PHOTO: HARCOURTS HOLMWOOD Allan Elliott and his late wife Shirley brought up five children in the three-bedroom Art Deco house he built himself.
Allan Elliott of Mairehau, Christchurch had always fancied Art Deco houses, so when he and his late wife Shirley bought a section around 1950, he chose to build such a house himself, block by block.
The couple proceeded to bring up five children in the three-bedroom house, although the youngest, Jayson EIlliott says his older brother was 21 when he was born, so there were never seven people living there at one time.
Now, after nearly 70 years, it’s time for a new family to call this house home – Allan is 94 and lives in a rest home.
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