Curators House, Botanic Gardens

1945

Curators House, Botanic Gardens

1945

Exterior of the Curators House at 7 Rolleston Avenue at the entrance to 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 canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH20-198

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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