Building Record Form for Warner's Hotel, 50 Cathedral Square, Christchurch

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Building Record Form for Warner's Hotel, 50 Cathedral Square, Christchurch

Handsome and substantial – Warner’s Hotel, Cathedral Square

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On the north east corner of Cathedral Square, the Commercial Hotel, owned by John Etherden Coker (1832 – 1894) was opened in 1863. The name Warner’s was not used until the hotel’s…

Walton, Warner and Co.

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In yet another segue (there’s clearly a theme to my blogs this year), today on the blog we’re going to go into more detail on something we touched on in last fortnight’s blog. Last time on the blog we broke … Continue reading →

50 Cathedral Square - Building History

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A written history of the 50 Cathedral Square, Warner's Hotel.

Putting The Pieces Together

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Today on the blog we are discussing my favourite site of 2019. We already talked about part of the site’s history last fortnight on the blog- that it contained the store and offices for Walton, Warner and Co. and their … Continue reading →