Renall Street

the area of land which was purchased from local chiefs in 1841, for Queen Victoria Original payment for the land:50 Blankets 50 Pounds (money) 20 Trousers 20 Shirts 10 Waistcoats 10 Caps 10 Iron Pots 4 Casks of Tobacco 1 Box of Pipes 100 Yards (92 metres) of GownPieces 1 Bag of Flour 20 Hatchets

In the 1840’s, the Ponsonby area as we know it today was virtually deserted. It was not until the 1850’s that residential growth started in Herne Bay and Freeman’s Bay.