For our inquiry about belonging and New Zealand history, I have chosen to investigate about V-shaped huts
Here is my research
V-shaped huts were made by the Europeans in the 1850s.
V-shaped huts were distinctive to the Canterbury settlement and were put up as
temporary accommodation for new settlers. The buildings consisted of a thatched
roof with doors and windows at one end. They appear not to have had chimneys,
suggesting cooking was done outside.
These were built at Riccarton and photographed in 1864. These huts were erected
by Charles Bowen, father of the Hon. Charles Christopher Bowen, and were the first
in the district They were located at Milford, rural section Number Ninety-four on
Fendall Town Road.
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