DISTRICT PLAN – LISTED HERITAGE PLACE HERITAGE ASSESSMENT – STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE HERITAGE ITEM NUMBER 1157 FORMER DUVAUCHELLE SALEYARDS BUILDING AND SETTING - 6025 CHRISTCHURCH AKAROA ROAD, DUVAUCHELLE PHOTOGRAPH: B. SMYTH, MARCH 2014 HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE Historical and social values that demonstrate or are associated with: a particular person, group, organisation, institution, event, phase or activity; the continuity and/or change of a phase or activity; social, historical, traditional, economic, political or other patterns. The former Duvauchelle Saleyards building has historical and social significance for its association with the sale of cattle and other stock from Banks Peninsula farms. The Peninsula Saleyards Company was formed in 1888 and the company’s yards at Duvauchelle came into use in 1889. At the time of its inception Robert Latter, auctioneer, stock-dealer and farmer, was chairman of the company and OS Watkins was the secretary and public officer. Having previously leased land, erected saleyards and fenced paddocks on another site, in 1903 the Company purchased just over 3 acres of land opposite the Somerset Hotel from Elizabeth Shadbolt. The company decided in 1910 to erect an office and this was opened on 2 June 1911 by CAC Hardy on behalf of RH Rhodes, the local MP. The building initially consisted of 6 rooms which were occupied by Latter, WD Wilkins and Sons, H Matson and Co., the New Zealand Farmer’s Co-operative Society, JH Williams, and Dr McReddie and KH Fountain. The offices served to facilitate the commerce of auctioneering firms and business people arising from the sale of stock in the Company’s yards. The Peninsula Saleyards Company retained ownership until 1969. Subsequently the property passed through a number of hands until it was bought by the family of the present owner in 1994. In 2008 the building was used to provide holiday accommodation in association with the Duvauchelle Hotel across the road. Page 1 CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE Cultural and spiritual values that demonstrate or are associated with the distinctive characteristics of a way of life, philosophy, tradition, religion, or other belief, including: the symbolic or commemorative value of the place; significance to Tangata Whenua; and/or associations with an identifiable group and esteemed by this group for its cultural values. The former Duvauchelle Saleyards building has cultural significance for its demonstration of the way of life of the local farming community during the 58 years in which it operated as the office for the saleyards. ARCHITECTURAL AND AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE Architectural and aesthetic values that demonstrate or are associated with: a particular style, period or designer, design values, form, scale, colour, texture and material of the place. The former Duvauchelle Saleyards building has architectural and aesthetic significance for its utilitarian design which involves a simple linear structure housing a row of small separate offices. The gabled roof and east end are clad in corrugated iron. The principal elevation overlooking the road is clad in weatherboard and the bullnose veranda that extends across the frontage features decorative timber brackets. A series of ten panelled timber doors with adjacent multipaned sash windows extends across the façade. The use of corrugated iron cladding for some elevations is of note as this was more common for farm buildings than offices, and it lends a vernacular character to the building. The designer and builder of the former Duvauchelle Saleyards building are currently unknown. TECHNOLOGICAL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP SIGNIFICANCE Technological and craftsmanship values that demonstrate or are associated with: the nature and use of materials, finishes and/or technological or constructional methods which were innovative, or of notable quality for the period. The building has technological and craftsmanship significance as a demonstration of Edwardian construction methods and materials. The use of corrugated iron cladding for some elevations is of note as this was more common for farm buildings than offices. CONTEXTUAL SIGNIFICANCE Contextual values that demonstrate or are associated with: a relationship to the environment (constructed and natural), a landscape, setting, group, precinct or streetscape; a degree of consistency in terms of type, scale, form, materials, texture, colour, style and/or detail; recognised landmarks and landscape which are recognised and contribute to the unique identity of the environment. The former Duvauchelle Saleyards building and its setting have contextual significance because of its relationship to the immediate rural environment and as a landmark in the Duvauchelle settlement. The setting of the building consists of its immediate land parcel which is the same parcel purchased in 1903 by the Peninsula Saleyards Company. This Page 2 setting relates to the history of the saleyards building and provides its rural backdrop. The building is prominently sited close to the road, and is a landmark in the settlement of Duvauchelle and en route to Akaroa. Although the saleyards themselves are no long extant, remnant fabric related to saleyards activity may remain within the setting. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE Archaeological or scientific values that demonstrate or are associated with: the potential to provide information through physical or scientific evidence an understanding about social historical, cultural, spiritual, technological or other values of past events, activities, structures or people. The former Duvauchelle Saleyards building and its setting have archaeological significance because of the potential to provide archaeological evidence relating to past building construction methods and materials, and human activity on the site, including that which occurred prior to 1900. Saleyards activity is recorded on the site from 1903; there has been a hotel across the road since c.1850. ASSESSMENT STATEMENT The former Duvauchelle Saleyards building and its setting has overall significance to Banks Peninsula and Christchurch. The building has historical significance for its association with the Peninsula Saleyards Company and the history of stock farming and selling. The former Duvauchelle Saleyards building has cultural significance for its demonstration of the way of life of the local farming community during the 58 years in which it operated as the office for the saleyards. The building has architectural and aesthetic significance for its utilitarian design that is enhanced by the weatherboards and veranda detailing and technological and craftsmanship significance as a demonstration of Edwardian construction methods and materials. The former Duvauchelle Saleyards building and its setting has contextual significance as a defining feature on the Christchurch-Akaroa road as it passes through Duvauchelle and as a local landmark that serves as a reminder of the location of the village saleyards. The building has archaeological significance for its potential to yield archaeological evidence. REFERENCES: Christchurch City Council Heritage File Former Duvauchelle Saleyards Building. REPORT DATED: 25 FEBRUARY, 2015 PLEASE NOTE THIS ASSESSMENT IS BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF WRITING. DUE TO THE ONGOING NATURE OF HERITAGE RESEARCH, FUTURE REASSESSMENT OF THIS HERITAGE ITEM MAY BE NECESSARY TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ITS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE. PLEASE USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CCC HERITAGE FILES. Page 3.