Lawler Sattleday Fencible Cottage
Production date
1848
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Accession number
1964.312
Description
The Lawler half of this cottage was acquired by MOTAT. The Sattleday half had previously been removed, and was re-created by MOTAT using recycled native timber. Sattleday is currently used as a Gallery.
Lawler has a kitchen / dining area and a sleeping area downstairs, with a small attic upstairs.
Lawler has a kitchen / dining area and a sleeping area downstairs, with a small attic upstairs.
Brief History
This cottage is an example of a double unit Fencible cottage. The Royal New Zealand Fencibles were retired soldiers, also known as military pensioners, who were brought to Auckland between 1847 and 1852 from England and Ireland to form a military reserve. Most of the Fencibles who settled at Panmure, including the Lawler and Sattleday families who originally lived in this cottage, were Irish. Some had to build their own raupo (bullrush) huts until the Fencible cottages were built.
The word 'Fencible' derives from 'defencible' or 'capable of defence' as the Fencibles were required to defend the Pakeha settlement of Auckland when requiired.
The original remaining half of this cottage was the home of Private Daniel Lawler, who came to New Zealand with his wife and two children on the ship Clifton in January 1848. The homes provided for Privates were double units like this one, with a dividing wall through the middle of the cottage. The other half of the cottage was occupied by Private Richard Sattleday and his family, who also arrived on the Clifton. When the cottage arrived at MOTAT, Sattleday's half had been demolished or removed but by 1969 had been rebuilt at MOTAT using recycled native timber. At this time it was restored to have porches at each end and a double fireplace in the middle wall.
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Credit Line
1848. Lawler Sattleday Fencible Cottage, 1964.312. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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