54 Devonport Road

Date1 July, 2015Reference NumberPhoto 15-227DescriptionIn 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 56. Various signs can be made out, including “Wrigley's Building”, “Butcher & Delicatessen Class Cut Meats”, “Specsavers Optometrists”. on east side of Devonport Road.

By 2021 businesses on ground floor remain the same except the butcher is now called Doug Jarvis Traditional Butcher. Exterior of upper floor has a neglected look.

Wrigleys Building on the east side of Devonport Road is designed in a simple Art Deco style with low relief decorative detail, including a fluted plaster band at the top of the parapet and small bands at each side beneath this, a central small stepped pediment and raised plaster lettering. The upper level has a projecting bay window, with windows reinforcing the horizontal proportion of the facade.

By 1934 this was a pharmacy, but may have been built earlier, in the immediate post WWI period. John Julius Wrigley, pharmacist, owned the property in 1921, and Charles Frederick Wrigley in 1942. The building remained in the possession of the Wrigley family until 1977.FormatDigitalPhotographer/CreatorGiddens, RodneySourcesTauranga CBD Heritage Study Draft Form Last edited by: Shirley Arabin

Matheson, Alister. Early Maketu Storekeepers. Last edited by: Shirley Arabin

Visual check from street 2021 Last edited by: Shirley Arabin

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Location54 Devonport 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 15-227

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Start here:Wrigley's Building, c.1930- (Place)Part of Photograph SeriesDevonport Road, Tauranga

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