The old Grey County Council Museum

There are a few buildings around Greymouth that are closed down due to having issues with being earthquake prone. This one is just outside of the city center named the "Grey County Chambers Museum" established in 1924. The council was formed in 1877 but in 1989 the building was vacated when the county council merged with the boroughs of Greymouth, Runanga and the harbour board.

The project to turn the empty building into a history museum was instigated by former deputy mayor Kevin Brown, Mayor of Grey Ron Hibbs and Kevin Beams of Grey District Council. Volunteers were found to fit out the building and assemble a collection.

In February 2017 a seismic assessment of the Grey County Council Chambers found it was at only 10 per cent of the new building standard (NBS), well below the 34 per cent required for a public building; the standards had been revised following the 2010–2011 Christchurch Earthquakes. The cost to strengthen the building would be $142,000, and it is in a flood zone. The museum was closed and the archives moved to the Grey District Library. Several options were pursued: eventually incorporating the museum into a "Discovery Centre", disbanding the collection, or moving to another space. Information from Wikipedia.

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Gilmer's Hotel

There are alot of old buildings in Greymouth but this one caught my eye while I was driving down a few side roads near town. Once owned by the Gilmer brothers it was 1 of 3 hotels in the area but this one was named as "The Brick House" or "The Gilly" because it was built out of brick and mortar whereas the other 2 buildings were built from wood. This is now used for accommodation and is named "Neptune International Backpackers".

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