Fort Niger continued
Fort Niger and several of the other forts to the south of the city were on the spurs that are level with the next step in the coastal strip. So they provided and excellent vantage point to watch for movement in the surrounding countryside, as you can see from this shot from the top of Fort Niger.
On the signboard at Fort Niger is a panoramic photo of this part of New Plymouth around 1900 from the PukeAriki collection. It shows this neighbourhood just after this house was built.
This part is the view towards the west. Lemon Street runs left to right behind the two houses: the right-hand house is probably ours.
The house in the bottom right-hand corner of this photo is still standing, very recognisable, nearly opposite us.
It is possible to make out the railway line on the other side of Leach Street (next street above Lemon Street), which was removed in 1907.
The paddock on the right, on the other side of Leach Street, was until recently the carpark for a Countdown supermarket.
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