Quarry Road

A little out of town, in Quarry Road is the home of Bridget and Neil Martin.

An early view of the home and surrounds looking towards Waikouaiti. The line visible on the right bottom corner is Quarry Road.

This property was once the home of James Andrew Townsend and his wife Emily Elizabeth Fry. The Frys were one of the early settling families in the area. James, was the son of James Andrew Townsend snr of Trowbridge, Wiltshire who emigrated firstly to Melbourne, Australia and later Port Chalmers. James Jnr married Emily in 1901 and they moved to the farm in 1907, which was likely when the house was built. They owned the farm until 1957 when it was bought by Lydia Elizabeth Bains, a relative. She sold it to Robert McDonald in 1965 who in turn sold it to the Martins in 2001.

View from the north-west showing the front of the property with its iron lace work.