Bathhouses at Hanmer, about 1904. That on the left was built in 1888 and the other in 1883. The bathhouses were demolished by 1930. As well as bathing in the hot pools, Hanmer 80 years ago offered greens for bowls and croquet, and rowing was available on a small lake at the back of the original Hanmer Lodge, built in 1897. The illustration comes from “Taking the Waters: Early Spas in New Zealand,” by lan Rockel (Government Printer, 1986, 195 pp., $29.95). The book also gives much attention to North Island hot springs and their development as resorts from the early days of European settlement The spas were attempts to create elegant social centres that would attract American and European tourists. Generally, they were not successful.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870110.2.112.7
Bibliographic details
Press, 10 January 1987, Page 19
Word Count
126Bathhouses at Hanmer, about 1904. That on the left was built in 1888 and the other in 1883. The bathhouses were demolished by 1930. As well as bathing in the hot pools, Hanmer 80 years ago offered greens for bowls and croquet, and rowing was available on a small lake at the back of the original Hanmer Lodge, built in 1897. The illustration comes from “Taking the Waters: Early Spas in New Zealand,” by lan Rockel (Government Printer, 1986, 195 pp., $29.95). The book also gives much attention to North Island hot springs and their development as resorts from the early days of European settlement The spas were attempts to create elegant social centres that would attract American and European tourists. Generally, they were not successful. Press, 10 January 1987, Page 19
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.