fisticuff's experience @ Rata Street (Bank Vault Under House)
no ones vault.
I remember hearing about this mysterious house a few years ago from a local man, although no address or description was given. Then, a couple of months ago, it appeared in the newspaper, which mentioned the street name and the fact that the house now lay abandoned as authorities searched for the owners. Also mentioned was the fact that the top floor had been burned – made it kinda easy to spot!
After visiting a site up the road for work, I stopped in and had a nosey, I only had the work (crappy) camera on me at the time – excuse the quality would ya?
The guts is: A large (80 square foot) vault was built into the side of the hill in the farmland of Naenae, Wellington in the 1940s. A house was then built around the vault to conceal it. The country’s money reserves were held in the vault while the government became paranoid of Japanese invasion in an attempt to keep it from them. The house was later sold to private owners, and sold twice more, before being left abandoned – ripe pickings for vandalism and squatters. Inside, the fridge, stove, telly and lots of other comforts still remain, although all have now been upturned and trashed. The entire top floor is burnt.
Incidently, if anyones looking for a ‘doer-upper’ or a well used first home, this place is for sale.
(yes, it’s still locked)
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