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Former Governors Bay School building, prior to restoration.
Former Governors Bay School building, prior to restoration.
Unknown Year, Unknown Photographer
The Headmaster's House, Governors Bay
The Headmaster's House, Governors Bay
Above: Former Headmaster's House, 2025, photograph by Sage Rossie for Governors Bay Heritage Trust
Plan for School and Headmater's House
Plan for School and Headmater's House
Governors Bay School photo, 1919
Governors Bay School photo, 1922
Governors Bay School moving day, 1963.
Pictured Above: Bob Blick - headmaster, Wilda Bundy - parent, Betty Scull - infant mistress.
Governors Bay School Photo, 1963, the last year school was held at the original school building.
Governors Bay School Photo, 1963, at the new (and current) school site.
The whole school, 1965, on the new site, 1 Jetty Road (The current school site's junior block, this was refurbished in 2020).
Teachers: Bob Blick, Denese Holland. Photo by H.Gelton
Photo below of the new site's extra classroom (Demolished in 2019, to make way for the current school's senior block).
Commemorative Artefacts
Commemorative Artefacts
Photo: Chimney prior to restoration. Plans for the repair of the Chimney.
Renovations!
Govenrors_Bay_School_Historic_places_nomination.pdfNomination of old school and school house for New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
For this document and the following documents, place your computer mouse over the file and scroll downwards to see subsequent pages in the document.
Old_School_restoration_meeting_minutes_1998.pdfFormer Governors Bay School restoration, minutes of meeting, 20th May 1998.
Services_Plan_Old_School_112_Main_Road_Gov_Bay.pdfServices plan for former school building and head master's house, 1992
Primary_school_reports_Peter_de_Wit_1955_to_1960.pdfPrimary school report for Peter de Wit, Governors Bay School, 1955.
Past_Pupils_Index_GBS_1894_to_1940.pdfSchool Admission Registers for Governors Bay School, 1892-1940.
Old_school_visit_June_2016_from_students_at_Governors_bay_school.pdfLetters of thanks from Students at Governors Bay School, following a visit to the former school building
Old_school_visit_June_2016_from_students_at_Governors_bay_school_02.pdfLetters of thanks from Students at Governors Bay School, following a visit to the former school building
May_2018_Visit_to_old_school_thank_you_letters_from_students.pdfLetters of thanks from Students at Governors Bay School, following a visit to the former school building, 2018
Old_School_150th_anniversary booklet_2018.pdfGovernors Bay School 150th Anniversary Booklet,
1868-2018
GB_school_centenary_1868-1968_booklet.pdfGovernors Bay School Centenary Booklet, 1868-1968
Old_School_125th anniversary booklet.pdfGovernors Bay School 125th Anniversary Booklet,
1868-1993
Governors_Bay_Historic_Reserve_recreation_reserve_1994.pdfOld_School_Chomondeley_Reserve_Observer_August_1998.pdfHistoric_bell_old_school_1981.pdfOld_School_Bell_Lyttelton_Museum_Correspondence.pdfThe_Bay_News_July_1998_Old_School_Building.pdfPage updated
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