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The Governors Bay head of the Harbour area was settled from 1845.

The Governors Bay microclimate enabled very productive farming and horticultural industries. And from these industries grew other supporting services, such as land transport, the blacksmith, and boating. Steamers and small boats would transport fresh produce from locations such as Governors Bay, Teddington and the Wheatsheaf (in the days when the harbour was deeper) to supply direct with immigrant and other ships coming into Lyttelton.

Most of the area’s first period public buildings survive and can be visited. These are pictured below:

	The District Lockup, 1877, on the Governors Bay-Teddington Road near the corner of Bamfords Road. This is the only remaining building from a police station erected there. The lockup containing two cells (one more secure than the other) and part of a larger police complex, were used for runaways from ships, prisoners coming in from the peninsula, and local trouble makers and drunks. The lockup has a complete layer of steel between the inner and outer walls making escape unlikely.
	The former Governors Bay School erected in 1868 is located at 112 Governors Bay Road.
	The headmaster’s residence (1868) alongside the old Governors Bay School at 112 Governors Bay Road. In addition to being the headmaster’s residence this dwelling was also used as a boarding home for nine of its pupils.
	St Peters at Tedddington is on the Gebbies Pass Road.
	St Cuthberts church erected in 1862 is located on the Governors Bay Teddington Road also.
	The Blacksmith shop at Teddington is pending restoration work but can be seen on the corner of Gebbies Pass and the Governors Bay-Teddington Road.
	The 3km foreshore road that is now a walking and cycling track between Allandale and Governors Bay, was first constructed in 1857 by the prisoners from the Lyttelton Prison (1851-1922). Initially it was a bridle way only, later widened for the coach service that began in the early 1880s.
	The coach service that began in the early 1880s operated a service from Charteris Bay, Teddington and Allandale to the railhead at Lyttelton. Trips were made twice a day and the coach carried up to 10 passengers plus mail. The coach depot was located at the police station in Allandale. Horses were changed at each end of the journey.

The above information and photos kindly provided by David Bundy of the Governors Bay Heritage Trust. Should you have any enquiries, please email David at jdhjbundy@cyberxpress.co.nz.

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