Home to wellington racing club and staging a host of top races, trentham racecourse remains as popular today as it was one hundred years ago with. At the time it was a royal manor, with a value of 115 shillings. Located at an altitude of 700 metres 2,297 ft, the town is 87 kilometres 54 mi northwest of melbourne. Thes include the chalmers handicap since1963, the parliamentary handicap 1896, the telegraph handicap 1891, the thompson handicap 1892, the trentham stakes 1946,the nz st leger 1899, the wellington guineas 1940, the wellington stakes 1897, the desert. Thank you for your patience during these difficult circumstances. Explore some gold mining history red beard bakery uses a scotch oven that dates back to 1892 to bake their perfect sour dough bread, but that is only one of the historical aspects of this fascinating little township. The nearest places to stay in wellington are petone and upper hutt.
Couples in particular like the location they rated it 8. It is also known that a large elizabethan house was built in the 1630s in the same location but it was probably demolished during the building of the georgian trentham hall. Wellington racing club welcomes you to the home of thrilling racing excitement, fashion in the field and wellington cup carnival. Leaving central wellington every 30 minutes 5 minutes past and 35 minutes past the hour, approx time from city to trentham is 40 mins. Frequented vacation sites are art museums, nature museums and history museums.
The book charts the hitherto untold story of the grandstands, clubhouses, saddling sheds, totalizators and other associated structures that evoke in bricks and mortar. We offer the closest hotels with 247 social support. Trentham publishes 2530 books pa and 4 journals, all in the field of education. Trentham and district historical society aims to research the history of trentham and district and to make this information public through meetings, publications and displays. Join the action contact the wellington racing club team today to book. The settlement at the southern end of the upper hutt basin is trentham, well known for its army camp, racecourse and memorial park. In 1972 it was moved to ellerslie and has been there ever since. In 1840 there were 5 trentham families living in tennessee. The trentham family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. This was about 42% of all the recorded trenthams in the usa. Located across the road from trentham racecourse, it is a 10minute drive to upper hutt town center. Trentham racecourse, the track design is widely acknowledged as one of the best in australasia.
From history, gazetteer and directory of staffordshire, william white, sheffield, 1851 trentham is a small but handsome village, on the east bank of the river trent, from which it has its name, and on the turnpike road, three miles sse of newcastleunderlyme, and six miles nnw of stone. The suburb is located in a widening of the hutt valley, five kilometres to the southwest of the upper hutt city centre. Petone is 11 miles 17 kilometers to the southwest of trentham, while upper hutt is 1 mile 2 kilometers to the southwest. Memories of trentham read and share your memories of trentham itself or of a particular photo of trentham.
Enjoy a family day out and relax with wellington races as they take you through an experience with the finest entertainment, hospitality and thoroughbred racing. History trentham racecourse opened in january 1906. The areas natural beauty can be seen at maidstone park and petone foreshore, while dowse art museum and maori treasures are cultural highlights. Trentham through time is an essential volume for anyone who knows and loves this area. Trentham books is at the leading edge of education and social justice.
Located in upper hutt, trentham motel is in a shopping district and near a metro station. This was about 21% of all the recorded trenthams in the uk. Kindle and ebook formats are still available, please visit our book pages for information. Celebrating its centennial in 2006, trentham racecourse has become something of an iconic wellington venue. A fact demonstrated by the amount of world records broken at trentham racecourse over the years.
Common things to do in this area of new zealand include snowboarding. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. Hosting some of wellingtons finest racing events you wont want to miss out book your tickets. Wellington racing club 10 racecourse rd, wellington, new zealand 5018 rated 3. At the 2016 census, trentham had a population of 1,180, with a median age of 55 years. Racenet is your go to destination for all things horse racing. The club had earlier raced at hutt park, and before that at burnham water, miramar, but the new site offered more space, as well as easier access due to the nearby railway line.
The earliest recruits lived there in tents, but wooden huts and other buildings were erected after the 1915 health crisis. London had the highest population of trentham families in 1891. There is an old police station and slab lockup in camp street behind the. Wellington cup day at trentham racecourse coordinates. Racecourses are the stage upon which the drama of the thoroughbred is played out, and their buildings are the scenery. New zealand racecourse guides bet ellerslie, riccarton. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. Trentham, formerly an augustinian priory, was purchased in 1540 by james leveson, a wool stapler. Description trentham is the most populous suburb of upper hutt, a city in the wellington region of new zealand. If you booked a nonrefundable reservation, you may still be able to cancel and be given a refund within 24 hours of your booking. Wellingtons historic racecourse has also payed homage to some worthy visitors, queen elizabeth in 1953 and 1970 and the legend phar lap was sold in the trentham parade ring in 1928 for 160 guineas. Media in category trentham racecourse the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Trentham is a small town in the shire of hepburn and shire of moorabool local government area, victoria, australia.
Trentham camp during the first world war new zealand history. Rally up your best racemates to enjoy the heart stopping trackside action at wellingtons finest. Trentham racecourse, racecourse road, trentham, upper hutt. Racing is in the blood of wellingtonians with a horse race held at what is now taranaki street, wellington, in september 1840 as part of the first. There are the remains of old gold diggings scattered throughout the surrounding bush.
Sit alfresco beneath the prechristmas sun at a picnic table for six with umbrella. Trentham gardens, non civil parish 1001168 historic. Here are selected photos on this topic, but full relevance is not guaranteed. This group was set up in 2014 to share information and images discovered by the trentham world war one project. Prominent races have been enjoyed at trentham for years including some that had their origins prior to the move to the valley. Break out the clubs and hit the links with a golf course and golf lessons nearby, or seek out an adventure with hikingbiking trails and. Within a mile of the staffordshire potteries, trentham continues to draw visitors from far and wide keen to discover its rich history. Tennessee had the highest population of trentham families in 1840. Z race and has been won by many horses that went on to big careers on both sides of the tasman. Trentham estate, in the village of trentham, is a visitor attraction located on the southern fringe of the city of stokeontrent in staffordshire, united kingdom. The most trentham families were found in the usa in 1880.
Enter dates and click on search, then use the filter option free cancellation to view the best options available in trentham racecourse. This graph charts editions from this publisher over time. Racecourse architecture sets out to redress this neglect. Its the perfect warm up to nz oaks day al basti equiworld nz oaks day. Find the latest race club information and track map for trentham races, including all the current statistics, upcoming races and track results for this racecourse. The name trentham was initially given by richard barton, the first european settler in the area, in honour of his former employer, the duke of. In 1841 john barton purchased a large area beside the hutt river. Trentham camp near upper hutt, which was opened in october 1914, was the defence departments first training camp. Wellington racing club hutt valley chamber of commerce. Z derby was run at riccarton and dates back to 1860. He named it trentham after his childhood home in england. It publishes groundbreaking books and has blazed a trail in developing educational provision for bilingual learners, refugee children, travellers, and other minorities, and in challenging bigotry and discrimination in schools and society.
The suburb is located in a widening of the hutt valley, five kilometres to the southwest of the upper hutt city centre the name trentham was initially given by richard barton, the first european settler in the area, in honour of his former employer, the duke of. Over the next two centuries the family prospered commercially and gave service to the crown and parliament, acquiring various titles that culminated in 1746 with the creation of john, lord gower, as viscount trentham and earl gower. Map of trentham racecourse, trentham, upper hutt zoomin. Trentham photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Trentham christmas at the races upper hutt eventfinda. We welcome enquiries about family or local history, which should be made by contacting the research officer. The wellington racing club had purchased 234 scrubcovered, boulderlittered acres at trentham in 1904.
Local memories inside the collonade and the amusement arcade. Join the action home of the wellington racing club. Join author alan myatt on a tour of trenthams past and present, highlighting the areas many points of interest. The track design is widely acknowledged as one of the best in australasia, a fact demonstrated by the amount of world records broken on it over the years. An augustinian priory originally occupied the site.
In 1891 there were 23 trentham families living in london. Cap off a stellar summer of racing with a serious line up of class act horses, trainers and jockeys. The site had an extensive history first as an augustinian priory and then as convent. Trentham newzealand racecourse thoroughbred races today. Publishing history this is a chart to show the when this publisher published books. Our distributor is temporarily closed and will not be processing or despatching book orders until midmay at the earliest. It is an ethical publisher, and all profit is ploughed back into producing more books which we believer to be. The interislander ferry terminal is a 30minute drive away. The estate was first recorded in the domesday book in 1086.
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