BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 441
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Water containers being filled from a drinking water station on the Esplanade in Sumner.
Water containers being filled from a drinking water station on the Esplanade in Sumner.
Sadly, Sumner’s sumptious famous Edwardian Cafe Continental only stood on the Esplanade opposite Cave Rock in Sumner for three years. Built in 1906, by Mr Martin Ridley of Christhchurch firm,…
Water tanks on the Sumner Esplanade. Both have prominent notices advising that water must be boiled before use. On one tank is a notice advertising a community hub where residents can get assistance, and on the other is written "Free use of for Christchurch earthquake. Please return to Wymers Domestic Water Carriers, Hamilton".