William Derisley (W.D.) Wood (1824 – 1904 )

William Derisley (W.D.) Wood (1824 – 1904 )   Died of old age      Place of Death: Christchurch Founder of Riccarton and Addington Flour Mill.  Remembered in the naming of Wood Lane in Fendalton. Buried in the Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch The story of William Derisley (W.D.) Wood (1824 – 1904 ): http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/william-derisley-w-d-wood-1824-1904/ Photo taken by Chris …

William Derisley (W.D.) Wood (1824 – 1904 )

W.D Woods arrived in Christchurch on the “Randolph’, one of the first four ships on the 16th December 1850. Legend states that W.D. didn’t step on shore until the next day, his 26th birthday. Being born into a family of millers, W.D Woods fate was set. Wood’s first job in Christchurch was being secretary to …