Harris Bay Cave, Christchurch 8081, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
The most famous Cave Dwelling of Taylor’s Mistake is the Hermitage of Harris Bay. Jesse Worgan, a Christchurch dentist was the original owner for about 15 years before he sold it to Frederick Simpson in the early 1920s. This dwelling reached back 19 meters into the cave, was 9 meters wide and was 5 meters high; there was also a small cave next door that was used as a bedroom for female visitors.
The contents of the Hermitage were mostly floated around from Sumner by raft on rare calm days and included, a 3 meter oak table and chairs, a settee, sideboards for crockery, bunks an Edison cylinder phonogram a crystal set radio and an upright piano. The dwelling itself was mostly constructed from souvenir materials from the 1906 Exhibition and the old Fullers Theatre.
Epic New Zealand Culture & Adventure Route © Monika Newbound
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