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The foundation stone for the first building was laid in January 1858. The first set of buildings were a two-storey timber building, forming an L shape along the Durham Street frontage, with the Timber Chamber, modelled on 14th and 16th century English manorial halls, the meeting room for the Provincial Council.
Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings; Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery; Centre of Contemporary Art; Chief Post Office, Christchurch; Chippenham Lodge; Cholmondeley Children's Centre; Christchurch Central Library; Christchurch Club; Christchurch Convention Centre; Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology; Christchurch railway ...
The Christchurch Municipal Council, as it was originally called, was using the Christchurch Land Office, the first public building erected in Christchurch in 1851. [50] 1887–1924. On the same site, the council had the so far only purpose-built council chambers constructed, designed by Samuel Hurst Seager in a Queen Anne style.
The last Government department to occupy the building was the Ministry of Works and Development. [1] After being vacant for some time the building was threatened to be demolished in 1991. On 11 July 1991 the Christchurch City Council purchased the building from the government for $735,000. The council then sold it to the ‘Symphony Group’ in ...
The building's design is inspired by the golden hues reflected upon the Port Hills, which are an important part in Christchurch's cityscape. Soon after construction started on the new library, the Christchurch City Council increased their contribution to the library from $60 million to $95 million. [9]
The Registry Building in July 2011. The Registry Building belongs to the Christchurch Arts Centre in the Christchurch Central City of Christchurch, New Zealand.It is covered by a Category I registration [1] by Heritage New Zealand that is separate to the Category I registration that covers the buildings in the western part of the block, [2] and the Category II registration that applies to the ...
The Worcester Chambers, recently also known as Gough Chambers, is a heritage building in Christchurch, New Zealand.It was designed by Cecil Wood in 1926 and is designated as a Category II heritage building registered by Heritage New Zealand.
Part of their function was to provide the main tourist information centre for Christchurch. The building was taken over again by the council and opened as an exhibition, event and meeting space for the community in July 2002, branded as Our City O-Tautahi. [5] [9] It is one of Christchurch's major tourist attractions. [10]