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Stone Store Kerikeri


Stone Store Kerikeri
Photo Information
Copyright: Peter Parata (eosnut) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 588 W: 165 N: 1406] (10179)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 1995-02
Categories: Architecture
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Friday theme 2008/02/29 "Old Building Sepia" [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-28 23:32
Viewed: 531
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Stone Store was built in 1832-36 as a storehouse for the mission. After the mission's closure in 1848 it was taken over by the Kemp family and leased by a succession of storekeepers. In 1976 the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, which continued to operate it as a shop, bought it from the A.E. Kemp Estate. The building has had major conservation and renovation work and reopened for the public during 1998.

"1846 Richard Kemp is recorded as taking gum to Auckland to try to find a market and James Kemp was sending a considerable amount of gum from the Stone Store in the 1850’s. As the 1880's progressed into depression years, people from all walks of life and from a variety of nations came to the gumfields to seek a livelihood. Arriving in Kerikeri by boat, the would-be digger was fitted out at the Store. All over the north could be seen the camps of gumdiggers."
From Kerikeri Heritage of Dreams by Nancy Pickmere - Northland Historical Publications Society

The Stone Store traded in kauri gum from the 1850's but the peak years for the gum trade were the 1890's and early 1900's.

John Black purchased the Stone Store business in 1888 and with energy and enterprise, proceeded to expand the business. As a public spirited man he was also interested in promoting the welfare and progress of the area.

Soon after his arrival he had his own steamboat, Firefly, built locally, which plied to Russell with loads of kauri gum to be loaded on the Northern Steam Ship Company's ships for the big gum stores at Auckland and returned with goods for the store.

Black reorganised facilities for the loading of the gum which was sorted on the first floor of the store and lowered by a winch into a small wheeled truck which ran along rails that had been inserted into heavy timber girders which were laid across the roadway to the wharf. There was a span that could be lifted to allow carts and wagons to pass when loading was not in progress.

PP work;
Scanned from an old neg.
Removed grain and noise.
Removed colour, sepia toned.
Added frame, flattened layers.
Added grain in Filter, adjustments, grain.
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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3274 W: 268 N: 7772] (33174)
  • [2008-02-29 0:11]

You've certainly made this look old Pete - the sky is so heavy. It's one of the oldest buildings in NZ too. The oldest shop...
Good work
Janice

hello Pete,

i agreed with Janice.. this is certainly have the real old old look.. wonderful shot and use of the pp work my friend.. love it.. well done..

have a wonderful weekend ahead :)

regards, terry

Great photo Dad, amazing treatment you have applied to it, interesting reading too :)

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1791 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2008-02-29 1:52]

Haha.... I know this building, infact, I took few photos of it too, but of cos with different pov, nice textures and composition Peter, good pp work too,


Cheers,
Sweety

Hello Peter
a great shot
beautifuly capture
its a mirror to ancient times. great subject and wonderful notes.
well done
regards
Manuj Mehta

Hello Peter!
Very nice old building in sepia!
Great texture!
Looks very very old picture!
Best regards!
Lili

Him Peter,
This is a nice typical stone building . The sepia is perfect for this building . I like the grain you have added and the style of your frame .
Daniel

Hello Peter,
Excellent OLD effect on this photo.
Very nice PP done. Like this stone architecture shot. TFS
Vandana

Hello Peter, excellent PP work.The shot has been made to look really old, well done.
The textures are wonderful.I like the composition with our view along two sides of the store.
Can I ask? What is kauri gum? I have never heard of this before and wondered what it was used for.
Tfs, regards Jean.

Hello Peter

What a stunning shot of this beuatiful old building. Nice angle of the image and superd PP work to give additional age to the image. Very interesting notes too

TFS and for joining in the theme

kind regards Helen

Excellent image Peter,
beautifull old building..very nice effect!
TFS

Igor

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3582 W: 737 N: 2410] (19118)
  • [2008-03-01 1:02]

This looks very old, indeed !
I love the noisy sky.


thanks,
v
ps.I'll be back with points

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5948] (23590)
  • [2008-03-01 1:06]

The heavy grain is the perfect finishing touch to this fine capture and conversion.
Super addition to the theme
TFS
silke

Hi Pete,

Interesting presentation . .
Very well composed . .
Setting to sepia, makes this building even older . .
Well done my friend

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Many thanks for your kind words on 9 months .

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 663 W: 11 N: 1718] (6837)
  • [2008-03-01 4:34]

How old was the negative you used, Peter? A hundred years or so? As that is what this looks like. Just excellent work. A great building and you have made me feel like I am looking in my Grandmothers, album . I think this is what the theme was all about. Excellent work.
Regards
Wanda
BBL

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