Heritage

Image collection: Public buildings

This is a sample of photographs of public buildings. You can search the catalogue for more or browse the collections.

View of Christchurch to the west from the tower of the Provincial Government Buildings
View of Christchurch to the west from the tower of the Provincial Government Buildings [ca. 1860]
View down Colombo Street toward the Port Hills at right is Market (Victoria) Square and at left is the Crystal Palace, Christchurch
View down Colombo Street toward the Port Hills at right is Market (Victoria) Square and at left is the Crystal Palace, Christchurch [ca. 1870]
A view of former hospital buildings from the Antigua Boatsheds
A view of former hospital buildings from the Antigua Boatsheds [ca. 1880]
A man ploughs outside Sunnyside Asylum, Christchurch
A man ploughs outside Sunnyside Asylum, Christchurch [ca. 1880]
Cathedral Square from the Cathedral tower, showing Post Office built in 1879
Cathedral Square from the Cathedral tower, showing Post Office built in 1879 [ca. 1882]
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency building, Timaru
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency building, Timaru [ca. 1882]
Cathedral Square, showing Post Office and Godley Statue with delivery carts and pedestrians
Cathedral Square, showing Post Office and Godley Statue with delivery carts and pedestrians [ca. 1882]
Canterbury College, Christchurch, showing clock tower and Great Hall
Canterbury College, Christchurch, showing clock tower and Great Hall [ca. 1882]

Women's room, Sunnyside Asylum, Christchurch, ca 1883
Women's room, Sunnyside Asylum, Christchurch [ca. 1883]

Hackney and hansom cabs at City Hotel crossing at the intersection of Colombo and High Streets with Fishers' building at left
Hackney and hansom cabs at City Hotel crossing at the intersection of Colombo and High Streets with Fishers' building at left [ca. 1884]
The post and Telegraph Office in Norwich Quay, Lyttelton
The post and Telegraph Office in Norwich Quay, Lyttelton [ca. 1885]
Delivery carts in Cathedral Square between the Godley statue & the Post Office, originally the Government Buildings, Christchurch
Delivery carts in Cathedral Square between the Godley statue & the Post Office, originally the Government Buildings, Christchurch [ca. 1885]
Christchurch City Council Chambers, corner of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace, ca 1890
Christchurch City Council Chambers, corner of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace [ca. 1890]
The Rhodes Convalescent Home from the front terrace
The Rhodes Convalescent Home from the front terrace [1896]
YMCA, Christchurch, ca 1900
YMCA, Christchurch [ca. 1900]
The Christchurch railway station
The Christchurch railway station [ca. 1900]
The old Supreme Court building, Christchurch
The old Supreme Court building, Christchurch [ca. 1900]
Canterbury Museum, ca 1900
Canterbury Museum [ca. 1900]
Railway yard and station, west of the Madras Street bridge, Christchurch, 1900
Railway yard and station, west of the Madras Street bridge, Christchurch, 1900
Interior of the Gravenor Building, corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets, Christchurch, 1900
Interior of the Gravenor Building, corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets, Christchurch, 1900
The Lyttelton Times' new premises, 1903
The Lyttelton Times' new premises, 1903 [1904]
Additions to the Christchurch Police Station
Additions to the Christchurch Police Station [1906]
The Observatory at Canterbury College
The Observatory at Canterbury College [ca. 1910]
Caretaker's residence and quarantine hospital on Quail Island among the trees are the three leper huts.
Caretaker's residence and quarantine hospital on Quail Island among the trees are the three leper huts [1911]
The Council Chambers, Spreydon, Christchurch
The Council Chambers, Spreydon, Christchurch [1913]
The Government Buildings, Cathedral Square, Christchurch
The Government Buildings, Cathedral Square, Christchurch [1913]
Addington Raceway stewards' stand, New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting
Addington Raceway stewards' stand, New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting [1915]
Canterbury College, University of New Zealand lecture theatres in Northern Quad, to right is Engineering School.
Canterbury College, University of New Zealand lecture theatres in Northern Quad, to right is Engineering School [ca. 1919]
The demonstration farm headquarters at Avonhead for returned soldiers at the new soldiers' settlement near Avonhead, Christchurch
The demonstration farm headquarters at Avonhead for returned soldiers at the new soldiers' settlement near Avonhead, Christchurch [1919]
The Observatory, Botany and Physics buildings of Canterbury College, Christchurch
The Observatory, Botany and Physics buildings of Canterbury College, Christchurch [ca. 1919]
Smoke emanates from the Christchurch City Council's destructor in an aerial photograph of the central city, Christchurch, ca 1920
Smoke emanates from the Christchurch City Council's destructor in an aerial photograph of the central city, Christchurch [ca. 1920]
The municipal offices in Manchester Street, Christchurch
The municipal offices in Manchester Street, Christchurch [1925]
Canterbury College Library, ca 1926
Canterbury College Library [ca. 1926]
3YA radio station, Christchurch, 1927
3YA radio station, Christchurch, 1927
The Café, New Brighton, Christchurch, ca 1930
The Café, New Brighton, Christchurch, [ca. 1930]
Victorian Café Gallery, corner Oxford Terrace and Montreal Street, Christchurch, 11 October 1968
Victorian Café Gallery, corner Oxford Terrace and Montreal Street, Christchurch, 11 October 1968