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Old catholic school next to the convent at Ross.ca.1994.
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DescriptionOld catholic school next to the convent at Ross.ca.1994.
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Jo Pearce
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Painting by Gordon Pettigrew for my folks Bev and Keith Sheard. Gordon originally painted the "old cookhouse" from Old Tom's section which Ma and Pa owned back then as well. He called in home just after completing that painting to ask permission to come back and paint the Old Convent and School another day. Neither Ma or Pa were home so I bought the cookhouse painting, it was still wet and unsigned so Gordon had to quickly sign it, I I told him he would be welcome to come back to paint our home and that we would definitely be interested in purchasing the resulting painting...he actually did two, Mum actually asked if could add a little black blob and stightly larger brown blob to the front steps of the Convent only painting to depict PatsyDo and Brutus sitting up there watching the world pass by as they used but Gordon didn't think he could work them into the painting and have them recognizable as dogs so left them out, Mum was a little disappointed but apart from that was very happy with the outcome of both paintings. For those who think the front steps look a little off, the three slightly greyer bottom "steps" are actually the only whole old concrete slabs that were what was left of the concrete path leading down to the letterbox. See LessDate of Photo1994Map[1] ContributorRichard Howe
Last pic:
Jo Pearce
1t1hpnsed ·
Painting by Gordon Pettigrew for my folks Bev and Keith Sheard. Gordon originally painted the "old cookhouse" from Old Tom's section which Ma and Pa owned back then as well. He called in home just after completing that painting to ask permission to come back and paint the Old Convent and School another day. Neither Ma or Pa were home so I bought the cookhouse painting, it was still wet and unsigned so Gordon had to quickly sign it, I I told him he would be welcome to come back to paint our home and that we would definitely be interested in purchasing the resulting painting...he actually did two, Mum actually asked if could add a little black blob and stightly larger brown blob to the front steps of the Convent only painting to depict PatsyDo and Brutus sitting up there watching the world pass by as they used but Gordon didn't think he could work them into the painting and have them recognizable as dogs so left them out, Mum was a little disappointed but apart from that was very happy with the outcome of both paintings. For those who think the front steps look a little off, the three slightly greyer bottom "steps" are actually the only whole old concrete slabs that were what was left of the concrete path leading down to the letterbox. See LessDate of Photo1994Map[1] ContributorRichard Howe
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Location (city or town)RossLandmark (Place)Old Convent at Ross
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Date Created17th October 2021Commentstion (city or town): Ross | Contributor: Richard Howe | Read the full record details for Photograph: Old Convent at Ross, about 1994.
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Lorraine Clement
Lived there a short while. and yes the old hospital is haunted, if she’s still standing. I knew the old chap that lived in the hospital.
Lindsay Thompson
Lorraine Clement . The old Irish guy? Paddy. Yes he was a character.
Lindsay Thompson
Biddy Manera was he? Always knew him as Paddy. ( or the goat man )
Samarra Wright-Scott
Lorraine Clement hospital burnt down few years ago
May be an image of outdoors
Biddy Manera
Peter Dorwood ....he was a very educated man, well traveled and worth getting to know. I spent quite a bit of time chatting with him. I ended up with his old Anglia van (salvaged parts off it)
Richard Howe
Lorraine Clement Lorraine, was that a hospital, or a convent ? I was told it was a convent when i asked. Hence the reason i said it was a convent. Hope i wasn't put in the wrong.
Lyn Astin-Hill
Is this building still standing?
Biddy Manera
Lyn Astin-Hill No, long gone...it was the actual school, the building to the left had been the convent, altered from original
Mary Wakefield
It’s the old catholic school…. The building on the left is/was the convent ( nuns house)
Renovated
Judy Tawhiti
Mary Wakefield Mary Parker ??
Mary Griffith's
Isn't this the old school room convent next door
Barbara Sheard
Mary Griffith's yes it was the Miner's turned it into a night club and we turned it into a play room badminton, table tennis etc lots of room lots of fun. My sister and I slept in the old chapel. We always had a large Xmas tree on the front porch with … See More
Frank Winter
Mary Griffith's we remember those days vert well , it was something very cold in there . Gillian xx
Barbara Sheard
Happy memories growing up here
Richard Howe
Sorry to misname this building folks, but when i asked what it was, i was told it was the convent. Not being from the area, i took it as gospel.
Barbara Sheard
Richard Howe it was part of the old convent it was the Catholic/Convent School which was on the convent grounds
Debbie James
Liz Minehan music lessons
Frank Winter
Thank you very much for posting this . Spent memorable times at school here in the 50s . Missed its presence on my return visits to Ross but met up with wonderful old friends with whom to share memories with . GillianLaura
Mary Prendergast
There were many catholic schools and convents on the coast with stoic nuns…
Clare Pierson
Mary Prendergast Stoic?
Mary Prendergast
Yes steadfast.
Martin James
My mother's family were Ross Sister's of Mercy pupils. Their mother, Dorrie Carroll nee Heveldt, and then her children Monica, Johnny, and Marion. Mid 1940s to mid 1950s. Sister Brendon Troy taught two generations
Kath Wood
This was my school in ross nuns used to stay in convent next door
Nancy Phil
Definitely Saint Patrick’s school Ross, the convent is the building to the left of it.
Jenny Ifer Bannerman Gifford
Was this up the hill not far from the Presbyterian Church?
11 Comments
Lorraine Clement
Lived there a short while. and yes the old hospital is haunted, if she’s still standing. I knew the old chap that lived in the hospital.
Lindsay Thompson
Lorraine Clement . The old Irish guy? Paddy. Yes he was a character.
Lindsay Thompson
Biddy Manera was he? Always knew him as Paddy. ( or the goat man )
Samarra Wright-Scott
Lorraine Clement hospital burnt down few years ago
May be an image of outdoors
Biddy Manera
Peter Dorwood ....he was a very educated man, well traveled and worth getting to know. I spent quite a bit of time chatting with him. I ended up with his old Anglia van (salvaged parts off it)
Richard Howe
Lorraine Clement Lorraine, was that a hospital, or a convent ? I was told it was a convent when i asked. Hence the reason i said it was a convent. Hope i wasn't put in the wrong.
Lyn Astin-Hill
Is this building still standing?
Biddy Manera
Lyn Astin-Hill No, long gone...it was the actual school, the building to the left had been the convent, altered from original
Mary Wakefield
It’s the old catholic school…. The building on the left is/was the convent ( nuns house)
Renovated
Judy Tawhiti
Mary Wakefield Mary Parker ??
Mary Griffith's
Isn't this the old school room convent next door
Barbara Sheard
Mary Griffith's yes it was the Miner's turned it into a night club and we turned it into a play room badminton, table tennis etc lots of room lots of fun. My sister and I slept in the old chapel. We always had a large Xmas tree on the front porch with … See More
Frank Winter
Mary Griffith's we remember those days vert well , it was something very cold in there . Gillian xx
Barbara Sheard
Happy memories growing up here
Richard Howe
Sorry to misname this building folks, but when i asked what it was, i was told it was the convent. Not being from the area, i took it as gospel.
Barbara Sheard
Richard Howe it was part of the old convent it was the Catholic/Convent School which was on the convent grounds
Debbie James
Liz Minehan music lessons
Frank Winter
Thank you very much for posting this . Spent memorable times at school here in the 50s . Missed its presence on my return visits to Ross but met up with wonderful old friends with whom to share memories with . GillianLaura
Mary Prendergast
There were many catholic schools and convents on the coast with stoic nuns…
Clare Pierson
Mary Prendergast Stoic?
Mary Prendergast
Yes steadfast.
Martin James
My mother's family were Ross Sister's of Mercy pupils. Their mother, Dorrie Carroll nee Heveldt, and then her children Monica, Johnny, and Marion. Mid 1940s to mid 1950s. Sister Brendon Troy taught two generations
Kath Wood
This was my school in ross nuns used to stay in convent next door
Nancy Phil
Definitely Saint Patrick’s school Ross, the convent is the building to the left of it.
Jenny Ifer Bannerman Gifford
Was this up the hill not far from the Presbyterian Church?
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West Coast New Zealand History (18th Oct 2021). Old catholic school next to the convent at Ross.ca.1994.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 8th Apr 2026 03:22, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/30201