William Wakefield Memorial
The William Wakefield Memorial is a rare New Zealand example of an early memorial commemorating one of the original European settlers. It was ordered in 1850, some time after the death of William Wakefield, an important but controversial agent for the New Zealand Company.Photo: Sean Neakums, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basin Reserve and St Mark’s Church School.
Basin Reserve
Stadium
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand.
St Mark’s Church School
School
Photo: Pear285, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mark's School is an independent Anglican co-educational school in Wellington, New Zealand for children aged from two to Year 8. The school is often seen on cricket match broadcasts from Basin Reserve. St Mark’s Church School is situated 110 metres southeast of William Wakefield Memorial.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 1¼ km north of William Wakefield Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Victoria and Mount Cook.
Mount Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.
Mount Cook
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Cook is an inner city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It is located 1.74 km south of Wellington's central business district. It is part of Wellington Central electorate and lies within the City of Wellington local government area.
Te Aro
Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Mount Victoria.
William Wakefield Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Wellington, New Zealand
- Category: historic site
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.30063° or 41° 18′ 2″ southLongitude
174.78131° or 174° 46′ 53″ eastOpen location code
4VCPMQXJ+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 298326576OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q17067807
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