View from the Brownlee Reserve

10 July 2018

View from the Brownlee Reserve

10 July 2018

"This photo was taken at dusk from Brownlee reserve on Clifton. Growing up and going through my teen years in the aftermath of the quakes, the Port Hills and the Southern Alps were comforting in their constancy; both a literal a[nd] metaphorical rock with which to ground myself amidst the turmoil and ever-changing fabric of our city. While the buildings may change, and the people come and go, the seasons will always turn in their course, and the landscape remains. Rediscovering the beauty in the landscape which had wrought and suffered so much destruction has been a key part of healing from the trauma of the quakes for me.



"Whenever I need to find peace, or to clear my head, I always return to the hills, and the landscape around Christchurch, and this photo (taken during my favourite season and at my favourite time of day) is, in a way, a sort of love letter to the land. Time may pass, our city may change, and quakes may stir us, but the land remains." - Contributor's note

Area: East / New Brighton

Contributor: Niamh Hollis-Locke

Source: Entry in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH18-NiHo-01

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

Copyright status: In copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

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.

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

Fishing on the Avon River

1938

Brian McKeown, John Judge and Terry McKeown are shown. They were ...

The last New Brighton tram

18 October 1952

The first tram route in Christchurch to close was the New ...

Bathing Beauties

1925

Helen (Nellie) Johns (grandmother) with three daughters Helen ...

New Brighton mall bollards and the fountain

Late 1980s

I loved the colours of the New Brighton mall bollards and the ...

The Winsor family bach, Fleming Street, North Beach

1920s

One of the many holiday homes built by W. H. Winsor along the ...

New Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club

1953

New Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club, Winners of Surf Teams ...

Peter and Barrie Jackson

1930s

Might be late 1930s, not sure. My grandfather and his brother - ...

Sunrise at New Brighton

20 August 2015

Sunrise at New Brighton.

Oil covered protesters at New Brighton Beach

22 February 2014

Opposition protest at New Brighton Beach, Christchurch, to deep ...

Surf Comps, New Brighton

1970s

This picture was taken during the Surf Comps in the 1970s. The ...

The spaceship has landed at QEII!

February 1974

The spaceship has landed at QEII!

Children at QEII Park track

7 March 1986

School children lying on their backs around the track whilst ...

Shoppers on Brighton Mall, New Brighton

24 December 1983

Crowds of shoppers on Christmas Eve along the main street ...

"Sorry no butter left!" sign at New Brighton supermarket

11 February 1967

Close-up of a sold out of butter sign in the chilled section of ...

QEII Park Hydroslide

16 August 1984

Adults and children emerging out the end of the Hydroslide at ...

Riding the blue dry slide, QEII Park

30 May 1986

Groups of children sliding down on sacks, and waiting in line ...

Official opening of the QEII Stadium

26 November 1973

Former triple Olympic Gold medallist Peter Snell giving a speech ...

Tiny Huts - Wharau

4 December 2016

Tiny Huts - Wharau.

Streets Kite Day - New Brighton

24 January 2015

Crowd at beach and kites and Kite Day in New Brighton.

Whale Pool

22 February 2018

View of the Whale Pool and playground along Marine Parade in New ...

D For Dog, recovering from his injuries

15 June 1979

Close-up of D for Dog with a bucket around his head to stop him ...

Canterbury v Central football match

27 March 2002

Gameplay action of Canterbury's Blair Scadden (right) and Dave ...

Search/Browse the collection