Angelus Hut No. 1

Nelson Lakes National Park, Nelson/Tasman

Angelus Hut No. 1, Nelson Lakes National Park  by Tramper - Angelus Hut No. 1, (original 4-bunk), NLNP. Photo Andy Dennis Removed
Backcountry Hut, 4 Bunks
Water Source
Water body near hut
Location
NZ Topo 50:BS24 791 626
NZTM Grid Ref:E1579119 N5362608
Lat/Long:-41.888174172.748308
Elevation:1652m
Notes
This was the first of three 'Angelus' huts. It had 4-sacking bunks & was clad in tin, with ice forming on the inside of the building in winter. It was built by Eric Chittenden & Eric Peat of the Nelson Ski Club in the winter 1956 or 1957. Building supplies were wrapped in sacks & skillfully air-dropped onto frozen ‘Booths Lake’ (now Lake Angelus / Rotomaninitua) as it was called then, by members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, flying a Bristol Freighter. It was replaced in 1970 by the Dept. of Lands & Survey & the tin hut became the toilet block for the second generation Lake Angelus Hut. Edit Hut
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