Digital Photograph: Earthquake Damage to Old Post Office Building on Norwich Quay, Lyttelton

Maker
Michael Davies
Production date
25 February 2011
 Description
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Old Post Office Building on the Corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street.
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Maker
Production place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
The archaeological investigation of the site of the old Lyttelton Post Office uncovered evidence of Maori settlement in the area including a midden, fire places and an adze. These finds added yet another layer to the history of the site which had been Lyttelton’s Post Office from the 1860s to 1976. The building pictured was designed by Colonial Architect William Clayton and built in 1875. Clayton also designed Christchurch’s Chief Post Office (built in 1879) which stands in Cathedral Square.
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Associated place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated place notes
Norwich Quay; Oxford Street
Associated event
Earthquake, 22 February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand
Associated event notes
Damage caused
Associated period
2011/2010s
Current rights
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
Current rights code
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
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Other id
DSC03578
Accession number
2013.17.26

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