Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 29/08/2014: Day off

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 29 August 2014 entitled, "Day off".

Coffee: nemesis of tea, friend to chicory, moral downfall of sheep and lif…

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

It must be said that, here at Underground Overground Archaeology, we have something of a coffee problem. With a (very) few exceptions we’re an office of hardened coffee drinkers, ranging from one-cup-a-day habits to the occasional and somewhat obscene four-or-five-cups-a-day … Continue read...

Stay classy, Christchurch

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Class is a complicated concept, historically and in the present day. It’s difficult to define, somewhat ephemeral, and yet so clearly there in our societies and our cultures. For better or for worse, social stratification has been part of human … Continue reading →

A Visit to the Suburbs and a Parting Nor’ Wester

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Notes on a Christchurch Trip By Fabian Bell Part V: A Visit to Some of the Suburbs and a Parting Nor’ Wester The room in which Bishop Julius was entertained at luncheon the other day is a par…

Christchurch Press 24 February 2014: Section A, Page 3

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Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 24 February 2014.

In which breakfast is discussed and many pictures of food are shown

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Breakfast. In this day and age it can consist of anything from a cup of coffee or a piece of toast to a full fry up. We eat it on the run (guilty!), over the newspaper (or smartphone, increasingly), at … Continue reading →

These boots are made for walking… in 19th century Christchurch.

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

In present-day Christchurch we might be finding the road a little uneven at the moment with our potholes and repair patches, but what was the situation like for our early settlers? The terrain was different for one thing: envision dirty, … Continue reading →