Topcroft Estate 1870- (Place)

SummaryTopcroft estate as shown on the early city or borough plan, referred to the block bounded by Cameron Road, Eleventh Avenue, Edgecumbe Road, and Twelfth Avenue. It also included what is now Christopher Street. It was initially the farmhouse on an 823-acre lease but over time as the land was broken up and sold as lots to others the area became known as Topcroft, or Topcroft Estate.

Not to be confused with the initial house "Topcroft Homestead".SourcesArabin, Shirley. (2020, November 6). Topcroft. Tauranga Historical Society blog.Bay of Plenty Times. (1874, January 3). School Festival at Topcroft. p. 2.Bay of Plenty Times. (1881, October 18). Sale of 56 Lots offered by S.L. Clarke, parts of Topcroft Estate. p. 2.Bay of Plenty Times. (1881, October 19). Mr Horne purchases section corner Cameron road and 11th Avenue for £215.Bay of Plenty Times. (1882, March 10). Topcroft estate prices range from £60...to £50 for 36 to 30 perches.Bay of Plenty Times. (1882, May 1). Mr J.J. Redmond purchses allotment in Topcroft intending to build "Bachelors Hall". p. 2.Bay of Plenty Times. (1882, May 4). Land purchased for brickworks. p. 2.Bay of Plenty Times. (1882, October 31). Mr Chappelle is building 4 roomed dwelling on Topcroft Estate. p. 2.Bay of Plenty Times. (1885, October 22). 12 Acres (Clough's Paddock) to be let.Bay of Plenty Times. (1886, January 19). Turner and Buddle Saleyards to be opened 5 February 1886 (12 acres fronting Cameron Road.Bay of Plenty Times. (1886, 28 December 28). Annual nature feast given by Duffus announced.Bay of Plenty Times. (1887, November 28). New owner Josiah Tutchen relocates house. p. 2.Bay of Plenty Times. (1893, May 5). Postmaster J Bull has purchased a section.Bay of Plenty Times. (1898, November 30). Judge Gill purchases Topcroft.Bay of Plenty Times. (1898, December 9). Judge Gill purchases Topcroft. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Bay of Plenty Times. (1899, August 21). Opened as nursing home by Mrs J.B. Chappell.Bay of Plenty Times. (1900, December 17). Section known as Mt Bennetts advertised for sale by W T Raymond.Bay of Plenty Times. (1906, May 30). Mr J Conway building a 5 roomed dwelling at Topcroft for Mr Kensington.Bay of Plenty Times. (1906, December 3). New 6 room dwelling built for Mr W.W. Wallace by Mr J.B. Chappell.Bay of Plenty Times. (1908, January 4).CMS sells 1/4 acre allotment at Topcroft to Mr Elliott.Bay of Plenty Times. (1909, January 4). Church Mission Society sold a quarter acre allotment at Topcroft to Mr Clarson, and quarter acre section to Mr S. Elliott. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Bay of Plenty Times. (1911, November 8). Topcroft Nursing Home, Cameron Road: Nurse Fountain is prepared to receive patients.Bay of Plenty Times. (1913, October 22). Topcroft Private Hospital.Faulkner, Ron. (1981, March). Judea Saleyards. Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society, 65, p. 4.Page, Alexia. (1975, December). Topcroft (from information supplied by Mrs. Brenda Shearman).Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society, 55, p. 18.Tauranga Council. Minute Books. (1910, August 8). Petition for Council to drain Christopher Street (Chas Clauson and others).Bay of Plenty Times. (1881, September 30). The plans of the Topcroft estate to be sold on the 19th October have been prepared by Messrs Turner and Buddle. p. 2. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

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Topcroft memories from Mrs Brenda Shearman

Topcroft in 1925. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 06-456

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Date Built1870

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Location197 Edgecumbe Street, Tauranga (1870-1988)

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Start here:Saleyards at Topcroft on Cameron Road, 1886-c.1906 (Place)Topcroft Homestead, 1870- (Place)

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Topcroft Estate 1870- (Place)