Its been there for years. What a shame. The building is great. The Patterson building on High Street, now a retail clothing store, is perhaps one of Duffill's greatest works and shows a marked flamboyance. An art deco exterior does little to reveal the beautiful layout inside, where a wide and stunning staircase draws visitors up to the second floor. Originally Wilkinson's, where imported china was displayed on shelves before large wall-mounted mirrors, it was known as Hawera's 'posh shop' and people came from everywhere to admire it.
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