Talk:Mitchell and Watt

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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: [1]. A Grafton Road Methodist Church is mentioned here: [2] 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)[reply]

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.[3] Traumnovelle (talk) 08:58, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

More patents: [4] [5] Traumnovelle (talk) 09:02, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 [6] Traumnovelle (talk) 04:16, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]