Talk:Mitchell and Watt

Grafton Road Methodist Church

Watt's obituary mentions this Church as being constructed by him but I can find very little on the Church and it certainly is not extant. Grafton Road Wesleyan Church which is probably the same building is pictured here: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/1084928 and Watt could have been involved with it given it was constructed in 1885: . A Grafton Road Methodist Church is mentioned here: with the implication being the Church's land was taken and the building was presumably demolished but there is no confirmation beyond this. Given I cannot definitively connect the two buildings and the scant information I've left it out. Traumnovelle (talk) 05:31, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Primary source that may be useful if can be linked

In 1895 an Auckland architect named John Mitchell submitted a patent for an improved nail and washer for corrugated iron roofing. Traumnovelle (talk) 08:58, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

More patents: Traumnovelle (talk) 09:02, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Mitchell and Watt were potentially the first to discover termites in New Zealand: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SCANT18940829.2.24?items_per_page=10&page=3&phrase=2&query=Mitchell+and+Watt&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE%2cILLUSTRATION Traumnovelle (talk) 04:16, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Reference that I haven't been able to locate

Hamilton City Council, Built Heritage Inventory Record Form: 7 Dawson Street, Hamilton East