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Lost heritage : the stories behind our forgotten landmarks 192 pages : illustrations (some colour) Contents: 1. A complete fortress: Ruapekapeka -- 2. That monstrous bungle: Admiralty House -- 3. The limbo of lost things: Coolangatta -- 4. A fine pile of new buildings: His Majesty's Theatre and Arcade -- 5. The most beautiful view: Kilbryde -- 6. Sentinel over Auckland: Partington's Mill -- 7. Ecclesiastiocal and homelike: St Paul's -- 8. The finest erection in Auckland: Victoria Arcade -- 9. Mystic signs at Maungapohatu: Hiona -- 10. A lantern in the town: The Round House -- 11. Primitive grandeur: St. John's Cathedral -- 12. A unique blend: Rangiātea church -- 13. Wellington Gothic: Parliament buildings -- 14. A hall from where laws emanate: Nelson Provincial Government building -- 15. Home of the rising sun: T. J. Edmonds Ltd. factory -- 16. Assisting those at sea: Lyttelton Timeball Station -- 17. In the Scottish baronial manner: Seacliff Lunatic Asylum -- 18. Handsome and appropriate: The 1865 New Zealand Exhibition building -- 19. The most complete in the country: Invercargill Post Office -- 20. A great sanitary agent: Dee Street Hospital Summary: Features 20 notable structures which, for various reasons, no longer exist. Most of the buildings have been demolished in the name of urban development, creating controversy ... Each building is discussed and illustrated including the circumstances of its demise. The selection includes: Ruapekapeka pa in Northland (burned down deliberately), Admiralty House in Auckland (demolished to make way for new roads) Wellington's Parliament Buildings (accidental fire) Invercargill's Seacliff Asylum (fire), TJ Edmonds landmark factory (bulldozed). What emerges is a fascinating social and historical narrative that sheds light on parts of New Zealand's cultural history and reveals the truth of the old adage that history repeats. (Publisher)