HH-04: Bake House – Dairy

Location and Zoning Information

Address

12 Kinloch Rd, Lichfield
Located behind main house

Current Owner

JA & MA McCarthy

Legal Description

Pt Lot 2 DP 34725 Blk X Patetere Nth SD

Zoning

Rural Lifestyle Zone

Valuation Number

0541304200

Google Maps Link

Lat:-38.101283, Long:175.814227

Architecture

Date of Construction

circa 1884

Materials

Rectangular structure with hipped roof. Walls made of local Volcanic Tuff (Hinuera Stone); roof is corrugated iron. (NZHPT).

Architecture/Engineer/Builder

Unknown

Condition

In very poor condition. Stonework damage. Roof requires repairing. Building overgrown with rampant climbing plant. (HNZPT).

Original Site Recommendation

HNZPT Ref: 4237. Heritage Advisor, HNZPT and A. Simmons.

Current Use

Farm storage shed

Statement of Significance

(1 Historical) - dates from periods of early settlement in South Waikato, (ca 1880-1885) and reflects important or representative aspects of South Waikato history. Represents a planned community; Thames Valley Land Company's planned town, Lichfield. Associated with the large homestead of Mr A Holcombe. Homestead has burnt down; the Bakery/Dairy marks the homestead site. Bake house/Dairy  is an important example of construction using particular material, example of local construction using a Waikato stone type as a construction material. (6 Educational)  - has the potential to provide knowledge of the South Waikato and New Zealand history, and has the potential to educate the public about the history of South Waikato. Potential heritage trail/school programme - example of an early Lichfield building; remains of a homestead complex; unusual farm factory combination of a bake house and dairy in the same building; is a building constructed from Hinuera Stone/local material. (7 Archaeological Pre 1900) -  the site is protected under the Historic Places Act and has the potential through archaeological investigation to provide information about New Zealand and the South Waikato District history. (10 Architecture) - an example of the use of a particular building material, Hinuera stone. (12  Rarity) - is rare type of historic place; an unusual combined use in one building, i.e. a bake house and dairy (not aware of other examples of a building in NZ that had a combined functional use as Bake house/Dairy combined - A. Simmons pers comm.).

District Plan Rules

Demolition - DIS.  Protection focus - 1, 6 and 12. Mitigate the effects of demolition by requiring the applicant to provide Historical Building Documentation (HBD) which should include: the structure history, photographic documentation and measurements of the item prior to removal. To mitigate the loss of a rare building type - Bake house/Dairy - emphasis should be placed on recording how the building operated as a Bake house/Dairy and recording any internal or external features that relate to use.

Alterations necessary for the primary purpose of improving structural performance, fire safety or physical access – CON -Refer to HH-R2..  Other Additions/Alterations - DIS.  Protection focus - 6, 10 and 12. Effects can be mitigated/remedied through; a) HBD - See mitigating the effects of demolition. b) Design Rules: 1.The overall visual character/shape of the original building should be identifiable. The addition should not dominate the existing building. 2.New work should be restricted to the rear of the building and not be evident from the road frontage. 3. The following special elements that are associated with the rarity or architectural uniqueness or craftsmanship of the structure should be retained: Elements of the Bake house/Dairy that should be retained are those elements associated with its historic use as a rare type of building, i.e. exterior walls, openings to the Bake house and Dairy, Bake house chimney, and any other elements identified in the Historic Building Documentation. c) Building Materials Rule: The new work (addition) does not need to be constructed in Hinuera stone.

Repair of the Structure - PER. Refer to HH-R1  Protection focus - 10 and stone.  If repair of the buildings is proposed the materials used for the exterior walls should be similar in type, dimensions and profile as the existing exterior fabric of the building.

Re-use/Change of Use - PER.  Refer to HH-R1.  Protection focus - 1, 3 and 6

Internal  Changes - Discretionary.

Relocation - DIS. Protection focus - 1 and 12.

Disturbance of the site surface/earthworks - Note: Any place that was associated with human activity prior to 1900 and is able to provide evidence relating to the history of New Zealand is an 'archeological site' (refer to definition of 'archeological site' in Section 2 of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014). All archaeological sites are protected under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 and approval from Heritage New Zealand must be obtained prior to destroying, damaging or modifying any site.  Accordingly, where this site on which a building is located is an 'archaeological site' and the building is to be repaired, added to, relocated or demolished and this involves disturbance to the surface and/or subsurface of the site, approval from Heritage New Zealand is required.

History

This building was constructed during the first five years of the town of Lichfield.  The land on which Lichfield now stands was bought by the Thames Valley Land Co in 1879.  It was planned to set up a city of 8000 people with a cathedral similar to that in Lichfield England. In the 1880's a number of buildings sprung up, including a large homestead for Mr A Holcombe. The bake house/dairy was built directly behind this homestead (which has since burnt down).  The building was associated with the process of dairy product and bread manufacture in the 1880's. The dairy was in the left hand side of the  building and the bake house in the right. The building is a rare early example of construction using local Hinuera stone. (HNZPT).