Picturing Christchurch & environs

By Ken Hall
The Māori Settlement, Purau Bay, Port Cooper

Richard Aldworth Oliver The Māori Settlement, Purau Bay, Port Cooper 1850

Nouvelle Zélande, Presqu’île de Banks, 1845. Pointe dite des Charbonniers, à Akaroa, Pêche à la Seine

Charles Meryon Nouvelle Zélande, Presqu’île de Banks, 1845. Pointe dite des Charbonniers, à Akaroa, Pêche à la Seine 1863

Nouvelle Zélande, Greniers indigènes et Habitations à Akaroa (Presqu’île de Banks, 1845

Charles Meryon Nouvelle Zélande, Greniers indigènes et Habitations à Akaroa (Presqu’île de Banks, 1845 1860

Lyttelton From The Water

William Howard Holmes Lyttelton From The Water 1852

John Robert Godley

Mary Donald John Robert Godley 1852

Belfry for Church of St Michael and All Angels

Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort Belfry for Church of St Michael and All Angels 1861

The Ascending Christ

James Powell and Sons The Ascending Christ 1867

Avon River, Christchurch

William Henry Raworth Avon River, Christchurch c. 1871

Holy Trinity Church, Avonside

Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort Holy Trinity Church, Avonside 1873

Port Lyttelton, N.Z., March 9, 1874 from Nature

Thomas Cane Port Lyttelton, N.Z., March 9, 1874 from Nature 1874

St. Michael and All Angels Church

William Henry Raworth St. Michael and All Angels Church 1870

Bottle Lake

John Gibb Bottle Lake 1882

Shades of Evening, the Estuary

John Gibb Shades of Evening, the Estuary 1880

Sumner

John Gibb Sumner 1878

Lyttelton Harbour, N.Z. Inside the Breakwater

John Gibb Lyttelton Harbour, N.Z. Inside the Breakwater 1886

From the Foot of the Hills

John Gibb From the Foot of the Hills 1886

Untitled (Bottle Lake?)

William Menzies Gibb Untitled (Bottle Lake?)  

Canterbury Plains from Dyers Pass Road

Margaret Stoddart Canterbury Plains from Dyers Pass Road 1888

Cave Rock, Sumner

Petrus van der Velden Cave Rock, Sumner 1890

Fisherman’s Hut, Redcliffs

Edith Munnings Fisherman’s Hut, Redcliffs c. 1889

Nor’western Sky

Petrus van der Velden Nor’western Sky 1890

Sumner

Petrus van der Velden Sumner 1890

Near Sumner

Petrus van der Velden Near Sumner 1890

On the Heathcote River

Robert Askew Gill On the Heathcote River 1904

On the banks of the Avon, at Armagh Street

Jenny Wimperis On the banks of the Avon, at Armagh Street 1890

Government Buildings, Christchurch

Eleanor Hughes Government Buildings, Christchurch 1906

Spring In New Brighton, Canterbury

Eliza Gillett Culliford Spring In New Brighton, Canterbury 1909

Cathedral Square, Christchurch

Charles Worsley Cathedral Square, Christchurch 1906

Canterbury College

W.S. Percy Canterbury College  

Godley House, Diamond Harbour

Margaret Stoddart Godley House, Diamond Harbour c. 1913

Christ’s College, Rolleston Avenue

Margaret Stoddart Christ’s College, Rolleston Avenue  

Canterbury College

W.S. Percy Canterbury College  

A Garden, Cashmere Hills

Margaret Stoddart A Garden, Cashmere Hills c. 1915

Spring by the Avon

Margaret Stoddart Spring by the Avon 1925

Flax Gully, Cashmere

Margaret Stoddart Flax Gully, Cashmere c. 1915-c. 1920

Latimer Square, Christchurch

William Menzies Gibb Latimer Square, Christchurch c. 1916

New Brighton

Margaret Stoddart New Brighton c. 1911

The Hill Road [also known as Sugarloaf, Cashmere]

Margaret Stoddart The Hill Road [also known as Sugarloaf, Cashmere]  

Blossom, Worcester St Bridge

Margaret Stoddart Blossom, Worcester St Bridge c. 1928

Oxford Terrace

Rhona Haszard Oxford Terrace  

Heathcote Valley from its Estuary, Christchurch

John Mills Thomasson Heathcote Valley from its Estuary, Christchurch  

Cathedral Square, Christchurch

John Mills Thomasson Cathedral Square, Christchurch 1922

Untitled (Looking Through Strand Lane From Hereford Street, Christchurch)

Rhona Haszard Untitled (Looking Through Strand Lane From Hereford Street, Christchurch) 1921

Worcester Street Looking Towards Cathedral Square

John Weeks Worcester Street Looking Towards Cathedral Square 1921

William Rolleston

Steffano Webb William Rolleston c. 1925

The Bank of NZ Corner Chch

Arthur Hipwell The Bank of NZ Corner Chch 1923

John Robert Godley

Steffano Webb John Robert Godley 1922

The Sun-bathed Clay Pit

John Weeks The Sun-bathed Clay Pit 1922

The Cloisters

Arthur Hipwell The Cloisters 1924

Christchurch NZ 1923. No.1 (View of Christchurch City from the Cathedral Tower)

Robert Percy Moore Christchurch NZ 1923. No.1 (View of Christchurch City from the Cathedral Tower) 1923

Untitled (Inner Quadrangle And Cloisters)

Ronald James McKenzie Untitled (Inner Quadrangle And Cloisters) c. 1925

Untitled (Archway)

Ronald James McKenzie Untitled (Archway)  

Untitled (Inner Quadrangle)

Ronald James McKenzie Untitled (Inner Quadrangle)  

Untitled (Clock Tower And Great Hall)

Ronald James McKenzie Untitled (Clock Tower And Great Hall) c. 1925

Manchester Street, Christchurch

Louise Henderson Manchester Street, Christchurch 1929

Untitled

Bill Sutton Untitled 1934

Birch Trees - Hagley Park - Christchurch

George Chance Birch Trees - Hagley Park - Christchurch c. 1930

View Of Cathedral Square From Hereford Street

James Fitzgerald View Of Cathedral Square From Hereford Street 1935

Industrial Area

Archibald Nicoll Industrial Area 1941

Across the Plains

Viola Macmillan Brown Notariello Across the Plains 1931

Winter in Hagley

Alfred H. Cook Winter in Hagley 1932

The Heathcote Valley

Cecil Kelly The Heathcote Valley 1932

St John's, Latimer Square

James Fitzgerald St John's, Latimer Square 1932

Bridge of Remembrance

James Fitzgerald Bridge of Remembrance 1937

James Cook

T.P. Sewell James Cook 1933

The Lake

James Fitzgerald The Lake  

The Lighted Pillar

James Fitzgerald The Lighted Pillar 1925

Antigua Street Bridge

James Fitzgerald Antigua Street Bridge  

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Christchurch, N.Z.

James Fitzgerald St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Christchurch, N.Z.  

Old Provincial Council Chambers, Christchurch

Agnes Wickenden Old Provincial Council Chambers, Christchurch  

Sunlight [also known as The Nurses Home, Hagley Park]

Cecil Kelly Sunlight [also known as The Nurses Home, Hagley Park] c. 1938

Clarendon Hotel, Oxford Terrace

Cecil Kelly Clarendon Hotel, Oxford Terrace c. 1940

The Quarry

Bill Sutton The Quarry 1941

Sculpture Court, McDougall Art Gallery

James Fitzgerald Sculpture Court, McDougall Art Gallery 1934

University Of Canterbury Buildings

Angus Gray University Of Canterbury Buildings 1948

Avon at Dallington

Russell Clark Avon at Dallington 1948

Cottages, Taylors Mistake

Francis A. Shurrock Cottages, Taylors Mistake 1942

Port Hills From Bryndwr

Archibald Nicoll Port Hills From Bryndwr c. 1951

For Sale

Ivy Fife For Sale 1961

Supreme Court and Durham Street Methodist church, Christchurch

Angus Gray Supreme Court and Durham Street Methodist church, Christchurch c. 1950

Brooklands

Archibald Nicoll Brooklands c. 1935

Canterbury Plains from Cashmere Hills

Doris Lusk Canterbury Plains from Cashmere Hills 1952

Royal Visit

Ivy Fife Royal Visit 1954

Private Lodgings

Bill Sutton Private Lodgings 1954

69 Worcester Street

Ivy Fife 69 Worcester Street 1954

Untitled [Te Onepoto/Taylors Mistake]

Bill Sutton Untitled [Te Onepoto/Taylors Mistake] 1957

Street Corner, Christchurch

Peter Mardon Street Corner, Christchurch 1963

Competition sketch for the Christchurch Town Hall

Miles Warren Competition sketch for the Christchurch Town Hall 1966

Christchurch Traffic Development

Christchurch Traffic Development

A short film made by Peter Noonan while undertaking post graduate studies in Moving Image at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in 1966.

Narrator: Leonard Trindall
Music: 'Murder She Says' by Ron Goodwin

Pieta 1976 Tabernacle screen doors (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament)

Ria Bancroft Pieta 1976 Tabernacle screen doors (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament) 1975-1976

Resurrection Tabernacle screen doors (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament)

Ria Bancroft Resurrection Tabernacle screen doors (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament) 1976

Finale

Doris Lusk Finale 1982

Monument to a Gough Empire

Sam Mahon Monument to a Gough Empire 1977

Towards the Museum

Olivia Spencer Bower Towards the Museum c. 1970

Facade With Windows

Murray Hedwig Facade With Windows 1977

Homage to Pierre Finch Martineau Burrows, 1842–1920

Eileen Mayo Homage to Pierre Finch Martineau Burrows, 1842–1920 1977

Reflection

William Dunning Reflection 1979

A Garden Enclosed

Eileen Mayo A Garden Enclosed 1980

Newspaper Seller, Hereford Street

David Cook Newspaper Seller, Hereford Street 1983

International Day For Nuclear Disarmament, Cathedral Square

David Cook International Day For Nuclear Disarmament, Cathedral Square 1983

Classical Facade In Canterbury

Sue Cooke Classical Facade In Canterbury 1996

Burger Bar With Three Youths, Christchurch

Murray Hedwig Burger Bar With Three Youths, Christchurch 1983

Funeral In The Cathedral

David Cook Funeral In The Cathedral 1983

Statue of J. R. Godley, Founder of Canterbury, Cathedral Square

David Cook Statue of J. R. Godley, Founder of Canterbury, Cathedral Square 1984

Woman at the Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch

Margaret Dawson Woman at the Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch 1985

House and School

Ronnie van Hout House and School 2001

Cathedral Interior

David Cook Cathedral Interior 1984

New City Hotel

Doc Ross New City Hotel 2009

Sydenham - City

Doc Ross Sydenham - City 2009

Timetable, Christchurch City

William Dunning Timetable, Christchurch City 1994

Cathedral Square panorama

Cathedral Square panorama

28 October 2011: the heart of the city is still closed. A 360 degree clockwise pan here from the broken Warner's hotel. In the hard hat, photographer Doc Ross is revisiting sites he knows – or knew – well.

Latimer Square, Christchurch, 2012, from Adaptation, 2011 - 2012

Tim J. Veling Latimer Square, Christchurch, 2012, from Adaptation, 2011 - 2012 2012

Corner of Tuam and Durham Streets, Christchurch, 2011, from Adaptation, 2011 - 2012

Tim J. Veling Corner of Tuam and Durham Streets, Christchurch, 2011, from Adaptation, 2011 - 2012 2011

Carlton Mill Road, Christchurch, 2011

Tim J. Veling Carlton Mill Road, Christchurch, 2011 2011