ADVANCE HAVELOCK.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 141, 31 May 1911, Page 11

ADVANCE HAVELOCK.

MR. FOSTER BROOK’S NEW BUILDINGS. The three shops now completed at Havelock and erected by Air. Foster Brook, of Hastings, will, it is hoped, be an inspiration to resi dents there to see that the day of the old wooden buildings is at an end. and that in the future each new building erected will mark the further advance of Havelock. Further, it is sincerely hoped that all future buildings will be erected in the same pleasing architecture as that of Mr. Brook’s building md the recently erected Parish Hall, so that those forms and outlines so delightful in the villages of the Homeland will not be intermingled with modern styles and so spoil the impression desired. Mr. Brook’s new’ building is in the English “Domestic” style with terracotta tiled roof, high-pitched gables, and rough-cast finishing. The design, which is almost free from ornament and mouldings, is almost entirely dependent for its graceful beauty upon its simple proportions and outline. The three shops, although in one building, are quite separated with brick walls. It has concrete floors throughout, and the upper floor is

reinforced by a method introduced by the architects, Messrs. Rush and James. The floors withstood a load of 3001bs to the_square foot the day after being-laid. Messrs Stanley Bros., the contractors for the work, are to be complimented on the manner in which they carried out the construction and details of the design, giving each feature the prominence desired by the architects. The thanks of the Havelock people are due to Mr. Brook not only for commencing a new era for the village, but for giving such a fine example, which we sincerely trust will b'e followed by others. There is no doubt that his enterprise will be marked by the success it so well deserves. May we suggest that the Havelock people form a Beautifying Society, with a view to making an ideal “country village.” Mr. Brook is opening his shop to-morrow (Thursday), and has a complete stock of books, stationery. school requisites, and fancy goods.' He also intends to start a circulating library in connection with the business immediately. A full stock of daily newspapers, magazines, and fashion journals will always be kept in stock.