It was early December 2012 when I was told that the diggers had moved in on another old vineyard property. I have visited here previously and just loved the old brick building that was on this site.[ Pacific Vineyards ] I presume the bricks would have come from Crown Lynn. I had been at the end of year function at the West Auckland Historical Society when someone had warned me that the building was disappearing. It had in fact gone when I arrived only an hour or so later. It was disappointing to see another building demolished and the remains of another vineyard
I never got to talk to the owner; it was my intention to ask permission to look inside – although the charm of the building was the consideration of the brickwork.
The demolition of Pacific Vineyards brick cellar.
Looked around for any evidence of what might have been in the building ( apart from the obvious barrel ). The only item I could find which linked this site to its past was a broken head of a bottle, quite possibly a fortified wine bottle from the slightly exploded form.
Piece of bottle found at Pacific Vineyards
The real estate sign offers some clues as to what might happen on the site – I am picking residential units. Like the reference regarding ownership “Available for the first time ever.”
View from the road
Pacific Vineyards site for sale.
There was a strange coincidence as with Collards – just before the buildings were demolished I noticed one single rose flower … in this case, there was also only one single flower in sight as I walked around.
