The Triangle – Noxious Exhalations, a Precocious Wastrel and a Special Ear…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

“William Wilson was formerly a cabbage dealer in Canterbury; but fourteen years ago he was poor, whereas now he is rich, a circumstance attributable to a lucky speculation in a piece of land …

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…

A Precocious Wastrel and his Valuable Allotment

Articles, Lost Christchurch

John Jauncey Buchanan and his Valuable Allotment Before arrival in Christchurch, the family of Scotsman John Jauncey Buchanan purchased land on what would become the centre of Christchurch. It was …