Report: Registration Report for a Historic Place Homebush Station

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One Historic Places Trust report for Homebush Station. Homebush was in the process of being registered as a Historic Place, and this report was underway, when the homestead was severely damaged by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Homebush Station was in the process of being registered as an historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trus...

West entrance of Warner's Hotel

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A black and white historic photograph of Warner's Hotel in Cathedral Square, taken in 1906.

Original Clarendon Hotel, before the 1903 reconstruction

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A black and white historic photograph of the Clarendon Hotel, prior to its 1903 reconstruction, [1902].

Bank of New Zealand building, from Cathedral Square

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A black and white historic photograph of the old BNZ Building, taken from Cathedral Square, 1929.

Interior view, shoppers in T. Armstrong & Co. store

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A black and white historic photograph of customers shopping in T. Armstrong and Co., [ca. 1930].

Sketch of the exterior of Manchester Courts prior to construction

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A historic sketch of the Manchester Courts, seen from the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets, [1905].

Warners Hotel, Cathedral Square, Christchurch: an interior scene

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A black and white historic photograph of the interior of Warner's Hotel, near the front desk, [1907].

Premises of T.J. Armstrong & Co., drapers, corner of Colombo and Armagh St…

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A black and white historic photograph of the exterior of the Union Centre Building, T. Armstrong and Co, [ca. 1930].

Father Christmas on a Christmas float outside Armstrong & Co.

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A black and white historic photograph of Father Christmas waving to crowds from a float outside Armstrong & Co., [ca. 1930].

Intersection of Colombo and High Streets

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A black and white historic photograph of the intersection of Colombo and High Streets, with the Fishers' building visible on the left, [ca. 1884].

Dining room, Clarendon Hotel, Christchurch

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A black and white historic photograph of the interior of the dining room of the Clarendon Hotel, with two waiters in the background, [1903].

West entrance of Warner's Hotel (2)

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A black and white historic photograph of a group of cyclists lining up outside Warner's Hotel before a race leaving from the hotel, [May 1904].

South face of the Lyttelton Times Building

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A black and white historic photograph of the south face of the Lyttelton Times Building following its extension in 1902-3, viewed from Cathedral Square, [1904].

View of Tuam Street, Christchurch, to the east

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A black and white historic photograph of Tuam Street, ca. 1884, with the Odeon Theatre on the right and White's Furnishing Warehouse visible in the distance.

Reconstruction of T. Armstrong & Co. premises, corner of Colombo and Armag…

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A black and white historic photograph of the reconstruction of Armstrong & Co., a major department store on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets, [ca. 1930].

Andersons' Foundry on the south side of Cashel Street

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A black and white historic photograph of John Anderson and his foreman, Mr A. Kirk, standing outside the foundry at the back of the Andersons' building, [ca. 1900].

South end of Lyttelton Times building

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A black and white historic photograph of the south end of the Lyttelton Times Building prior to its extension in 1902-3, viewed from Cathedral Square, [ca. 1885].

Exterior of Clarendon Hotel, from Oxford Terrace, Worcester Street corner

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A black and white historic photograph of the exterior Clarendon Hotel, designed by J.C. Maddison. The photograph was taken from the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, [1903].

Memorial Guitar: Kia Kaha

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One white over-painted hand-made electric guitar made primarily from ash and maple timbers, also incorporating wood from a variety of historic buildings in Canterbury damaged or destroyed in the 2010 - 2011 earthquakes including the Arts Centre, Kutwell’s Warehouse, Lyttleton main street pub, Timeball Station, Carlton Hotel, Merivale shops, bui...

Digital Photograph: Earthquake damage to the old Vicarage, Lyttelton

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing the damage to the former Anglican Vicarage on Ripon Street Lyttelton. Taken from the footpath. Architect The sense of loss felt when confronted with the collapse or demolition of an historic building is compounded when that building is also a home. While the community sees...

Digital Photograph: Former Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, Exeter Street, an…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 30 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to the former Convent of Our Lady of Mercy and to the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker. Photograph taken from St. Davids Street The sense of loss felt when confronted with the collapse or demolition of an historic building is compounded when that bui...

New Zealand. Commissioner of Crown Lands :Having now got over the earthqua…

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Photographically reproduced postcard shows a semi-humorous illustration by J L Martin of the Provincial Government buildings in Christchurch, seen looking southeast from across the intersection of Durham and Armagh Streets, imagined as warped and twisting in the Murchison Earthquake of 1929. Speech bubbles come from the mouths of some small figures: "Women & children first", "Order please", "Oh for the wings of a dove", "Stop that jazzing up there", "Wheres my puff box". The title below the picture is: "The camera cannot lie". The artist J L Martin has handwritten a message on the verso. In 1928, this building was occupied by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, the Receiver of Land Revenue, the Registrar of Deeds, the Lands Transfer Office and the Lands & Survey Department (See Wises directory 1928, page 214) Other Titles - Christchurch, Christmas Inscriptions: Verso - centre - With kind remembrances / From yours sincerely / J L Martin Quantity: 1 Other printed ephemera item(s). Physical Description: Photograph on postcard, 88 x 137 mm. Provenance: Ms McLean was the granddaughter of Arthur John Wicks, the Chief Draughtsman, Head Office, New Zealand Lands & Survey Department. He had worked with Crown Lands in Blenheim before moving to Wellington in 1917. The artist J L Martin sent the card to Mr Wicks.