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Although the Annedale Station originated in the 1870s, the woolshed was probably built in the mid 1880s when the 15,000 acre property was purchased and developed by the Beetham Brothers, of Brancepeth Station, and T.C. Williams, a major land owner, who had married the Beetham's sister, Annie. When the partnership was dissolved in 1905 the Annedale property came into the ownership of Williams.

Annedale Station Woolshed | Rebecca O'Brien | 10/06/2003 | NZ Historic Places Trust

Interior of Annedale Station Woolshed, Annedale | Rebecca O'Brien | 10/06/2003 | NZ Historic Places Trust

Location

List Entry Information

Overview

Detailed List Entry

Status

Listed

List Entry Status

Historic Place Category 1

Access

Private/No Public Access

List Number

3955

Date Entered

11th November 1989

Date of Effect

11th November 1989

City/District Council

Masterton District

Region

Wellington Region

Legal description

Lot 5 DP 341701 (RT 171586), Wellington Land District

Location Description

Postal Address: 1543 Annedale Road RD9 Masterton 5889

Overview

Status
Listed

List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1

Access
Private/No Public Access

List Number
3955

Date Entered
11th November 1989

Date of Effect
11th November 1989

City/District Council
Masterton District

Region
Wellington Region

Legal description

Lot 5 DP 341701 (RT 171586), Wellington Land District

Location Description

Postal Address: 1543 Annedale Road RD9 Masterton 5889

Detailed List Entry

Significance

Historic Significance

Historical Significance or Value The Annedale property was one of the earliest and largest Wairarapa sheep stations. Its association with the Beetham Brothers of Brancepeth and with T.C. Williams illustrate the interlocking relationships of the major landowners and farmers of the area in the later 19th century.

Physical Significance

ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY: The Annedale woolshed is a particularly good example of the woolsheds of the Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay. The provision of prominent ventilators on the roof ridges is an obvious response to the high summer temperatures experienced in the area. The wool room with its mezzanine storage floor and loading-out chute is of considerable interest. LANDSCAPE VALUE: The woolshed surrounded by the pens and paddocks necessary for the purpose of shearing and wool storage, is isolated from other station buildings.

Construction Details

Start Year

1886

Type

Original Construction

Construction Materials

Timber framing with shiplap weatherboards; corrugated iron roofing; interior unlined.

Notable Features

The roof ridge ventilators; the mezzanine floor wool storage facility.

Physical Description

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: A large, T-shaped woolshed of a timber vernacular style specific to the Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay. The principal section of the shed is two storeys high. The wings are of single storey, but maintain the same roof pitch. The building has nine ventilators set at regular intervals along the three roof ridges. The building has gabled roofs with windows, head shaped to the roof-line at the gable ends. Shearing ports and windows are spaced regularly, at two levels. The wool room has a mezzanine floor for wool storage. The bales are raised to the floor through a trapdoor by an electric winch and are loaded out through a double folding door which is lowered to form the loading chute. MODIFICATIONS: No structural modifications. Shed has been wired for electricity.

Reference

Information Sources

Bagnall, 1976

A. G. Bagnall, Wairarapa; An Historical Excursion, Trentham, 1976

Thornton, 1986

Geoffrey Thornton, The New Zealand Heritage of Farm Buildings, Auckland, 1986

Report Written By

This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. This report includes the text from the original Building Classification Committee report considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions.

Further Information

Former Usages

General Usage:: Agriculture

Specific Usage: Woolshed/Shearing Shed

Annedale Station Woolshed

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