From Cabstand Corner to Triangle Corner 1884 – 2011

Articles, Lost Christchurch

1884 Outside the City Hotel, a stream of Hackney and Hansom cabs wait for fares at ‘Cabstand Corner’ (later known as the ‘Triangle’.)  The year is 1884 and it appears t…

The Cabman’s Last Stand and the Triumph of the Taxi

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Cobb & Co, Corner of Cashel and High Streets c. 1880. Source: Christchurch City Libraries Photo Collection 22, Img 00803, Private Collection For as far back as 1856, when the first hansom cab p…