Friday, August 14, 2020

traffic outside the Knox Presbyterian church in Christchurch, circa 1910


Including a couple of electric trams.

"The original church was built in 1880 to a design by Samuel Farr. When the attendance increased beyond the capacity of the building, a new church was built in 1902 alongside the first one to a design by Robert England.

"Located on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street, it was one of Christchurch's historic buildings that was badly damaged during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, but which has been repaired to a design by Wilkie and Bruce Architects using the remaining wooden frame. Other buildings in the Knox complex remained functional." (wikipedia)

1 comment:

nzcarnerd said...

Victoria St - to the right in this photo - is currently being rebuilt. The 'rotary how' that removes the current layer of asphalt has been through and exposed the old tram tracks.