When the Kendricks moved from Talbot St to Jellicoe St in 1933 they walked their possessions over to their newly rented Whanganui house.
They were Alfred and Winifred Kendrick, and they raised their nine children in the three-bedroom 1913 dwelling. Allan was one of them, and at 10 years old he pushed their possessions across the suburb in a pram.
In World War II he was a machine gunner in Egypt and Italy. On his return his parents were still living in Jellicoe St and the owner of the house sold it to him, interest-free.
Allan was a roofer, and worked on the tile roofs at Wanganui Collegiate School. That's how he met Lucy, who worked in the office there. They married and at the age of 20 she joined Allan and his parents in Jellicoe St.
The two had four children, two boys and two girls. It was a very basic house, but Allan loved it and was continually making improvements to it.