The mill has been in continuous use with little modifications for over a century and the company intends to use it into the foreseeable future.
Said to be the largest mill in New Zealand about the turn of the century, it is important as a fine working example of Timaru's milling industry, the largest in New Zealand during the wheat boom of the 1880s.
Internal features include a considerable amount of early machinery still in use, the polished wooden floors, and the spiral sack slide which connects all the floors. The slight alterations that have been made have been in keeping with the original style, and are in brick.
The integrity of this structure and its significance as the mill that revolutionised the flour milling industry in New Zealand make it an outstanding industrial structure.
List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
239
Date Entered
28th June 1984
Date of Effect
28th June 1984
City/District Council
Timaru District
Region
Canterbury Region
Extent of List Entry
In circa 2001 the three storeyed structure at the complex was demolished. However, the six storeyed structure remains.
Legal description
Lot2 DP18292 Lots 1-2 DP12084 TS 15-17 22 Timaru Town
Location Description
Located on Lot 2 DP 346228 (CT 189996) adjacent to 1 Mill Street, Timaru.
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 1
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
239
Date Entered
28th June 1984
Date of Effect
28th June 1984
City/District Council
Timaru District
Region
Canterbury Region
Extent of List Entry
In circa 2001 the three storeyed structure at the complex was demolished. However, the six storeyed structure remains.
Legal description
Lot2 DP18292 Lots 1-2 DP12084 TS 15-17 22 Timaru Town
Location Description
Located on Lot 2 DP 346228 (CT 189996) adjacent to 1 Mill Street, Timaru.
Construction Details
Start Year
2001
startYearCirca
Type
Partial Demolition
Description
In circa 2001 the three storeyed structure at the complex was demolished. However, the six storeyed structure remains.
Start Year
1882
Type
Original Construction
Construction Details
Start Year
2001
startYearCirca
Type
Partial Demolition
Description
In circa 2001 the three storeyed structure at the complex was demolished. However, the six storeyed structure remains.
Start Year
1882
Type
Original Construction
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Other Information
This place was identified as significant under previous legislation with different information requirements. It remains significant under the current legislation. There is opportunity under our legislation and policies to add to this information. Further information about this place may be available from the Southern Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. 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. This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. The following text is the original citation considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Information in square brackets indicate modifications made after the paper was considered by the NZHPT Board.
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Other Information
This place was identified as significant under previous legislation with different information requirements. It remains significant under the current legislation. There is opportunity under our legislation and policies to add to this information. Further information about this place may be available from the Southern Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. 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. This historic place was registered under the Historic Places Act 1980. The following text is the original citation considered by the NZHPT Board at the time of registration. Information in square brackets indicate modifications made after the paper was considered by the NZHPT Board.
