The Cob Cool Store, located at 478 Fairview Road is one of three surviving 1880s cob buildings associated with one of the earliest orchards established in South Canterbury, being that of Edwin Butchers in Fairview, South Canterbury. The building is approximately 13 metres by 20 metres rectangular in plan. It is constructed of cob with weatherboards in the gable ends. It has a cob lean-to that runs the length of the southern elevation and a glass house that runs the length of the northern elevation. Cider was produced at Butchers Orchard from the late 19th century and the original cider press was worked by hand. Cider barrels and cider bottles remain stored in the lean-to section of the Cob Cool Store building. The Cob Cool Store has historical significance as a tangible reminder of early horticultural endeavours in South Canterbury and of a type of building construction often used by pioneer settlers but now relatively rare.
Location
List Entry Information
Overview
Detailed List Entry
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
9940
Date Entered
9th September 2008
Date of Effect
9th September 2008
City/District Council
Timaru District
Region
Canterbury Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes part of the land described as Lot 1 DP 80646 and the building known as the Cob Cool Store (Butchers) thereon, and its fittings and fixtures. (Refer to map in Appendix 1 of the registration report for further information).
Legal description
Lot 1 DP 80646 (CB46B/374), Canterbury Land District
Location Description
Located near the corner of Fairview Road and Barton Road to the north-west of the brick Butchers homestead and behind a Cob Shed and Cob Washhouse