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The completed cathedral viewed from the Post Office tower

Circa 1904

In 1858 plans were commissioned from the pre-eminent English ...

Tram lines along Sumner Road

Circa 1890

A boy stands by the tram lines along the Sumner road past the ...

The Jubilee clock tower

Circa 1925

Pictured at the corner of Manchester and High Streets, with ...

The Canterbury Provincial Government Buildings

Circa 1929

The wooden portion, designed by Benjamin Mountfort, was ...

Sumner beach from Clifton Spur

Circa 1895

Cave Rock and the Sumner pier are shown on the left. On the ...

A railway running through Hagley Park

December 1905

The photograph, taken in December 1905, shows a train passing ...

Sketch of Scott Brothers' Atlas works, Manchester Street

Circa 1885

George and John Lee Scott founded the Scott Brothers Atlas ...

Lake Bryndwr, near the corner of Wairakei and Breens Roads

Circa 1965

Aerial view of the lake. A speedway track can be seen ...

The Clarendon Hotel

Circa 1935

Designed by Joseph Clarkson Maddison, this replaced the former ...

The interior of the Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral

Circa 1895

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament was a large building on the ...

Christchurch railway station, Moorhouse Avenue

1960

A move for the replacement of the 1887 station had begun as ...

Clarendon Hotel, Oxford Terrace

May 1902

This two-storey wooden building was originally the home of ...

Decorations for Royal Visit, Lane Walker Rudkin

1954

Lane Walker Rudkin Industries Ltd were located in Sydenham, ...

Store decorations for Royal Visit, Hay's Ltd

1954

Located in Gloucester Street, Christchurch.

Store decorations for Royal Visit

1954

Located at the corner of Colombo Street amd Armagh Street, ...

Store decorations for Royal Visit, Beaths

1954

Located at Colombo Street and Cashel Street intersection, ...

Construction of Christchurch Railway Station

Circa 1953

Exterior of Christchurch Railway Station under construction ...

Book week at Shirley Intermediate School

12 October 1985

Students from Shirley Intermediate School dressed as book ...

Beach at Corsair Bay

6 January 1966

Large crowds of people on the beach and in the sea at Corsair ...

World War II bunker, Godley Head

14 November 1981

Rex Jones, Lighthouse keeper, stood outside a derelict World War ...

Gun emplacement, Godley Head

14 November 1981

View of a World War II gun emplacement and down the 160 metre ...

World Youth festival volunteers

24 August 1990

Riccarton High School student volunteers with visitor packs for ...

Riccarton High School uniform designs

28 July 1979

Students from Riccarton High School wearing different uniform ...

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