12-611: Yaldhurst is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city. Frederick William Delamain (1835–1910), a settler and horse breeder, named a horse Yaldhurst after some stables in England. The area was named after the horse. The Yaldhurst Museum is a private museum specialising in displays of land vehicles and technology. Yaldhurst electorate extended over a larger rural area west of Christchurch from 1978 to 1996. Yaldhurst covers 12.11 km (4.68 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 2,380 as of June 2024, with
24-585: A 1938 International car coupe, one of only five bodied in New Zealand, and an early 1908 Daimler . There is a replica fire station housing nine appliances, including a c. 1874 Merryweather manual appliance, a 1924 Leyland 6-cylinder appliance and a 1938 Ford v8 appliance that attended the infamous J. Ballantyne & Co department store fire in Christchurch on 18 November 1947, the worst fire in New Zealand history, when 41 people died. The museum print shop houses
36-759: A population density of 197 people per km. Yaldhurst had a population of 1,602 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 168 people (11.7%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 888 people (124.4%) since the 2006 census . There were 552 households, comprising 804 males and 798 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 39.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 261 people (16.3%) aged under 15 years, 345 (21.5%) aged 15 to 29, 777 (48.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 219 (13.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 76.4% European/ Pākehā , 5.8% Māori , 1.9% Pasifika , 18.2% Asian , and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
48-516: A significant collection of printing presses and allied equipment. The plant mainly consists of letterpresses and several small offset presses. The most impressive machine is an 1863 Wharfdale flat bed tumble cylinder press requiring two operators. Manufactured by W. Dawson and Sons of Otley , England, this newspaper press was first used in Invercargill about 1863 to print the Southland Times . It
60-643: A two-story colonial style dwelling built in 1876, two stables and small shed on 8 acres (32,000 m ) of land. Additional display and storage facilities were constructed, and the museum opened to the public on Boxing Day (26 December 1968 (55 years ago) ( 1968-12-26 ) . The original name was Yaldhurst Museum of Transport and Science . Many of the exhibits are displayed in their original condition and include cars, racing cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, power-cycles, horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, tractors, agricultural equipment, stationary engines, military items and fire engines. Also at
72-407: A variety of tops that included a rigid, fringed canopy, parasol, and extension. The seats were traditional, spindle-backed (often upholstered), bench seats. Before the advent of automobiles, these were horse-drawn carriages . The name is short for "Surrey cart", named after Surrey in England, where they were first made. The American surrey was famously celebrated in the song " The Surrey with
84-492: Is located in the suburb of Yaldhurst , Christchurch , New Zealand , close to Christchurch International Airport , Riccarton Race Course and Ruapuna Speedway. The museum has a large collection of road transport vehicles, and it opened to the public in 1968. The museum was established by Alfred Thornhill Cooper, also known as Jake Cooper. He began collecting vehicles in 1950 and in 1963 purchased his ancestral home Dudley House at Yaldhurst, to build his museum. The property had
96-532: The museum is the original Yaldhurst School building relocated in April 1984. The horse-drawn vehicle collection came from throughout the South Island and comprises 119 vehicles; the oldest is an American Buggy of 1810. Examples of gigs , swamp drays , drags , broughams , phaetons , bakers' carts , surreys , expresses , rigs , sociables , governess carts , night carts and milk carts are exhibited. One of
108-775: The rarest vehicles on display is a c1886 hearse . It was used in Invercargill by funeral directors Macdonald and Weston and is said to have carried the body of New Zealand prime minister Richard Seddon at his death in 1906. The hearse is one of only three known to have survived in New Zealand. The other hearses are held in the Naseby Early Settlers' Museum. Naseby , Otago and the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), Western Springs, Auckland . Yaldhurst Museum has 137 cars, including vehicles such as Austin , Dodge , Singer, Morris , Ford , Triumph , Willys, Plymouth, Jaguar , Wolseley , Chrysler and others. Rarities include
120-465: Was $ 39,600, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 276 people (20.6%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 756 (56.4%) people were employed full-time, 198 (14.8%) were part-time, and 39 (2.9%) were unemployed. Yaldhurst Model School is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. It had a roll of 108 as of August 2024. The school opened in 1876. Yaldhurst Museum The Yaldhurst Museum
132-431: Was 26.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.0% had no religion, 41.4% were Christian , 1.3% were Hindu , 1.7% were Muslim , 1.3% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 288 (21.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 192 (14.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income
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#1733084639219144-608: Was moved to Waimate in 1914 to print the Daily Advertiser . It came to the museum in 1972, where it is still operational and occasionally demonstrated. 43°30′39″S 172°30′17″E / 43.510927°S 172.50476°E / -43.510927; 172.50476 Surrey (carriage) A surrey is a doorless, four-wheeled carriage popular in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated and able to hold four passengers, surreys had
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