Photograph: Mountfort Sketch of Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings , c 1860s-70s

Maker
Alfred Charles Barker
Benjamin Mountfort
Production date
1860s-1870s
 Description
One landscape photograph of a pencil sketch by Benjamin Mountfort of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings , Durham Street, Christchurch, circa 1860s - 1870s. In A C Barker album 5, age 21.
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Maker
Production place
Christchurch
Collecting unit
Photographs
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Artist
Named collection
Alfred Charles Barker (1819-1873)/Barker Collection
Subject category
Barker/Provincial Government Buildings
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.
Associated person
Associated place
Christchurch
Current rights
Likely to be out of copyright
Current rights code
Likely to be out of copyright
Other id
13/57
188
1379
Accession number
1957.13.12

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Benjamin Mountfort Collection

Benjamin Mountfort Collection
Alfred Charles Barker Collection

Alfred Charles Barker Collection

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