Home of guiding celebrates
The Girl Guide Association will hold a birthday luncheon tomorrow to celebrate the gift 30 years ago of Cracroft House, the home of guiding in Canterbury. The association’s public relations adviser in Canterbury, Mrs Lorraine Wilmshurst, ' said the grounds at Cracroft had been used for camping
from the early days of guiding in the region. They provided a perfect setting for rallies, fairs and garden parties for fund-raising and social purposes. Cracroft House was built in 1854 by Sir John Cracroft Wilson, a magistrate in the Bengal Civil Service in India. He bought land on the edge
of Christchurch, which he called Cashmere, and built the house for his retirement. The house was built of sun-dried mud bricks made by Indian workers and its walls are up to 61cm thick. Many of the oaks, sycamores, gums, wattles, beeches and cedars planted in the grounds still stand.
The great-grandson of Sir John gave the house and I.4ha of land to the Girl Guide Association. The grounds have been developed for campaing, with “The Barn” being added in 1971, and a warden’s lodge in 1978. The centre is used by guides from throughout New Zealand, as well as schools and other groups.
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Press, 5 April 1989, Page 12
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