‘The Bricks’ and Shipping on the Avon

Articles, Lost Christchurch

When Christchurch was Young Written for Ellesmere Guardian by Mr W. A. Taylor, 1944 The Avon river (Otakaro) predates its sister stream the Heathcote (Opawaho) as a navigable course to Christchurch…

Down the Avon to New Brighton, 1890 – Notes on a Christchurch Trip

Articles, Lost Christchurch

By Fabian Bell The Avon is a lovely river. Of course I know that many people will say that it is no better than a ditch, &c. I pity their want of taste. Of course the stream is narrow and does …