Mountfort Drawing: Design for Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, 1855

Maker
Benjamin Mountfort
Production date
1855
 Description
One landscape semi-circular pencil drawing by Benjamin Mountfort, dated March 1855, showing a perspective bird's eye view of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings on Durham Street, Christchurch.
 See full details

Object Detail

Maker
Production place
Christchurch
Collecting unit
Art
Pictorial
Production role
Artist
Measurements
Area: whole: W x 630 H 580mm (W x 24 13/16 H 22 13/16")
Subject category
Drawings, New Zealand
New Zealand, Architectural
Christchurch city & suburbs
Buildings/Provincial Government
Researcher comments/remarks
The stone and timber Canterbury Provincial Council buildings were constructed between 1858 and 1865. The first building was a timber council chamber modelled on English manorial halls, though it had not even opened in 1859 when an extension was proposed. This extension increased the Durham Street frontage and added a new wing along Armagh Street. The third and final stage was the legislative chamber or great hall. The complex was severely damaged during the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes. The damaged site has been made waterproof and partially deconstructed, until a decision on its future can be made.
Current rights
No known copyright restrictions
Current rights code
No known copyright restrictions
Other id
327
BWM.8
6/34
Accession number
19XX.2.324
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: "Benj W. Mountfort" architect; Type of mark: Signature and Marks
Marks/Inscriptions: "Stowefleet, Canterbury"; Type of mark: Inscription; Notes: Reads
Marks/Inscriptions: "Approved, James Edward FitzGerald, Superintendent, March 10, 1855."; Type of mark: Inscription

Colours

Subject Auto Tags

Part of 1 highlight set

Benjamin Mountfort Collection

Benjamin Mountfort Collection

Share

Comments

Can you add to our information about this item? Click Add Comment to share your knowledge and help enrich our collection. Have a question about this item? Please email info@canterburymuseum.com.

Be the first to comment.

To order a copy of this image please contact Canterbury Museum images@canterburymuseum.com

Unless otherwise stated, or an author is acknowledged, Canterbury Museum holds copyright to all information on Collections Online. All efforts have been made to trace copyright holders. Please contact the Museum with any queries on this matter info@canterburymuseum.com

The information on this page was created from historic documentation and may not reflect the best available knowledge about the item. If you have information or questions about the objects on this website, please contact us. Images may be subject to copyright laws and are therefore not of reproduction quality.