Location #115 - The Bannockburn Hotel. Bannockburn-Nevis Road, west side.
The table below shows the groups of people that had an interest in this property, either as owners, residents, tenants or shareholders. Clicking on the 'Details' link will display a list of the individuals in the group along with any known historical information about them.
Group | Date | Description | |
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1 | 1867 - 1885 | John Richards | Details |
2 | 1882 | Arthur Smith | Details |
3 | 1885 - 1889 | John Wright Robertson | Details |
4 | 1890 - 1895 | Mrs Sarah Robertson | Details |
5 | 1896 - 1897 | John Hector Robertson | Details |
6 | 1898 - 1902 | John Docton Parsons | Details |
7 | 1902 - 1907 | George Seatter | Details |
8 | 1908 - 1910 | Donald McRae | Details |
9 | 1911 - 1912 | David White | Details |
10 | 1913 | Mary Sachtler | Details |
11 | 1914 - 1915 | William Reid | Details |
12 | 1916 - 1921 | James A McLedowney | Details |
13 | 1922 - 1924 | Joseph or James Stokes | Details |
14 | 1925 - 1926 | Joseph Saunders | Details |
15 | 1926 - 1927 | Frederick John Powell | Details |
16 | 1928 - 1931 | Charles Lawrence Clark | Details |
17 | 1932 - 1935 | William Young | Details |
The table below shows any historical notes about the location.
Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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1790 | 1867 | Location #115 - the first Bannockburn Hotel is built. | Early in 1867 John Richards moved his hotel and store to Doctors Flat. He purchased an acre of land and built a timber framed, corrugated iron clad hotel and store close to and behind the present Bannockburn Hotel (location #116). Mr Richards advertised as having groceries, clothing, boots and household requisites of all descriptions for sale in his general store. |
1791 | 1867 | Lodge meeting held in the hotel. | in May of 1867, the Dunstan branch of the Forresters Lodge held a meeting in the hotel to form a group called the Royal Oak of Kawarau. |
1793 | 1869 | Dwelling #115 put up for sale - but it did not sell. | Dwelling #115 put up for sale - but it did not sell. |
1794 | 1870 | General Notes | On 30 May John Richards applied to the Goldfields Warden to operate a punt on the Kawarau River ( see location #156). In August, the Bannockburn Minstrels gave a concert in the Bannockburn Hotel in aid of funds for the Dunstan Hospital. |
1796 | 1876 | John planted an apple orchard opposite his hotel (see location #390) | John planted an apple orchard opposite his hotel (see location #390). |
1797 | 1877 | The Vincent County rateable value for the Bannockburn Hotel was £70 (seventy pound) | The Vincent County rateable value for the Bannockburn Hotel was £70 (seventy pound) |
1798 | 1879 | Royal Oak of Kawarau Lodge meetings continued at the hotel. | The Royal Oak of Kawarau Lodge meetings at the Bannockburn Hotel were an important part of the Bannockburn social life and were well supported for a number of years. Prominent members were William Parsons and William Burrows. |
1800 | 1882 | The hotel may have been on the market again. | In May the hotel may have been on the market (see next resident - Arthur Smith) |
1801 | 1884 | The Post Office moved to the Bannockburn Hotel. | In July, the Post Office was moved from dwelling #55 to the Bannockburn Hotel. Mr Richards took over the job of Postmaster. The Post Office consisted of a small timber framed corrugated iron clad building attached to the south end of the hotel, which had it's own separate entrance. The Post Office is location #342. The Post Office building was 6ft (1.8m) wide and 9ft (2.7m) long. |
1802 | 1885 | The Bannockburn Hotel was sold to Mr John Robertson. | On 1 Nov 1885, Mr Richards sold his premises to Mr J W Robertson and retired. He moved to Cromwell and took up residence with his wife in Inniscourt Street. Mr Richards remained active in local affairs. To Improve communications between Cromwell and Bannockburn he formed a syndicate with Mr John Grant called the Kawarau Bridge Company which was responsible for building a toll bridge between the two ferry sites. (see location #153). |
1806 | 1882 | Mr Smith applied for a licence for the Bannockburn Hotel | In May of 1882, Mr Arthur Smith applied for a licence to run the Bannockburn Hotel. However, the Kawarau Licencing Bench turned down the application. The reason that was given was that he was a non-resident. |
1810 | 1885 | John and Sarah take over the Bannockburn Hotel. | On 1 Nov 1885, John Robertson and his wife Sarah took over the Bannockburn Hotel. |
1811 | 1886 | Charter was withdrawn for the Royal Oak of Kawarau Lodge. | The Royal Oak of Kawarau Lodge, which had used the Bannockburn Hotel for it's meetings had it's charter withdrawn, maybe due to a reduction in membership. |
1812 | 1888 | Death of John Robertson. | John Wright Robertson died on 12 Nov 1888, at the age of 58 years. He was buried in the Cromwell cemetery. His wife Sarah took over as proprietress and Postmistress. |
1814 | 1894 | Death of Mrs Sarah Robertson. | Mrs Sarah Robertson died on 25 Dec 1894, at the age of 44 years. She is buried in the Cromwell cemetery with her husband Mr John Wright Robertson. The ownership of the Bannockburn Hotel passed to Sarah Robertson's nephew John Hector Robertson (2) |
1818 | 1896 | A telephone was installed in the Post Office. | A telephone was installed in location #342, the Post Office at the Bannockburn Hotel. |
1819 | 1897 | John Robertson sold location #115 to Mr John Docton Parsons. | Mr John Hector Robertson (2) sold the Bannockburn Hotel to Mr John Docton Parsons (1). |
1821 | 1898 | John Parsons (1) purchased the Bannockburn Hotel. | Mr John Docton Parsons (1) purchased dwelling #115, the Bannockburn Hotel from Mr John Hector Robertson (2). Miss Laura Parsons operated the Post Office in dwelling #342. |
1823 | 1899 | Advertisement in the Cromwell Times. | The Cromwell Times ran an advertisement proclaiming the benefits of the Bannockburn Hotel. " The public rooms, bar and bedrooms have all been renovated, which places this hotel in the front rank of Goldfields hotels. There are private rooms set apart for families. A large new billiard room with an excellent table is available. There is first class stabling. Simpson and Harts Tuapeka ales are always on draft. " From an early photo of the main street, it appears that the rear section of the hotel was added using mainly pug construction. |
1825 | 1902 | The Post Office moved out of the Bannockburn Hotel. | The Bannockburn Post Office which operated out of location #342, adjacent to location #115 was moved to the site of the present Post Office (location #108) |
1827 | 1902 | John Parsons (1) sold the Bannockburn Hotel to Mr George Seatter. | Mr John Docton Parsons (1) sold location #115, the Bannockburn Hotel to Mr George Seatter. It appears that the family of Mr J D Parsons (1) left Bannockburn at that time. The Bannockburn school records show that David Parsons left Bannockburn on 21 May 1902. |
1835 | 1908 | George Seatter sold the Banockburn Hotel to Mr Donald McRae. | George Seatter sold the Banockburn Hotel to Mr Donald McRae. The Seatter family moved to St Clair in Dunedin. Here George was the proprietor of the Ocean Beach Hotel. |
1840 | 1911 | Donald McRae sold the Bannockburn Hotel to Mr David White. | Donald McRae sold the Bannockburn Hotel to Mr David White. |
1844 | 1926 | Frederick Powell purchased dwelling #115 | Mr Powell and family shifted to Bannockburn in early 1926 and purchased dwelling #115. he and his wife had been in the hotel trade in Port Chalmers. |
1845 | 1926 | Death of Frederick Powell | Frederick Powell died on 21 Apr 1926, and was buried in the Cromwell cemetery. Mrs Powell continued to run the Bannockburn hotel after his death. |
1846 | c1928 | Mrs Powell sold the Bannockburn Hotel to Mr Charles Clark. | Mrs Powell sold dwelling #115 to Mr Charles Lawrence Clark. Mrs Powell remarried, to Mr Tom Smith who lived in dwelling #291. |
The table below shows a list of images related to the location. Click on 'View Image' to display more details about the image, and to view the image.
Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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12 | Ron Murray | c1908/1910 | The Bannockburn Hotel | View Image |
24 | Ron Murray | c1908 | Bannockburn Hotel. | View Image |
112 | Cromwell Argus via Paul Crump | 15 Feb 1876 | Bannockburn Hotel & Store - John Richards | View Image |
113 | Cromwell Times via Paul Crump | 11 Nov 1899 | Bannockburn Hotel - J D Parsons | View Image |
273 | Cromwell Argus via Paul Crump | 21 June 1898 | Bannockburn Hotel - J D Parsons | View Image |
336 | Mrs V Paterson, Bannockburn | c1926 | Bannockburn Hotel. | View Image |
482 | Miss A Parcell Collection | 1899 | Bannockburn Township - Bannockburn-Nevis Road. | View Image |
558 | Cromwell Museum - T Emmitt | c1916-1921 | Motor Cars outside the Bannockburn Hotel | View Image |
691 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 1908 - 1910 | Bannockburn Hotel - looking west. | View Image |
764 | Cromwell Argus | 9 May 1899 | Obituary - John Richards | View Image |
1027 | Gordon Stewart - Bannockburn | c1886 | Mr John Wright (or McKenzie Robertson and Mrs Sarah Robertson. | View Image |
1095 | Cromwell Argus via Paul Crump | 1886 | Bannockburn Hotel - J W Robertson | View Image |
1204 | Cromwell Argus | 21 Aug 1911 | Bannockburn Hotel - E G Alford | View Image |
1235 | J W Toms - Roxburgh | 1914 | "Farewell to our Boys" - Bannockburn men leaving for WW1 | View Image |
1877 | Ron Murray collection | c1908/10 | Bannockburn Hotel - location #115 | View Image |
1996 | Cromwell Argus, via Mrs D McKenzie, Alexandra | 2 Sep 1918 | Bannockburn Hotel - J McEldowney, Proprietor | View Image |
2005 | Cromwell Argus | 20 Jul 1908 | Bannockburn Hotel (location #115) - Donald McRae, Proprietor | View Image |
2389 | Diggers, Hatters & Whores - S Eldred-Grigg | 1873 | Anthony Trollope - well known English author of the 1870's. | View Image |