Bradninch (208-210 Hurstmere Road)

The huge, three-storey, Style Moderne concrete house across the street, now almost completely hidden behind the front hedge, was built by George Nicks as a replacement for his previous home across the road at 207 Hurstmere Road. Nicks had a timber mill on Northcroft Street and was well established in Takapuna, having already developed sections on Hurstmere Road and Brett Avenue. Named after a village in Devon and built around 1943, Bradninch features Art Deco corners and curves, making it very different to his earlier home.

Continue walking along Hurstmere Road.