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Timeline - Pencarrow Lighthouse
A timeline of key dates in the history of Pencarrow Lighthouse
Daily life and learning - Pencarrow Lighthouse
Daily duties Landing stores for Pencarrow Lighthouse Daily life at Pencarrow Lighthouse has been recorded for posterity in the countless records and forms the Marine Department required keepers to complete ‘daily, weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, six monthly and annually'. For the most part the records show that daily routine at Pencarrow was similar to that at any other lighthouse. Fire alarms In March 1928 the keepers' best clothes were ruined when they were forced to put out a fire on the lighthouse reserve on a Sunday.
Mary Bennett

Until 1855, and after 1865, Mary Jane Bennett did very much what was expected of a woman in the nineteenth century - she was a dedicated wife and mother. But following her husband's death in June 1855 she took on his role as lighthouse keeper at Pencarrow. When the existing light was replaced with New Zealand's first permanent lighthouse in 1859 she was officially appointed as its first keeper. She held the position for five years before returning home to England. She remains the only woman to have been a lighthouse keeper in New Zealand.

A tour around Pencarrow Lighthouse
See Pencarrow Lighthouse from the inside.
Pencarrow Lighthouse as 'Mr Blobby'
In June 2001 pranksters painted the Pencarrow Lighthouse as 'Mr Blobby'.
Pencarrow Lighthouse today
Image of Pencarrow Lighthouse taken in December 2008.
Pencarrow Lighthouse, c.1900
A group of people gathered in front of Pencarrow Lighthouse, Wellington.
NZ's first lighthouse, Pencarrow, lit for the first time
The lighthouse on Pencarrow Head was lit for the first time amid great celebration. After years of inadequate solutions Wellington finally had a permanent lighthouse – a New Zealand first.
Landing stores for Pencarrow Lighthouse
Crew from the ship Tutanekai landing stores at Pencarrow lighthouse on Pencarrow Head.
Pencarrow Lighthouse family
The children of Pencarrow Lighthouse keepers, George and Mary Jane Bennett.
Writing exercise for lighthouse children
Writing exercise by lighthouse children.
Houses near Pencarrow Lighthouse
Houses near the Pencarrow Lighthouse, c1910.
Maintenance work on Pencarrow Lighthouse, 1980
Photograph of maintenance work on Pencarrow Lighthouse, Wellington
Baring Head Lighthouse under construction
View of Baring Head Lighthouse under construction, March 1934.
Pencarrow Lighthouse in 1880
Pencarrow lighthouse viewed from across the entrance to Wellington Harbour, on top of a hill, with other hills behind it.
First lighthouse at Pencarrow Head
The first lighthouse at Pencarrow Head, built about 1852. It shows a small building resembling a house rather than a conventional lighthouse.
Lighthouses at Pencarrow Head
View of Pencarrow Head, Wellington, showing the original lighthouse at the top of the hill and its replacement on the right.
Pencarrow Lighthouse documentary
Hear this 1959 Radio New Zealand documentary made to mark the centenary of the Pencarrow Lighthouse.
Further information - Pencarrow Lighthouse
This web feature was written by Imelda Bargas and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team. Links  'Guardians of the Light' - documentary about lighthouse keepers (NZ On Screen) Pencarrow lighthouse registration report (New Zealand Historic Places Trust) Pencarrow lighthouse celebrates 150 years (New Zealand Historic Places Trust)  Lighthouse keepers (Maritime New Zealand) Lighthouses (Te Ara) Flyby video of the lower Pencarrow lighthouse - from booma's Vimeo page Books Helen Beaglehole, Lighting the coast: a history of New Zealand's coastal lighthouse system, Cant
Pencarrow Lighthouse keepers
The experiences of the Pencarrow Lighthouse keepers and their families

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