William Guise Brittan Historical Garden

From the first four ships

The mark that the early colonists and settlers have left on Canterbury.

From the first four ships

The mark that the early colonists and settlers have left on Canterbury.

Canterbury Centenary plaque

18 November 2012

Plaque at the top of Evans Pass commemorating Captain Joseph Thomas, engineer and surveyor for the Canterbury Association. Canterbury Centenary 1850 - 1950.

Creator: Jane R

Area: South East / Godley Head

Contributor: Jane Rodgers

Source: Jane R

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-DW-4245

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William Guise Brittan Historical Garden

16 July 2014

William Guise Brittan arrived in Christchurch on the Sir George Seymour and became the Commissioner of Crown Land and was in charge of the Land Office. He owned 100 acres of Papanui Bush but also had 50 acres in town, on Fitzgerald Ave, where he built ‘Englefield’ in 1852. This Historical Garden was opened in 1994 next to 'Englefield'.

Area: East / Avonside