Notes on the Photograph The Dennis Fire Engine in this photo was in service from 1927-1959. (The engine is at the Southwards Car Museum.)

Feilding Auto Court Ltd car sales yard, situated on the corner of Fergusson Street and Bowen Street.

Archives Central is an online database used for listing council archives and making digital versions of them available – participating councils include Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Whanganui District Council, Rangitikei District Council, Manawatu District Council, Palmerston North City Council, Tararua District Council, Horowhenua District Council Ruapehu District Council and Horizons Regional Council. Requests for information from Whanganui District Council and Palmerston North City Council these two collections need to be made to them. The other councils store their archives in a shared facility at 40 Bowen Street, Feilding, which opened in October 2012.

The old St John Building on Bowen Street. The new St John Building taken 2018

Feilding Library is situated on the corner of Bowen & Stafford Streets. Feilding's new municipal library was opened on saturday afternoon, September 27th, 1980 by the Mayor Mr G H Corrick. The Feilding Library has had 5 moves since 1879 when Mr Peter Thomson toured the new settlement and raised 15 pounds as funds to start the library. The first location was at: Immigration Barracks 1881-Kimbolton Road (Jockey Club) 1883 - Manchester Street (Old Bank of New South Wales). Then in 1895 the library moved behind the council offices on the corner of Kimbolton Road and Staffords Streets.

Batchelor's Flats, Bowen St, 1940