Cathedral Square and Woodwards Corner

Cars and buses in Cathedral Square

1 April 1964

Vew looking up Colombo Street, with the Colonial Mutual Life building behind the Cathedral.

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square

Source: Archive 72

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Garden Fresh Green Grocers truck, Harewood Road

24 March 2017

View of a Garden Fresh Green Grocers truck with advertising signs parked on the side of Harewood Road opposite Cotswold Avenue, Bishopdale.

Creator: Lucas Perelini

Area: North West / Bishopdale

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Related: Bishopdale Documentary Project

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Avon Dating Centre advertising

2 December 1978

Sign advertising the Avon Dating Centre and Serenade Escort Agency.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Advertising billboards, Colombo Street railway overbridge

6 February 1986

Advertising billboards on the corner of Colombo Street and Carlyle Street on the railway overbridge, Sydenham.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South / Sydenham

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Banking advertisements

29 January 1983

Various advertising leaflets for banking including those for ANZ, Canterbury Savings Bank, BNZ, Post Office Savings Bank, The National Bank and Westpac.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Cathedral Square and Woodwards Corner

1965

People walking in Cathedral Square looking towards Woodwards Corner. The Government Life building is visible in the background.

Creator: RaMo

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square

Contributor: RaMo

Source: Entry in the 2013 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH13-166

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Billboard for The Landing town centre, Wigram Skies

25 July 2015

View of the billboard for The Landing town centre looking northeast from Corsair Drive, Wigram Skies.

Creator: Mitchell Bright

Area: South West / Wigram

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Related: The Halswell Project 2015.

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Arnott's advertisement at a bus stop in South New Brighton

Friday, 6 May 2016

A bus stop with an Arnott's biscuits advertisement at 107 Estuary Road, South New Brighton.

Creator: Rachel Pugh

Area: East / New Brighton

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Advertising billboards on the roadside

21 October 1972

Billboards by the roadside for Elna Stretch, 1972 Skellerup Young Farmer of the Year, Bacardi Gold and Lion beer.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Sandwich board man advertising the Arts Centre Market

2 November 1984

Mr Dave Hawkey, Christchurch's sandwich board man, stood in the centre courtyard of the Arts Centre promoting the opening day of the market.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - West

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Bishopdale Fruit and Vege sign

18 May 2017

Close-up of an a-frame sign for Bishopdale Fruit and Vege in Bishopdale Village Mall.

Creator: Liam Lyons

Area: North West / Bishopdale

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Related: Bishopdale Documentary Project

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Cathedral Square by Night

18 August 1959.

The northwest corner with the start of Chancery Lane under the bright white light. The Tivoli theatre later became the Westend, a huge cinema (scene of many happy nights out in my teenage years) complete with cat known to sleep on seats at the back. The old building to the left was later the site of the AMP building, and the one to the right became the Government Life building.

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square

Source: Entry in the 2016 Photo Hunt by Isable Tweedy.

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Exide car battery advertisement on an overturned car

16 April 1988

A man pointing to an exide car battery advertisement on an overturned car outside a car garage business.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Advertising boards on the roadside, Kaiapoi

21 October 1972

Advertising boards between the railway line and the roadside in Kaiapoi. Advertising includes Firestone tyres, DB beer, Kaiapoi travel rugs & blankets and Skellerup Quality Products.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Wider Canterbury

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Lincoln Road from railway line

1996-97

View along Lincoln Road from the railway line looking towards 359 Lincoln Road from the corner with Hazeldean Road. An advert for The Press is on the right.

Creator: S.O Malony

Area: South West / Addington

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