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Lorna Langford started working for the store in 1947 doing basic tasks for her grandfather, Edward. Lorna took over as postmistress in 1952 and the running of the general store in 1954. She ran the businesses until retiring in either 2008 or 2009, when Sukhita Langford, Edward's great granddaughter,
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of the area since 1923. In 1925 a proposal to construct to a new post office was put forward but Langford suggested that he would build a combined general store and post office with the post office being leased from Langford. The Post Office Department agreed to this plan and a building was erected
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The Langford Store maintains a russet 1920s appearance. It is a combined post office and general store, once a common sight in rural New Zealand but has become rare.
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Lorna Mary Langford, formerly store-keeper, Bainham. Passed away peacefully at Golden Bay Community Hospital on Tuesday 13 October 2020.
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Watt, David (February 2024). Adrienne, Hannan (ed.). "The Langford Store: a living museum and community legacy".
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The Langford Store's floor is constructed from concrete slabs, the cladding is timber, and the roofing is
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As of 2024, three generations of the Langford family have operated the store.
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moved from Wellington to take over the store. Lorna Langford died in 2020.
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Under Sukhita's management the store became an art gallery and café.
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and on the Heritage New Zealand website it says she retired in 2008
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to provide postal services, while using the remainder as a store.
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in 1990, and has become a tourist attraction in its own right.
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The building was accorded historic place category 2 listing by
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Bainham
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40°45′52″S 172°33′47″E / 40.76444°S 172.56306°E / -40.76444; 172.56306
www.langfordstore.co.nz
Heritage New Zealand – Category 2
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Bainham
Tasman District
South Island
Post Office and Telegraph Department
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Bainham § History
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