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High Street courtesy girls
12 December 1969
A group of three girls from the Skellerup Militiares senior marching team, with a parking meter on High Street. The girls were employed to patrol metered areas to allow free parking for Christmas shoppers. Pictured are, from left, Wendy Milne, Shona Connor, and Pam Inder.
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Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South
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The United Bank pond
Circa 1990s
Nick Barlow, cleaner with Professional Cleaning and Maintenance Co, removing debris from the United Bank pond inside the building on High Street.
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Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South
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Billens Building, High Street
16 January 2007
The original Billens building (built 1906) at 165-175 High Street. Damaged by earthquakes and later by fire. A new Billens Building was built on the same site in 2017. The McKenzie & Willis building can be seen next door and further on the former Post Office building, then Alice in Videoland then C1 Cafe. Shops on the ground floor included jewellery store Filigree and gift store One Big Sugar Bowl.
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High Street
circa 1950
High Street, looking south from Cashel Street intersection.
Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South
Contributor: Shane Duffy
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Empty foundations on Cashel Street
9 July 2018
Empty foundations of a former building on Cashel Street demolished after the earthquake, now filled with water. Looking along High Street towards the intersection with Manchester Street.
Creator: Wei Li Jiang
Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South
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Butterfields building on High St to be demolished
18 August 1984
The Butterfields building on High Street which is to be demolished.
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Nucleus - Sculpture
Circa 2008
Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Southeast
- 2000s
- Lost Christchurch
- Manchester Street
- Public Art
- PH13
- PH13-C
- PH13-Places
- Sculptures
- 2006
- ANZ Bank Chambers
- High Street
- Corner High Street and Lichfield Street
- PH13-EHC
- Lichfield Street
- Excelsior Hotel
- Art
- SCAPE
- Nucleus
- SCAPE 4
- Sculptor Phil Price
- ANZ Chambers
- Excelsior
- 188 High Street
- Corner High Street and Manchester Street
- Corner Lichfield Street and Manchester Street
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Criterion House, High Street
Circa 1900s
View along High Street towards buildings including Criterion House, with a Hansom cab in front.
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Skyways Diner
3 March 1982
Interior of the Skyways Diner in the National Mutual Arcade which overlooks High Street in the central city.
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High Street looking towards Cathedral Square
Circa 1880s
View of the intersection of High Street and Cashel Street with horse and carts parked in the centre. The spire of ChristChurch Cathedral is visible on the left.
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John Gallagher, Irish Week Festival organiser
8 March 1990
John Gallagher, organiser of the Irish Week Festival, outside the Post Bank building on the corner of High and Tuam streets.
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Trustee Bank centre
4 October 1986
Exterior of the Trustee Bank Centre on the corner of High Street and Cashel Street.
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Fisher's Building, corner of Hereford and High Street
1990
Exterior of the Fisher's Building, on the Hereford and High Street. The Hanafins store is visible on the ground floor of the building.
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