On the way back from Dannevirke last week I passed through Tikotino. On the State Highway you could easily miss it - there is a signpost and a hotel/café which I had never seen open until last week. As I had plenty of time and it was a lovely day I decided to turn into the village and see what was there. The first thing that I foundwas the War Memorial Hall. For such a small place (it's so small I can't even find any statistics showing its population) the Memorial Hall was impressive. It also had excellent always-open toilets. It's the only place on SH 2 between Napier and Dannevirke so that's a useful thing to know so I've logged that away into the memory banks.
In searching for information on Tikokino I discovered that it had a namesake in Poland. I learn something every day.
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I see the sign man has called. It looks a great place for some low light images. A wonderful place.
ReplyDeleteRural but civilized... is my conclusion from pictures + signs ;)
ReplyDeleteI like your photos. Especially the one with the sheep grazing.
ReplyDeleteI had to look over that third photo a few times, there's something special about it, Graham. There's so much history there, story to tell.
ReplyDeleteMust admit I've never heard of that place. You certainly found a few good reasons for stopping.
ReplyDeleteAdrian, what puzzled me about the sign was why only Holden Road was highlighted. Because it's on a fast stretch of road with potential hazards I've never read the sign before because I've never stopped. Rather defeats the object of the sign I suppose.
ReplyDeleteIt's a place that I shall hopefully explore a bit more some time although I suspect that there's very little else to see and photograph. There is certainly plenty of history in the area.
Why is there an outside chimney GB. Has the house disintegrated?
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I think the house has disappeared because it will have been wooden whilst the chimney in those days was brick.
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