New Zealand - Auckland - Penrose Primary School - Form 2 - 1966 - Contributed By Delle Jackson Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Penrose - Penrose is an industrial suburb in Auckland - The area was purchased from three local Maori Chiefs by The Wiiliams family in the late 1830s, the farm being called Penrose after their home area in Cornwall, England - The railway line between Auckland and Onehunga running through Penrose (now known as the Onehunga Line) was one of the first Government funded railways in New Zealand, being opened in 1873 - Industry started to flourish in the area from the 1920s, due to its close connection to the main railway line and the main road - Despite the low local population, Penrose is the site of the former Penrose High School, which in 2008 renamed itself One Tree Hill College - Penrose is home to the New Zealand Warriors, who are based at Mount Smart Stadium #penrose #school