A couple of weeks ago we went to the Cobblestones museum in Greytown. It is a very good musuem with a huge yard out the back with lots of old local buildings that have moved there. There is the old hospital, a wool shed, a school, a house, a printers building and an original house from the district.
The old houses in Greytown aren't allowed to change the fronts of the houses, so that the town stays looking the same. They aren't even allowed to change the colour of the front door. They can do what they like in the inside or the back.
Greytown was named after Govenor Grey who negotiated with the local tribes for the sale of the land to build the town.
Greytown was also the first place to have an Arbour Day in New Zealand. The first one was on the 3rd August 1890.
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| Front entrance of the settlers cottage |
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| The hospital |
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| Inside the doctor's room |
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| The old printing press |
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| The classroom |
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| Eddie talking to the teacher. |
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| The gaol. |
There was a story about a prisoner who escaped from the gaol and stole the constable's horse. He rode over the Remataka hills and got on a boat to Sydney where he continued to be a burglar.
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| The Weslayan church which was the first church in Greytown. |
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| an old fire engine |
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Haswells Cobb and Co office
The Cobb and co was on the site of the musuem nowadays. The cobblestones in front of the office are original. Back in the day they could graze 70 horses in the grounds. |
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| this is a wool press which was invented by Donald Donald (It's his name). The Donalds were original settlers in the area. |
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Andy Gregor's bicycle.
Andy had the bike especially made for him in Scotland as he was 6 feet 5 inches tall and ordinary bikes were too small for him
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| an old washing machine. No thank you! |
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| Tables made of old totara wood. |
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