Canterbury College observatory building

1890s

Canterbury College observatory building on Hereford Street.
Contributor's note: "Old University with observatory. The Biological Laboratory and Observatory, designed by Benjamin Mountfort, was completed in 1896. The Townsend Observatory contained an equatorial telescope gifted to the College in 1891 by James Townsend."

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - West

Source: Entry in the 2013 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH13-099

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Canterbury College observatory building

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