All Park

– Small park with some seating and a petanque court

– Build 1936-1939, as metal rd, later sealed [Rugged Determination, p87]

– Community involvement – Mosaics of native birds – Foundations of old railway overbridge

todo

Todo Redwood Park was also used after the WW11 for; Refugees and displaced people who came to New Zealand in from 1946-1965. Living in the cabins, until they could move on from there – with jobs and houses. We had a lot of the children going to Swanson School at the time from the park. [Dawn Ellis]

The Knox Memorial Park is named after the Knox family who ran a general store on the opposite corner for over 50 years. Robert Knox had brought the business from James Patterson Sinclair who had set it up in about 1886. In January 1889 James Sinclair added a bakery and confectionary. The district’s bread was previously brought by train from Auckland. In February 1893 the business was extended to supply stores in Henderson, Taupaki, Kumeu and Brighams Creek. NZ Post records show that in March 1889 Mr J P Sinclair obtained the postal agency at £8 per annum, taking over Read more [...]