Blockhouse Crossword
Across
- 3. Guns could be pointed out through narrow holes in the wall called __________.
- 7. The blockhouse was built in __________, Upper Hutt.
- 8. The blockhouse stood at one corner of a tall wooden and earth __________.
- 10. The Upper Hutt __________ was built in 1860 to protect settlers from attack.
- 11. In 2014, the building was strengthened in case of an __________.
- 12. The walls were made of strong local __________ wood.
- 13. After the soldiers left, the building became a __________ station.
- 15. Some gravel was left and can be seen through a small __________ in the wall.
- 16. From 1953, the building was used by __________ and girl guides.
- 17. There were __________ that Wairarapa Māori might cross the Rimutaka Range.
- 18. Settlers held a __________ to decide on building blockhouses.
Down
- 1. In 1916, the building was legally __________ as a historic place.
- 2. The blockhouse now sits on land that belongs to __________ College.
- 4. The blockhouse was designed by __________ Thomas Mould.
- 5. In 1980, the blockhouse was made a historic __________.
- 6. In 1884, the Lands and Survey __________ used the blockhouse.
- 9. A wooden __________ could block the loopholes when not in use.
- 14. The building was also used as a __________ and a home.
- 18. Pākehā settlers feared an attack from __________ during the 1860s.
- 19. Fighting in __________ in 1860 made people in the Hutt Valley worried.