Hennessy's Irish Bar
This iconic historic building is currently being demolished. It was built in 1910 for George French a local merchant and was known as French's Building for many years.
During it's lifetime it has housed a number of other businesses as well as French's own, Hitchen & Johnstone, Drapers, Wool Shop etc. c1936- ; Clarken Ltd. China, Hardware etc. c1936-: A.T. Coates Bookseller to 1943, McLeod's Booksellers c1943- ; Heidi's Cafe & Patisserie c1990s and finally Hennessey's Irish Bar and upstairs Blarneys Rock - Rotorua Backpackers and Accommodation.
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| Photo by Alison Leigh, Digital Information Librarian, 15/06/2016 |
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| Photo by Alison Leigh, Digital Information Librarian, 16/06/2016 |
