New Zealand - Auckland - Browns Bay School class photo - P2A - 1955 Browns Bay School - Browns Bay School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 630 students as at March 2021.[ - The school was established in 1888. (Reference: Wikipedia) Browns Bay, New Zealand - Peter Brown, after whom the bay is named, bought 136 acres of bush and scrub there in 1876. - He built his house on what is now the corner of Clyde Road and Anzac Road. - This house was destroyed by fire in 1930. He also built a manager's residence in 1886 overlooking his land (now Freyberg Park) at 33 Glencoe Road. - This house still exists and is believed to be the oldest existing house in East Coast Bays. (Reference: Wikipedia) ---------------------- Image source: Browns Bay School class photo, P2A, 1955 by Unknown Photographer Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections EF0343 No known copyright restrictions https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/33608 #brownsbay #brownsbayschool