Join us for our AGM, followed by an illustrated talk by Alan Olliver on the brickworks and potteries of Mt Cook. All welcome. PS. We would love to have more members on our committee - if you are interested in putting your name forward, and would like more information, please contact Joanna Newman, ph 3852254... Read more »

Jo Newman will lead a tour of the Art Deco gems of Mt Victoria. Meet: 2.00 pm opposite Owd Trafford, 17 Brougham Street. Duration: approx 1.5 hours. For the enjoyment and safety of all, numbers are limited on each walk, so please let us know if you wish to come: email jonewman@xtra.co.nz . This also... Read more »

Michael Kelly takes us round the Doctor’s Common area, where topography, history & architecture meet in a remarkable urban landscape. Meet: 2.00 pm at the Hawker Street dairy. Duration: approx 1.5 hours. (This walk involves steep steps and hills.) For the enjoyment and safety of all, numbers are limited on each walk, so please let... Read more »

Alan Olliver will lead a guided walk round the heart of Wellington’s early brick-making district. Meet: 2.00 pm at Mt Cook Barracks, Tasman Street. Duration: approx 1.5 hours. For the enjoyment and safety of all, numbers are limited on each walk, so please let us know if you wish to come: email jonewman@xtra.co.nz . This... Read more »

Our first event for 2020 is a guided walk exploring historical Ellice Street with Alan Olliver. Ellice Street residents are also invited to share stories about their houses. Meet at the small park at the bottom of Ellice St where Kent Terrace meets the Basin Reserve. If wet, a cancellation notice will be posted here... Read more »

The Mt Victoria Historical Society and the Mt Victoria Residents Association are holding a meeting on Thursday 3 September from 6.30pm to discuss the draft Spatial Plan for Wellington. This represents a significant change from the current policy and District Plan. We want residents to learn about the changes, and to have an opportunity to... Read more »

Join us for a short Annual General Meeting, following by a talk and afternoon tea. Our guest speaker is historian, Sally McLean, who will talk about the contentious history of the Majoribanks Street refuge,operated as the Wellington Christian Society’s Home for Fallen Women and then as a Salvation Army rescue home from 1885 to 1894.... Read more »

Rosemary Bromley from the Mt Victoria Historical Society will lead this guided walk. Hear about the courage, vision, and acumen of Barbara Hutchinson and her three daughters Margaret, Anna and Agnes. See how their lives lived on Mt Victoria well over a hundred years ago determined much of what you can see today. We will... Read more »

On Sunday 28th March Joanna Newman and Alan Olliver will present a guided historic walk of Paterson Street ending with a visit to the renovated Wellington East Girls' College main building. We'll meet at the corner of Brougham Street and Paterson Street at 2.30 pm and aim to be at Wellington East at 3.15pm. Highlights... Read more »

Last year's annual Mary Taylor picnic was cancelled due to lockdown. But it's back! Join us on 11 April 2021 to commemorate the experience of early Wellington resident Mary Taylor, who walked up Mt Victoria to look for a ship to take a letter to her friend Charlotte Bronte. As usual, we are holding a... Read more »