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The wooden church of St Luke the Evangelist, stood in Manchester Street, just north of the Avon, from 1858 until it was pulled down in 1908 to make way for a larger stone and brick structure, faced…

From Hotel to Hospital – St. Helen’s Maternity, Durham Street, Sydenham, 1…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

In 1907, a former public house on the corner of Durham and Battersea Street, Sydenham, was opened as the first women’s maternity hospital in Christchurch. Founded by the Right Honorable Richa…

Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre Community Earthquake Update Friday 1s…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 1 July 2011.

Steam and Speed, Christchurch’s Railway Station in 1878

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Tiny British-made locomotive engines first began chugging between Ferrymead’s Wharf on the estuary and the city on December 1st, 1863. This was New Zealand’s first public railway line, …

Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 18

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Page 18 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.

Friends Helping Friends

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Friends Helping Friends".