Memorial to Colonel James De Renzie Brett

12 November 2021

Memorial to Colonel James De Renzie Brett

12 November 2021

Memorial in Kirwee to Colonel James De Renzie Brett (1809-1889). Unveiled by his son in 1930. The memorial, set atop a water race, commemorates Brett's introduction of Indian irrigation methods to the Canterbury plains. The memorial mentions Brett's membership of the Order of Medjidjie (نشانِ مجیدی), awarded to him after he raised Albanian troops for the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Abdulmejid I (عبد المجيد اول) during the Crimean War.

Creator: Simon Daisley

Area: Other / Wider Canterbury

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-DW-142861

Uploaded by: Daisleys

Copyright status: In copyright

Reuse license: Contact me

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Contact us about this

Comments

Add a comment
Thank you. Your comment has been saved and queued for moderation.

Report this entry

Please enter your details and we'll contact you for more information.

Thank you for your report

More from the same area

Rolleston Christmas Parade

1 December 2024

Concrete mixing trucks in the first Rolleston Christmas Parade ...

Rolleston Christmas Parade

1 December 2024

Santa on the back of a truck in the first Rolleston Christmas ...

Liquefaction

4 September 2010

Liquefaction from the September 4, 2010, earthquake in the ...

Earthquake damage

4 September 2010

Kairaki Beach on the morning of the September 4, 2010, ...

Earthquake damage

4 September 2010

Odds and ends damaged in the Kairaki Beach Motor Camp by the ...

Liquefaction

4 September 2010

Liquefaction coming out of the ground during one of the ...

Rough going

4 September 2010

A sample of how some roading in the lower part of the Kairaki ...

Struck in Liquefaction

4 September 2010

A car bogged in liquefaction on the morning of the September 4, ...

Earthquake damage

4 September 2010

Earthquake damage done to a property by the Kairaki Beach Motor ...

Liquefaction

4 September 2010

Liquefaction in the Kairaki Beach Motor Camp shortly after the ...

New spaces

4 September 2010

The gap between the grass and road side didn't exist before the ...

Unwanted liquefaction

4 September 2010

Liquefaction rears its ugly head beside a caravan in the Kairaki ...

A closer up

4 September 2010

The September 4, 2010, earthquake impacted a previously flat bit ...

A rough entry

4 September 2010

The road into the Kairaki Beach Motor Camp was impacted by the ...

Earthquake cracks

4 September 2010

The September 4, 2010, earthquake created cracks in the ground.

More Earthquake damage

4 September 2010

Earthquake damage on Featherstone Avenue, Kairaki Beach.

Kairaki Beach Motor Camp

4 September 2010

Earthquake damage in the lower part of the Kairaki Beach Motor ...

Kairaki Beach Motor Camp Earthquake

4 September 2010

Earthquake damage in the Kairaki Beach Motor Camp, heading ...

Carpark

4 September 2010

A car in the Kairaki Beach Motor Camp that didn't get bogged ...

Earthquake damage

4 September 2010

On September 4, 2010, an earthquake damaged a property in ...

Kairaki Beach Motor Camp Earthquake

4 September 2010

A section of the Kairaki Beach Motor Camp was damaged by the ...

The Pines Beach

4 September 2010

How Liquefaction impacted the Pines Beach reserve from the ...

Road damage

4 September 2010

On September 4, 2010, an earthquake damaged roads in The Pines ...

Search/Browse the collection