Building [Willow Cottage]
Production date
1848
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Accession number
1964.129
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Description
Willow Cottage originally stood at 3 Akaroa Street, Parnell. It was built as a family home by William Bagnall, a ship's carpenter and cabinet maker. Well-seasoned Kauri timber was used in its construction. As with many houses of this period, the roof is made of wooden shingles and the wallboards are vertical in the plank and batten style. The veranda was added about 1880 and it has delicate fretwork brackets between the posts and beam. All 4 rooms in the cottage have plenty of windows and attractive cove ceilings. The front rooms have casement windows with wooden fastenings. In the parlour (lounge) there is a feature lead-light window with stained glass inserts.
Brief History
This cottage was moved to MOTAT from 3 Akaroa Street, Parnell where it was built in 1848 by William Bagnall, a ship’s carpenter and cabinet-maker. The house is typical of a skilled tradesman’s dwelling of the mid-19th century; built from kauri it has four rooms, a parlour, two bedrooms and a kitchen-living room, with plenty of windows and attractive cove ceilings (ceilings that curve down towards the walls). The front porch was added in 1880 and the cottage once had a lean-to on the rear.
The Bagnalls were among the first immigrants to Nelson, arriving in 1842 on the ship Olympus, before moving to Auckland in 1847. William and his wife Lydia had two children, Mary and Lydia. Descendants of the Bagnalls lived in the house until it was moved to MOTAT in 1964, when it became known as Willow Cottage.
The Bagnalls were among the first immigrants to Nelson, arriving in 1842 on the ship Olympus, before moving to Auckland in 1847. William and his wife Lydia had two children, Mary and Lydia. Descendants of the Bagnalls lived in the house until it was moved to MOTAT in 1964, when it became known as Willow Cottage.
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Credit Line
1848. Building [Willow Cottage], 1964.129. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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