A Victorian ‘Gent’ of Christchurch

Articles, Lost Christchurch

By Helen Solomons Mortimer Cashman Corliss was a true Victorian patriarch, gentleman and government servant who lived in Christchurch for most of his adult life, contributing to the city’s de…

Christchurch’s Countess – Léontine, Countess de la Pasture

Articles, Lost Christchurch

To the inhabitants of colonial Nelson, Léontine, Countess de la Pasture was the epitome of Victorian refinement and manners. To her husband – Gerard Gustavus Ducarel, the fourth Marquis de la…