Glenhill in Wainuiomata

Glenhill a Sinclair family home as seen in the 1880s.

Pictured is Glenhill, a house owned by the Sinclair family.

Glenhill was a house owned by the Sinclair family approximately where 136 Hine Road is today. Glenhill means a narrow valley enclosed by hills. After the Sinclair family sold the property in 1883, it was renamed Riverlea. The house stood from the 1860s until the 1940s, with some remnants still visible as late as the early 1960s. The house was located near another Sinclair home called Moness.

In the 1940s, the home was leased by Cephas John (Jack) Cullen (1891–1981). Cullens Bridge, situated at the end of what is now Hine Road, spanning the Wainuiomata River, provided access to the homestead from Reservoir Road.

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