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Laying of the foundation stone of St Barnabas Church, Fendalton

22 March 1925

The ceremony, on 22 Mar. 1925, was performed by Archbishop ...

Interior of the Cathedral shown while under construction

1879

By August 1876 construction of the Cathedral was well underway. ...

Sign of the Takahe under construction

Circa 1927

This was built in stages and took over thirty years to complete. ...

Avro 504K aeroplanes lined up outside hangars

February 1926

The New Zealand air arm of defence.

Christchurch Cathedral

Circa 1882

The tower was donated by R.H. Rhodes.

The chancel and transepts of the Cathedral and the Press building

September 1910

View afforded by the demolition of the old tramway shed

The laying of the Bridge of Remembrance foundation stone.

25 April 1923

The foundation stone for the Bridge of Remembrance was laid on ...

Christchurch Boys' High School, Riccarton

July 1925

The building, shown near completion in 1925, was erected at a ...

The transept and chancel of the cathedral being built

Circa 1901

Construction was begun in 1898.

Looking towards the east end of the ChristChurch Cathedral

Circa 1910

Photograph taken from the cleared site of the Tramway offices. ...

Opening of the Christchurch boating clubs' 1907-1908 season

October 1907

Decorated boats were rowed up and down the Avon river. A very ...

Bishop's corner, Armagh and Colombo Streets

December 1867

E.B. & F.A. Bishop were wine and spirits merchants. Edward ...

The Canterbury Rowing Club on the Avon River

Circa 1909

In the background are their clubrooms, on the corner of ...

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Circa 1905

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Barbadoes Street was ...

The Wizard and the Bible Lady, Renee Stanton, in Cathedral Square

1977

The Wizard of New Zealand, Ian Brackenbury Channell and the ...

St Barnabas Church, Fendalton

1925

The original wooden church which was consecrated in May 1876, ...

A busker in Cathedral Square

July 1927

A busker with a banjo entertaining in Cathedral Square.

Earthquake damage to the Cathedral spire, in 1901 and 1888

1888 and 1901

Two images of historic earthquake damage to the spire of ...

An electric battery rail-car on the Christchurch to Lyttelton line.

July 1926

The Railway Department's new electric battery car for the ...

The Jubilee clock tower in its original site

Circa 1915

The Jubilee clock tower at the corner of Lichfield, High and ...

Cave Rock - Tuawera, Sumner beach

Circa 1905

Children surround the donkey pen below the mast and yard-arm on ...

Mothers and babies gathered outside St. Helen's Hospital.

March 1909

The hospital, a wooden building in Durham Street, Sydenham, had ...

Addington Raceway stewards' stand

August 1915

New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting.

ChristChurch Cathedral under construction

Circa 1880

The spire, north transept and choir of the Cathedral under ...

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