Council Chambers, Christchurch
Maker
Tensfeld, John
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
View of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, Christchurch, possibly taken in the 1860s. Designed by Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort, the building complex was built in three stages between 1858 and 1865. The photograph has been taken from the intersection of Durham Street and Gloucester Street. The Stone Chamber, built 1864-1865, is located in the right foreground.
From an album titled: A New Zealand Souvenir.
Photographer, John Tensfeld.
From an album titled: A New Zealand Souvenir.
Photographer, John Tensfeld.
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Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph pasted into a leather bound album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Album: Height x Width x Depth/Length: 230 x 306 x 16mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 120 x 167mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 120 x 167mm
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Subject date
1860s
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Other number(s)
Album 1, 265, 83958
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