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 →
Register Record for the Canterbury Television Building, 202 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
Register Record for the former Canterbury Horse Bazaar, 141 Lichfield Street, Christchurch
Building Record Form for the Canterbury Television Building, 202 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
Building Record Form for former Canterbury Horse Bazaar, 141 Lichfield Street, Christchurch
Building Record form for the former Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery, 282-286 Durham Street, Christchurch
Building Record Form for the former Canterbury Times and Star Building, 134-140 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
A PDF copy of pages 208-209 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Street Football'. Photos: Eugenio Boidi
An earthquake memories story from Alan Bavis, Facilities and Engineering Manager, 33 St Asaph Street, titled, "Big team effort".
Christchurch has a frontier appearance about it in this photograph taken by Dr. Barker in 1860 from the tower of the Canterbury Provincial Buildings. With little beyond the immediate streets, it c…
A PDF copy of pages 168-169 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Lyttelton Petanque Club'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 46-47 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Central Station: Temporary Bus Exchange'. Photo: Tim Church. With permission: Christchurch City Council.
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 →
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 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 210-211 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'St Luke's Labyrinth'. Page 210 photos: Irene Boles. Page 211 photos: Peter Walker, Three Chairs Photography. With permission from Student Volunteer Army Foundation.
A PDF copy of pages 348-349 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Thinking Outside the Square'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 260-261 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Light Inspiration for Lyttelton'. Photos: Alan Povall
A PDF copy of pages 172-173 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Community Chess'. Photos: Gap Filler
A pdf copy of panel 14 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Gerard Smythe about his experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Smythe sitting outside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
A PDF copy of pages 48-49 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Reconstruction: Conversations on a City'. Photo: Tim Church. With permission: Christchurch City Council.
A PDF copy of pages 212-213 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project '500 Days: Churchill Park'. Photos: Peter Walker, Three Chairs Photography. With permission from Volunteer Army Foundation.
A PDF copy of pages 206-207 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Fulton Hogan BMX Pump Track'. Page 206 photos: Irene Boles. Page 207 photos: Peter Walker, Three Chairs Photography. With permission from Student Volunteer Army Foundation.