Introduction

Imagine a time when life was so certain that when you built a building for your business you were confident enough in the future that you put the name of the business into the very fabric of the building.

This is not a time of mergers and takeovers of globalisation and restructure, this is when life was more local and certain.

There are a number of such buildings around and so this blog is an attempt to record some of them and more importantly a bit of the history of the business which by and large are no longer with us.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Wright Stephenson


This is 39 Maclaggan Street

No need to spend time guessing the purpose of this building as it is clearly displayed along side the name of the company.

If your have read the National Mortgage and Agency entry then you have already come across Wright Stephenson as they eventually merged with NMA.

The company was founded in 1861 3 years prior to NMA and again like them was founded out of London. It grew to be a significant stock and station agency as well as an exporter of NZ produce principally to England.

The name in part carries on in the form of PGG Wrightson

The following photos provide a glimpse into the building when it was working in its intended role. It has now been converted into retail space.


Horse Sales 1890

Skin and Hide Sale 1902

Another Wright Stephenson building but this time in Lawrence

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