Down Town from High Street

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The pace of town appears leisurely as pedestrians meander across High Street, while several trams slowly move past them c. 1929.  There are a large number of men on they bicycles – perhaps th…

Strange & Co. Building, corner of Lichfield and High Streets.

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The magnificent, four storey Strange’s & Co Furniture Department Building was built in 1900 on the corner of Lichfield and High Streets, replacing a row of old dilapidated weatherboard sh…

Christchurch’s First Town Hall, High Street

Articles, Lost Christchurch

During the year 1857, developments moved closer towards making colonial Christchurch a working city. The Bridle Path opening in March, provided emigrants direct access to and from Lyttelton, on a s…

Cobb & Co. Corner of Cashel and High Streets, 1872

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Cobb & Co.’s  booking office on the corner of Cashel and High Streets was a hub of activity. Here the proprietor, W. R. Mitchell took charge of the bookings and service on this site since…

Christchurch City’s Heart – the Cashel and High Street Intersection

Articles, Lost Christchurch

This intriguing photograph taken at the junction of Cashel and High Street draws us back to a typical summer day in Edwardian Christchurch in February 1913. A summer rain fall has just cleared, all…

Lichfield Street, between Colombo and High Streets, 1883

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The growing permanence and sophistication of Christchurch, is evident in this photograph of Lichfield Street.  Taken by the Burton Brother’s, the photograph shows us that the little frontier …

Bonnington’s Chemist, High Street and the growth of Irish Moss

Articles, Lost Christchurch

One of Christchurch’s most well known and successful chemist and druggist shops was on Colombo street and owned by George Bonnington.

Domestic Maids and the Curse of the Bloody Handprint

Articles, Lost Christchurch

This charming advertisement designed in 1913, was printed onto postcards and distributed at the New Zealand High Commission Office in London to attract young, single women to the colony. Irregardle…