78 Worcester Street - Building History

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A written history of 78 Worcester Street, the Clarendon Hotel and Clarendon Towers.

2 Cathedral Square - Building History

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A written history of 2 Cathedral Square, site of the BNZ Building and BNZ Tower.

The Royal Exchange, Cathedral Square, 1905

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The Royal Exchange’s beautiful tower, dome and decorative facade is taking shape as the building nears completion. Fresh to the shores of New Zealand,  the Australian architect brothers …

The Townsend Observatory

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document outlining the history of the Townsend Telescope and Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The document was written by Karen Pollard, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Canterbury.

The Government Provincial Buildings

Articles, Lost Christchurch

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…

The Clock Tower – neglected by the Government, admired by the People

Articles, Lost Christchurch

As Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee drew near in 1897, plans were being put in place throughout the Dominion for suitable memorials. In Christchurch, a number of funds were set up and subscri…