Richmond Park School (closed 2004)

Richmond Park School (closed 2004) is a ruins in Auckland Region, North Island. Richmond Park School (closed 2004) is situated nearby to the suburb Bader, as well as near Cobham Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hamilton Gardens and Cobham Bridge.

Hamilton Gardens

Garden

Photo: Hamiltongardens, CC BY 3.0.

Hamilton Gardens is a public garden park in the south of Hamilton owned and managed by Hamilton City Council in New Zealand. The 54 ha park is based on the banks of the Waikato River and includes enclosed gardens, open lawns, a lake, a nursery, a convention centre and the Hamilton East Cemetery. Hamilton Gardens is situated 1 km northeast of Richmond Park School (closed 2004).

Cobham Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cobham Bridge is a 143.3 m long girder bridge in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Cobham Drive, which is part of SH1C. It spans the Waikato River. The Ministry of Works plaque at the southern end of the bridge says they designed it and it was opened on 29 June 1963. Cobham Bridge is situated 480 metres north of Richmond Park School (closed 2004).

Waikato Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Waikato Hospital is a major regional hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand. It provides specialised and emergency healthcare for the Midlands and Waikato area with patients referred there from feeder hospitals like Whakatāne, Lakes area, Tauranga, Thames, Tokoroa and Rotorua. Waikato Hospital is situated 1 km northwest of Richmond Park School (closed 2004).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bader and Fitzroy.

Bader

Suburb

Bader is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. The main street is named after WW II flying ace Douglas Bader. In 2022, Kāinga Ora announced it was building an extra 75 state houses in Bader. There were already older state houses in the area.

Fitzroy

Suburb

Photo: Nzwj, CC BY 3.0.

Fitzroy is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. It is named after Robert FitzRoy, who commanded HMS Beagle and was later the Governor of New Zealand. It was declared a suburb in 1974.

Melville

Suburb

Photo: Nzwj, CC BY 3.0.

Melville is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. It is named after James Dougal Melville. Many of the streets in Melville are named after war heroes, including Bernard Montgomery, Odette Hallowes, David Beatty and William Slim.

Richmond Park School (closed 2004)

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.80989° or 37° 48′ 36″ south

Longitude

175.2936° or 175° 17′ 37″ east

Open location code

4VJQ57RV+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 179069718

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandford Park and St Pius X Catholic School (Melville).

Nearby Places

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