For one of our city’s most famous early women settlers, poor health had marred not only her voyage to New Zealand but also her arrival to her new home at Riccarton. From the moment Jane Deans…
It’s just before 3pm on a late summer day in 1914. Prolific Christchurch photographer, Steffano Webb is setting up his camera equipment inside the gents’ hairdressing saloon of well kno…
An interesting contribution to the history of the early days of Christchurch, and especially of the district now known as Sydenham, was made by Mr Henry Ffitch, of Glandovey road, Fendalton, in a s…
During the past year or two it has been customary for a number of parties of young men to go into camp at Sumner for the summer months, and to come up to Christchurch during business hours. Special…
Christchurch was the last of the four cities to introduce electric trams. They had tried to introduce the system in 1902, but it was prior to the amalgamation of the boroughs, so with the advent of…
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Mackenzie and Willis building behind
This is still cordoned off and there was a fire since the quakes
As seen from Hereford St over the demolition of the corner buildings.
A new installation.
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Just being finished.
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Protected with bracing behind shipping containers
Ballantynes on Rt. Illusionist Artwork on side of over ramp
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A temporary (5year) construction of giant cardboard tubes to be in use until the new or restored Christ Church Cathedral is back in the Square
There is one chair for each of the 185 people who lost their lives in the quakes
Looking towards Manchester St
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This is in Madras St, The CTV building ws on the right far corner
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