I lost one of my auntie's lifejackets somewhere between #StBathans and #Ōtepoti, as the price I must post on Facebook #Maniototo to ask if anyone found it

In April 1875 a new stone building was opened as a #school for children in St Bathans (the part of the ruins near the lupins). In 1895 an additional room was added for infants (the part with a chimney). Abandoned in 1943 after earthquake damage. Central Otago, New Zealand. Photos 07 Dec 2022 #StBathans #CentralOtago #NewZealand

#Blue #Lake at St #Bathans in Central Otago, formed through gold mining activity from the 1860s till 1934; and other landscape destruction also due to gold mining activity. New Zealand #NewZealand #CentralOtago #StBathans

#Geology info:

https://www.geotrips.org.nz/trip.html?id=517

https://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/research/gold/gold-in-otago/blue-lake-gold.html