46 Devonport Road

Date2015Reference NumberPhoto 15-224DescriptionIn 2015 retiree Rodney Giddens undertook to provide a photographic record of shop fronts with historic value from the roadside of Tauranga's CBD. Photograph of Devonport Road number 46. Various signs can be made out, including “Teasey's Building”, “IdolNAIL”, “Kayya”, “Pluto Juice bar” and “Repertoire”.

William Thomas Teasey emigrated from Co.Tyrone, Ireland to work for his uncle J Wright's drapery in Tauranga. He later became a land agent with an office in a small brick building on the site of the building that bears his name. It was built in 1939 in the art deco style that was popular in this part of Devonport Road. This style featured the stepped façade with chevron details, raised plaster lettering and a rectangular patterned band along the top of the parapet. When the building was first built it provided retail premises on the ground floor, offices upstairs including a room for a piano teacher, with some accommodation at the rear of the first floor. The Tauranga Rowing Club began with meetings in a shed at the back of Teasey’s building before they moved to more appropriate premises on the water’s edge.
Recently the building has been strengthened to meet earthquake requirements. The present tenants are "Idol Nail" and "Pluto".

Teasey married Ada the eldest daughter of Joseph and Kate Brain, a boat builder and prominent resident of the borough. They had two sons, Harry who had the garage next door and Wilson who became a men's outfitter keeping to the family tradition of the cloth trade.
AFormatDigitalPhotographer/CreatorGiddens, RodneySourcesTauranga CBD Heritage Study Draft Record Form Last edited by: Shirley Arabin

visual check from street 2021. Last edited by: Shirley Arabin

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Map Address44/Devonport Road, Tauranga, Tauranga, 3110, New ZealandLocationDevonport road, Tauranga (New Zealand)Latitude/Longitude^[1]

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Cultural/Ethical StatusNoaRestrictionsNo cultural/ethical restrictions apply. However, the copyright holder has assigned a Creative Commons license. CopyrightGiddens, RodneyCopyright Holder Contact Detailsemail: candr1981@gmail.comLicenseCC BY-NC 4.0AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 15-224

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