 60’s.Bob Laing
Don Hutton
My parents lived in a flat at the back of the store and butcher shop in the late 1940s. That is where the family meet the Elley’s. My parents moved to Ross about 1950. Gordon followed and had a butcher shop there for quite a few years..
Reply1d
Warren Thomson
I left Ross 1951 and Gordon Elley Snr had been the butcher there for as long as I can remeber before moving to Greymouth. Gordon Jnr had the Lake Mahanipua Hotel in later years then a diary in Christchurch and was also an Electrolux door to door agent. Knocked on my door. Barry had the Recreation Hotel (I think that is the correct name) in Greymouth. Gordon Jnr kept his racehorse Leigh Note next door to us in Ross..
Steve Richards
Brings back lots memories Chris
Jill Truman
Remember their shop in early 60’s.
Robin Whyte
Yip remember the butcher shop being there Pete jellyman had it before it got pulled down an Pete built his house the site
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