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Where Canterbury Began

1860 Christchurch 360° Panorama

41 Charing Cross, subsequently known as 16 Whitehall, occupies part of the site of...

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Uploaded on Jul 1, 2008

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A previously unassembled panorama compiled from nineteen restored photographs taken between late...

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Uploaded on Jun 29, 2008  |  Map

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History Revised

TombstoneTerritory

Described by a local TV station as the Southern Hemisphere's finest cultural precinct, this is an...

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Uploaded on Jun 27, 2008  |  Map

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The tombs of many of the city's earliest settlers enjoy an elevated Westerly view of the central...

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Uploaded on Jun 14, 2008  |  Map

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Centenarian Christchurch Photographer

A Lost Institution

The photographs of Gladys Goodall form an important visual record of New Zealand for the three...

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Uploaded on Jun 2, 2008  |  Map

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Like the renowned philanthropist Thomas Edmonds, George Robert Fail (1866-1937) was a native...

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Uploaded on Jun 1, 2008  |  Map

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Ignominious End

Waihemo Valley?

Hidden away among the factories of industrial Woolston is a building of some historic significance...

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Uploaded on May 28, 2008  |  Map

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Luks Accommodation House, believed to be at Waihemo on the route between Palmerston and Ranfurly,...

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Uploaded on May 24, 2008  |  Map

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Era's End?

Brighton Bike

Isabella Huck's 1914 Ozone Palace private hotel and cafe at North New Brighton is for sale. Listed...

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Uploaded on May 22, 2008  |  Map

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A twin 48cc two-stroke engined motorised tandem bicycle seen outside a bike repair shop at New...

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Uploaded on May 22, 2008

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Margaret Jollie's Diary

Early Inner City House Identified

A proposed front cover for the annotated diary of Margaret Isabel Jollie, whose fifteenth birthday...

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Uploaded on May 22, 2008

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Built in the front garden of the 1863 Foley house is the 1908 Christchurch Drainage Board Offices on...

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008  |  Map

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CBD Traffic Stopper

Bonnington House Restoration

Laden Cement truck heading for the 22nd floor of the C1 tower at Cathedral Junction on Gloucester...

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Uploaded on Apr 30, 2008

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Begun in December 2006 the restoration by the KPI Rothschild Property Group of the 1883 Bonnington...

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Uploaded on Apr 20, 2008  |  Map

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1864 Church Redicovered

Lost Christchurch

Long forgotten and misreported as having been demolished in the subsequent history of Christchurch...

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Uploaded on Apr 18, 2008  |  Map

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The Christian Science church was built in stages between 1929 and 1935 on the North side...

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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2008  |  Map

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Christchurch's State Cinema

Temuka Town Hall

On the North-east corner of Colombo and Gloucester Streets is an unfortunate example of recycling...

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Uploaded on Apr 16, 2008  |  Map

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The Temuka Town Hall was built in the 1890s by Daniel McInnes (1866-1932), a member of the Temuka...

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Uploaded on Apr 4, 2008  |  Map

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