Langham Hotel, Auckland

The Langham Hotel is a five-star hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. Formerly named the Sheraton Auckland Hotel & Towers, it occupies the historic site of Partington's Windmill, a local landmark until its demolition in 1950. In May 1850, Charles Partington purchased land in Symonds Street for £200,and commenced the construction of “the new Windmill” at a cost of £2000. In August 1851 the first flour was advertised for sale. Partington, an immigrant from Oxfordshire in England) had arrived in 1847. He had previously been in partnership with John Bycroft and together they took over the Epsom Mill that stood in St Andrews Road. The partnership lasted until December 1849. The Symonds street windmill was built in 1850 using bricks made on the...