Mount Albert Memorial Hall and Rocket Park (751-773 New North Road)

After the Second World War, the people of Mount Albert fundraised with bottle drives, raffles, and cake stalls, which, together with central government funding, produced a plan for a war memorial in 1957. The Borough Council proposed a war memorial fountain, but the Mayoress, Clarice Anderson, opposed this and campaigned for a more useful structure. The money was then spent on the hall that is there today, with its “futuristic” roof. In 1967, the Lions Club constructed a children’s playground in the park, which matched the style of the hall and gave the area its popular name: Rocket Park.

Walk around the Memorial Hall and continue down the wide path to New North Road. Cross New North Road at the crosswalk.