The Leys Institute in St Mary’s Bay was closed yesterday with one day’s notice.
The buildings, designed in the Edwardian Baroque style and built in 1905/6 and are Listed as Category 1 by Heritage NZ and scheduled as Category A by Auckland Council.
Together the buildings have provided the community with library and gymnasium facilities continuously for over a century.
The closure is at this stage indefinite, and the reason cited was earthquake risk, although further detail was not immediately available.
For further information, refer to other media coverage:
https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/articles/news/2019/12/leys-institute-buildings-to-close/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12295472