Otira Gorge, West Coast Road

circa 1890s.

Otira Gorge, West Coast Road

circa 1890s.

This book of photos was inherited from family from my mothers side, her grandparents, James and Hannah Wright. They arrived out from the UK in 1840 on the Martha Ridgway.

Area: Other / Wider Canterbury

Contributor: Kate Shaw

Source: Entry in the 2015 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Reference ID: CCL-PH15-NZViews-004

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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