Heritage

Christchurch - a chronology

1901

April
H.R. Smith begins 23 years as Town Clerk.
June 22-24
Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. (Later King George V and Queen Mary).
November 16
Earthquake (most severe at Cheviot) damages Cathedral spire again! After this third incident, the top of the spire was re-built in timber and metal instead of stone.
November 29
Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s first Antarctic expedition arrives at Lyttelton in "Discovery".

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