Katherine Mansfield's Thorndon: Guided Walking Tour

Banner image provided by: Katherine Mansfield Memorial c1930s Wellington City Council Archives.

“How hard is it to escape from places. However carefully one goes they hold you – you leave little bits of yourself fluttering on the fences – like rags and shreds of your very life.” Katherine Mansfield in a letter to Ida Baker, 1922

Explore the Thorndon that Katherine Mansfield knew and the traces of her legacy that remain in the landscape today, 100 years on from her death. Beginning with a short introductory talk at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, the guided walking tour will finish at the National Library with refreshments and a special viewing of Mansfield-related objects from the Alexander Turnbull Library’s collection. A collaboration between Katherine Mansfield House & Garden and the National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. With thanks to Old St Paul’s.

Please note: This is a guided walking tour which will involve approx. 30 minutes of walking on flat ground with frequents stops. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and bring appropriate protection from sun and rain. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact Katherine Mansfield House & Garden to discuss. Bad weather postponement dates: The tour will go ahead if there is light rain, so please bring a raincoat. If there is heavy rain and/or strong winds the Tuesday 24 October tour will be postponed to Thursday 26 October; the Saturday 28 October tour will be postponed to Saturday 4 November. Participants will be notified by email and text message (if a mobile number is provided) by 9am on the day of the tour if there is a postponement.

(Image: Katherine Mansfield Memorial photographed by Charles P S Boyer, 1930s, courtesy of Wellington City Archives)

Health & Safety

Please contact the event host for health & safety information.

Location

25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon

Regions

Wellington

Tags

Walking Tour

Talk

Event times

Fully booked

10am-12:30pm Tue 24 Oct

Booking required

Cost: $15.00

3 spots remaining

Fully booked

10am-12:30pm Sat 28 Oct

Booking required

Cost: $15.00

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden is a writer’s museum and Category 1 Historic Place in the inner-city heritage suburb of Thorndon, Wellington. Opened to the public in 1988, Katherine Mansfield House & Garden offers a unique insight into 19th-century Wellington and the life, loves and literature of its most famous former occupant.

Email: info@katherinemansfield.com

Phone: 04 473 7268

Website: www.katherinemansfield.com/event/katherine-mansfields-thorndon-guided-walking-tour-2023

National Library – Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa

National Library collects, connects, and co-creates knowledge to power New Zealand. Focusing on taonga, knowledge, and reading, we are caretakers of collections such as music, paintings, prints, manuscripts, newspapers, oral histories, and comics. Alexander Turnbull Library is part of the National Library with collections including oral histories, photographs, music, digital materials, rare books, and fine printing. We are here to help you access and use the collective knowledge of the nation. It is home to the Alexander Turnbull Library, a leading research library which holds the world's foremost Katherine Mansfield collection.