Christchurch Botanic Gardens

1945

Christchurch Botanic Gardens

1945

View of the rock garden area in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. "These….photos of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens were taken by Alleyne Cook. Alleyne was at Burnham training for what was to become the J-Force (peacekeeping in Japan after WWII). When on leave , he would come up to Christchurch and experiment with his new camera. Alleyne was my father, 1924-2019." - Contributor's note

Creator: Alleyne Cook

Area: West / Hagley Park

Contributor: Briar Cook

Source: Entry in the 2020 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH20-190

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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