The first part of the twentieth century was the heyday for the department store in New Zealand. The iconic department store, Hays, was a ‘household name’ in Christchurch from its incept…
Registration Proposal for Forbes' Store, 17 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton
Register Record for Forbes' Store, 17 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton
Register Record for former A.J. White's Department Store, 236 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Building Record Form for the former Twentymen & Cousins Store, 93 Cashel Street, Christchurch
Building Record Form for former A.J. White's Department Store, 236 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Before Christchurch had a morgue, the gruesome task of storing a dead body was left to Christchurch’s public hotels. On practical terms, they had the space to hold a coroner’s inquest a…
Synonomous for offering the best quality goods and clothing since its humble beginnings back in 1854, is the iconic department store of Ballantynes. On the new town’s swampy plains, newly arr…
A news item titled, "Cool Store Relocation Causes Controversy", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Thursday, 13 October 2011.
William Potter Townend owned Townend’s Chemist and Druggist Store in the Crystal Palace Building on Colombo Street, at the corner with what was Chester Street and across the road from the Oxf…
Today on the blog we are discussing my favourite site of 2019. We already talked about part of the site’s history last fortnight on the blog- that it contained the store and offices for Walton, Warner and Co. and their … Continue reading →
A PDF copy of an advertisement for the All Right? Tiny Adventures smartphone app. For more Tiny Adventures resources see the Parents and Whaanau collection: https://quakestudies.canterbury.ac.nz/store/collection/997
From Staffordshire pottery to American made glass-ware, we’ve come across artefacts from all over the world on archaeological sites here in Christchurch. This prevalence of internationally made artefacts, and what it means for the city’s history, is something that’s come … Continue reading ...
A PDF copy of a design for the side of an escalator near a Glassons store. The file includes the precise measurements and specifications. The design depicts the 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' and reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and your whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz". The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of the six signs that together read, "Share the love." The signs were used at the 'Outrageous Burst of All Right: Bacon Bombing' in December 2013. This saw team members from All Right? dress up as bacon butties and provide bacon butties for SCIRT workers. From allright.org.nz: SCIRT workers are tasked with the enormous job of rebuilding and repairing the damaged underground infrastructure and roads. With the help of Hellers and an anonymous giant bacon buttie, the All Right? team visited several SCIRT sites in December 2013 to show the workers a bit of (rather unusual) love. For photographs from the event, see: https://quakestudies.canterbury.ac.nz/store/object/21635