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Dalgety’s Building, Cathedral Square 1928

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The streets are quiet – a parked car sits outside Dalgety’s, a lone tram rumbles towards the tram sheds and a tired delivery horse stands with his head bowed, eating chaff from his feed…

The Savoy Theatre, Cathedral Square

Articles, Lost Christchurch

After World War One, there was a growing appetite for the glitzy glamour of the ‘Jazz Age’ and Hollywood. Christchurch residents were hungry to embrace American culture and its new comm…

Fairfax Video, September 2010 (22)

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CCTV footage taken in the foyer of the Novotel hotel in Cathedral Square during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

“It’s over!” Armistice Day in Cathedral Square

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Cathedral Square hosted one of New Zealand’s most significant historic events after the armistice was signed by the Western Allies and the Central Powers on 11th November 1918 in Paris, Franc…

Christchurch Press Infographic: 22 December 2012 (2)

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A page banner promoting articles titled, "This one's saved: Peterborough building" and "Square open".

A stack of wooden frames with the words "Quake makes world headlines" written on the uppermost frame. The photographer comments, "This is a sculpture at the CPIT facility in Christchurch. It is a series of squares placed over a column with writing on the squares. It is an excellent movable sculpture that conveys the Christchurch earthquake very well. The squares are placed so that they can slide over each other and even fall inside the other on one side. It is a pity that only two sides of the squares are written on".

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Manchester St Near Sol Square

Millenium Hotel

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Now open - on The Square

Babul Hasan's graduation photograph 5

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A photograph of University of Canterbury alumnus Babul Hasan dressed in graduation regalia in Cathedral Square.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1731

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A CERA information sign on the fence in the Cathedral Square placed to provide information for the public about the buildings seen from Cathedral Square. This one says "BNZ Building: This is a dangerous building. The demolition will begin in the New Year. Once the demolition begins walking access will not be able to continue into Cathedral Square. Plans are currently underway to retrieve tenants' essential items".

Fairfax Video, July 2011 (5)

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A video of the demolition of the former Press Building in Cathedral Square. The Press Building was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Fairfax Video, May 2013 (3)

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A time-lapse video showing pedestrians using the temporary walkway through Cathedral Square. The video was filmed over the space of an hour.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1715

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Damage to the Cathedral. The Cathedral Square Police Station is on the right, and in the background are MFL House (left), the Forsyth Barr building (right) and the Camelot Cathedral Square Hotel (centre).

The Bank of New Zealand, corner of Cathedral Square, Hereford and Colombo …

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The impressive Bank of New Zealand building occupied a large corner of Cathedral Square and junction of Hereford and Colombo Streets. The Bank of New Zealand was first established in Auckland in 18…