134-140 Gloucester Street - Building History
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A written history of 134-140 Gloucester Street, the former Lyttelton Times Building.
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Walk this way
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Lyttelton is a fun and exciting place to do archaeology. I’ve been lucky enough to get to do a bit of archaeology in Lyttelton in the last few months, mainly out in the road, because of the digging that’s been … Continue reading →
Canterbury Corner
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Down on the corner of a Lyttelton street, there was a butcher, a courier and a large family to meet… Or at least, one could have met them about 150 odd years ago when three early settler families in Lyttelton … Continue reading →
Follow the Red Brick Path
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
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 →
A local Lyttelton landmark lives on
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
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 little more Lyttelton history
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
During recent earthquake repairs at a residential property on well-known Sumner Road in Lyttelton, our archaeologists uncovered a small assemblage of artefacts that represented everyday Victorian household items. At first glance these appeared a somewhat ordinary – but when Lydia … Continue readi...
Gap Filler Project 25: Project Report
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
The project report for Gap Filler Project 25, Dino-Sauna.
Christchurch earthquake kills 185
Articles, Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185 people and injuring several thousand.
Article - Feeding the Multitudes
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An article from Navy Today April 2011 titled, "Feeding the Multitudes".
Repairing Christchurch City Council Owned Retaining Walls Damaged by the C…
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A paper which outlines SCIRT's approach to asset assessment, design and repair of damaged retaining walls, and presents a case study of a retaining wall rebuild, on Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton.
Christchurch’s First Town Hall, High Street
Articles, Lost Christchurch
During the year 1857, developments moved closer towards making colonial Christchurch a working city. The Bridle Path opening in March, provided emigrants direct access to and from Lyttelton, on a s…
The Oldest Building in Canterbury
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“To settle what seems to be a somewhat vexed question, a representative of the Lyttelton Times yesterday made inquiries among a number of the Pilgrims with regard to the authenticity, or otherwise,…
A Great Pilgrimage Over the Clouds
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Imagine an event so exciting, so spectacular, that 38 trains were required travelling at 28 minute intervals to convey curious sightseers to Lyttelton in order to witness it. The roads from Christc…
Loners, Vagrants and Deserters – The Port Hills Cave Dwellers
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Since early European settlement, the caves that honeycombed the Port Hills, from Sumner to Lyttelton, have been used by all manner of loners, vagrants and deserters as places of escape or retreat O…
Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 256-257: Crux
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of pages 256-257 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Crux'. Photos: Trent Hiles
Alfred Preece’s Cyclists’ Exchange, Cashel and Colombo Street Corner
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Alfred Ernest Lyttelton Preece was born in Christchurch, the only son of Hannah and Thomas, who ran a auctioneering and produce business. Hannah and Thomas, a native of Worcester, had come to New Z…
Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 186-187: Dino-Sauna
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
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
Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 278-279: Porthole
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
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
Community Response and Recovery: natural disaster response and recovery me…
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A dissertation submitted by Cameron McLeod in fulfilment of an Honours degree in Diplomacy, covering community response and recovery in Lyttelton following the Canterbury Earthquakes. Dissertation supervised by Dr Bronwyn Hayward, University of Canterbury School of Social and Political Sciences.
Christchurch Press 24 December 2011: Section C, Page 2
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 2 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 24 December 2011.
Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 38-39: Rebuild Central
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of pages 38-39 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Rebuild Central'. Photo: Tim Church. With permission: Christchurch City Council.
A crumbling mystery…
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Regarded as Christchurch’s oldest home, this two storey farm cottage was built in 1851-2 for Mr. Parkerson, a surgeon. It was built with 600 mm thick scoria stone blocks quarried from Lyttelton and roofed with Welsh slate. The layout of this cottage … Continue reading →
Piles, bones and marbles: what was under the Godleys’ house?
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Way back in the winter of 2012, at the height of the post-earthquake demolition, I was pretty excited to learn we were going to get the chance to investigate the site of John and Charlotte Godley’s house in Lyttelton. John … Continue reading →
Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 318-319: Macbeth
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
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
Article - Sappers Show Their Expertise in a City Under Siege
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An article from Army News, March 2011 titled, "Sappers Show Their Expertise in a City Under Siege".
All Right? Audiences: Parents and Whānau Poster 1
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of a poster from the Let's Talk About Parenting project of the All Right? campaign. The caption reads, 'Anna, Lyttelton: "Some days are great, others we just have to wing it." Real families aren't picture perfect. They're messy, playful and so much better'.
All Right? Audiences: Parents and Whānau Poster 6
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of a poster from the Let's Talk About Parenting project of the All Right? campaign. The caption reads, 'Mick, Lyttelton: "You think they don't want to talk to you, but they do." Real families aren't picture perfect. They're messy, playful and so much better'.
Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 258-259: Upon the Upland …
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of pages 258-259 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Upon the Upland Road'. Photos: Trent Hiles
The Space Between Words - Exhibition Panel 3: Rose Laing
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf copy of panel 3 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Rose Laing about her experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Laing in her earthquake-damaged and overgrown garden.
Article - A Helping Hand in a Disaster Zone
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An article from Army News March 2011 titled, "A Helping Hand in a Disaster Zone".