Today for your viewing pleasure, we present a selection of interesting, unusual and aesthetically pleasing ceramics from Christchurch sites. Enjoy! Jessie Garland References Adamson, J. & Bader, H-D. 2008. Archaeological Excavation Report on the Street Homestead, Penrod Drive, Bell Block, ...
Christchurch’s newest and grandest hotel in the first decade of the 1900s was the Clarendon Hotel situated on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street. It replaced the former two-sto…
Today on the blog we’re taking a look at a pair of neighbours, Joseph Rowley and David Scott. The pair lived next to each other on the south side of St Asaph Street- with Rowley owning Lot 7 DP 51 … Continue reading →
Few would suspect that the now empty lot on the corner of Worcester, Gloucester and Manchester streets was once home to the famous Waverley Wine Vaults. Previously known as the Australasian Wine Vaults, the business was established in the late … Continue reading →
Recently we’ve been working in Lyttelton at the intersection of Canterbury and Winchester Streets for the installation of a replacement stormwater. While Lyttelton isn’t exactly over the rainbow, for archaeologists it is a pretty fantastic place to discover heritage and … Continue reading →
Have you always wanted to travel the world? See the famous cathedrals of Europe? Smell the streets of China? Taste the spices of India? But travelling is expensive and everything’s just so damn far away, right? Well have we got … Continue reading →
This week on the blog, we look at what we found beneath a local landmark in the community of Lyttelton: the newly refurbished Albion Square. The Albion Square, on the corner of London and Canterbury streets, is home of the … Continue reading →
A PDF copy of pages 276-277 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Homer on the Range'. Photo: Nick Sargent
A PDF copy of pages 118-119 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Mural Madness'.
A PDF copy of pages 190-191 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Gap Projects in Kaiapoi'. Photos: Gap Filler
In our last post, Jeremy talked about the site of H. F. Stevens, wholesale druggist, on Worcester Street near Cathedral Square. We excavated the site in 2011 and found a number of artefacts, including the Udolpho Wolfe’s bottles featured last … Continue reading →
A PDF copy of pages 18-19 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Revival'. Photos: Sam Heap
A PDF copy of pages 120-121 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Brighton Up!'.
A letter of recommendation for the Gap Filler Trust from Murray Lapworth, the Director of Hope Investment Properties Limited. Gap Filler built their Community Chess Board on Hope Investmment Properties Limited's empty lot at 456 Colombo Street.
A PDF copy of page 132 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'Hunters & Collectors Building'. Note that images have been removed from the page for copyright reasons.
A PDF copy of pages 154-155 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Gap Filler #1'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 184-185 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Re:Entry'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 252-253 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Udder'. Photos: Trent Hiles
A PDF copy of pages 186-187 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Dino-Sauna'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 264-265 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Knit Happens'. Photos: Jen McBride
A PDF copy of pages 96-97 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Samo Lyttelton Cafe'. Photo: Tessa Peach
A PDF copy of pages 288-289 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Greenzone'. Photo: Reuben Woods
A PDF copy of pages 278-279 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Porthole'. Photos: Tessa Peach
The project report for Knit Happens, part of Gap Filler project 20, Walls. Knit Happens was a mural with a pattern reminiscent of a jersey. It was painted on the exposed wall of a brick building on Madras Street.
A PDF copy of pages 318-319 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Macbeth'. Photos: Darryl Cribb
A PDF copy of pages 148-149 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Boxed Quarter'. Drawings with permission: F3 Design
John Bent leaned over and grabbed the goose. There was a whole flock of them in the street—surely one wouldn’t be missed? It was 11pm, and he had been drinking heavily all night. In his muddled state it seemed like … Continue reading →
A PDF copy of pages 10-11 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Re:START'. Photos: John Suckling
A PDF copy of pages 162-163 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Stand Your Ground'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 372-373 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Container Love (Container Cosy)'. Photos: Barnaby Bennett