Toyworld

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Toyworld

128 Thompson Street

Built on land orininally sold by the Crown in 1851 to T Finn and therefore amongst the first ever sold in Hamilton, this shop is of local historic and architectural significance. It appears to have been built in the early 1870s. ([i]) The building's style is conservatively classical with the facade austerely detailed. The building is a fraternal twin with its two storey next door neighbour and is reputed to have been built with the material salvaged from the original Christ Church, formerly called St Botolph's. ([ii]) To support this the Hamilton Sewerage Authority Drainage Plan which is shared by the two distinguishes between the stone construction of No 128 and the brick construction of No 124 Thompson Street. ([iii]) The shop front is original with its timber stall boards and framing. The front door and the verandah have been replaced. Otherwise the building is substantially intact and remains in good condition. It plays a key role in the streetscape as one of the most intact commercial buildings in Thompson Street.