Benhar, New Zealand

McSkimming & Son pottery works at Benhar, 1926

Benhar

Location of Benhar in New Zealand

Benhar is a town in New Zealand. It is located five kilometres east of Balclutha in South Otago, close to the small Lake Tuakitoto.

Interior of the brickworks at Benhar, 1926

Benhar was formerly the site of one of New Zealand's largest domestic porcelain factories,^[1] closing in 1990 after a large fire destroyed the factory and surrounding warehouses. The factory initially started manufacturing ceramic pipes and bricks, supplying the rapid growth of Dunedin's infrastructure before diversifying into pottery ware and then sanitary ware which was freighted from the factory's own rail yard.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• Peter McSkimming

References[]

Coordinates: 46°13′30″S 169°47′38″E / 46.225°S 169.794°E / -46.225; 169.794

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