Completed 1918; 99 years ago Antenna spire 38 m Construction started 1905 | Opened 1918 Phone +64 9-309 6911 Designated as world heritage site 30 June 2006 | |
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Former names Victoria Park Market
Auckland Municipal Destructor and Depot Type Urban Village and retail complex, former market and prior to this a waste depot and incinerator Location 210 Victoria Street West, Auckland, New Zealand Landlord Kitchener Group CEO David S Henderson Architect J. Barree Johnson & Co. Address 210 Victoria St W, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand Similar Victoria Park - Auckland, Westfield St Lukes, Grey Lynn, Britomart Transport Centre, Auckland Harbour Bridge Profiles | ||
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Victoria Park Market (Now called Victoria Park Village) up until April 2016 the precinct was a craft, souvenir and clothing market and retail complex in Auckland, New Zealand. It is housed in a former waste depot and incinerator complex. The Market was located in Freemans Bay and took its name from the adjacent Victoria Park which was created in 1905 and named after the late Queen who had died four years earlier.
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The area has undergone a $22M refurbishment allowing for the earthquake proofing of the historic buildings and the introduction of some new building. The precinct is now Victoria Park Village (since March 2017)
The Victoria Park Village is a cluster of galleries, workshops, studios, offices, eateries and retail stores as well as a gym and Pilates Studio. Also adjoining the site is a hotel (Swiss-Belsuites)
There is a popular Celebrity Walk of Fame, this opened in 1984, which features the hand or footprints of famous New Zealanders including Sir Edmund Hillary, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Billy T James, John Walker and Rachel Hunter.
Victoria park market auckland redevelopment open
Site history
The site of the Victoria Park Market buildings was originally part headland and part foreshore of Freemans Bay. In the late 1870s the bay began to be reclaimed, and various commercial and residential buildings were erected on the widened foreshore. The street directly behind and above the market runs along the top of the ancient Seacliff.
From 1905 to 1918 a series of brickwork buildings were constructed on the site, initially to deal with the disposal of rubbish from the city. These included a 38m tall chimney. In 1907 work began on a power generator building to use the heat produced by the "Destructor". Although this was finished in 1908, it was found to be inadequate for the city's power demands, and was shut down in 1913 after a new coal fired power station was constructed on the city's waterfront at Kings Wharf.
Further additions were made from 1914 to 1918, including double storeyed stabling for the 94 horses used to pull the city's rubbish carts, and council administration offices. From 1952 the stables were no longer used for their original purpose, and the 'Destructor' ceased operation in 1972, although the complex continued to act as a rubbish collection depot until 1981.
The Auckland City Council originally planned to demolish the complex, but relented following a public campaign. It was converted into a market and retail complex, and alterations were made for this purpose in 1983 and 1990. The complex is a Category I Historic Places under the Historic Places Act 1993.
A further redevelopment was delayed by the financial crisis of 2008 but a NZ$20 million refurbishment began in 2012 and was complete by mid-2013.
The newly refurbished Market has been transformed into an Urban Village, an upmarket retail precinct in a stylish heritage setting, with offerings which range from lifestyle and beauty stores to cafes, delicatessens, restaurants and bars.