Plaque for Indian settlers at Old Stone House

25 October 2020

Plaque for Indian settlers at Old Stone House

25 October 2020

"This plaque was installed for the reopening of Old Stone House on 7 February 2018. The plaque commemorates the workers from the Indian subcontinent who arrived in Canterbury with John Cracroft Wilson between 1854 and 1859. These workers formed the earliest community of Indians in Christchurch and many later lived in the stone house Cracroft Wilson built. The plaque uses the term "Eurasians" which was a historical term for Anglo-Indians. Anglo-Indians are a community that originated in the Indian subcontinent who are the descendants of a European father and an Indian mother." -Contributor's note

Creator: Simon Daisley

Area: South / Cashmere

Contributor: Simon Daisley

Source: Entry in the 2020 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH20-DW-126681

Uploaded by: Daisleys

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