Guthrie CottAge :: 5 Star Holiday Home
Holiday in Hutt
www.guthriecottage.co.nz
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Although there are no building records for the cottage, early photos show a large front room or sun porch. My parents were one of several owners along the waterfront who had to surrender their blue water right’ of direct access to the beach, however the legal boundary for the cottage section still extends to just beyond the seawall. The cottage was purchased by my parents in 1953, the year they were married. My parents lived at the cottage until my mother passed away in 1989 and my father went into a home in almost 50 years after they bought the cottage.
In 2007 we renovated the cottage which included re piling, insulation, rewiring, installation of central heating, new kitchen and bathroom, French doors to the courtyard and landscaping with the outdoor bath overlooking the sea. During 2008 the cottage was occupied all but 3 weekends and was fully booked sometimes every day in a month. From the comments in the visitor’s book, guests appear to love staying at the cottage as much as I did growing up there with my happy childhood memories. William Okiwi’ Brown was the first European settler to settle in the eastern bays, and he provided travelers with overnight grazing and accommodation as they travelled the rough coast track from the Hutt Valley to the Wairarapa. In the mid 1890’s shipping entrepreneur John Williams bought Days Bay for 1,00 and set about turning it into a resort.
He also built an English resort styled pavilion to seat a hotel and an amusement park, including a wooden waterslide which saw wooden boats flying down at 50kmph into what is now the duck pond! There were also cricket and hockey grounds and tennis courts, all open to the general public which are still in use today . Being a ferry ride or horse and cart trip from Wellington, Eastbourne and its Bays became the holiday retreat for Wellingtonians. Small baches and substantial summer houses were built, mostly owned by well off Wellington families, with some families renting to later build their own. Eastbourne continues to be the weekend and summer seaside retreat of Wellingtonians as well as a thriving seaside community
In 2007 we renovated the cottage which included re piling, insulation, rewiring, installation of central heating, new kitchen and bathroom, French doors to the courtyard and landscaping with the outdoor bath overlooking the sea. During 2008 the cottage was occupied all but 3 weekends and was fully booked sometimes every day in a month. From the comments in the visitor’s book, guests appear to love staying at the cottage as much as I did growing up there with my happy childhood memories. William Okiwi’ Brown was the first European settler to settle in the eastern bays, and he provided travelers with overnight grazing and accommodation as they travelled the rough coast track from the Hutt Valley to the Wairarapa. In the mid 1890’s shipping entrepreneur John Williams bought Days Bay for 1,00 and set about turning it into a resort.
He also built an English resort styled pavilion to seat a hotel and an amusement park, including a wooden waterslide which saw wooden boats flying down at 50kmph into what is now the duck pond! There were also cricket and hockey grounds and tennis courts, all open to the general public which are still in use today . Being a ferry ride or horse and cart trip from Wellington, Eastbourne and its Bays became the holiday retreat for Wellingtonians. Small baches and substantial summer houses were built, mostly owned by well off Wellington families, with some families renting to later build their own. Eastbourne continues to be the weekend and summer seaside retreat of Wellingtonians as well as a thriving seaside community
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