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This stereoscopic image looks through The Square and down Broad Street (now Broadway Avenue). Note the spire - this topped the old St Patrick's Church. The building to the right with a clock tower is the Post Office. Built in 1906, on the corner of The Square and Main Street was Palmerston North’s fourth. Due to the risks in an earthquake, the clock tower was removed in 1942. They were re-purposed for the Hopwood Clock Tower. In 1988, when Telecom and Postbank became separate entities, the building ceased to be the Post Office. It currently operates as a restaurant and bar. This image is part of a set - see 2014P_Sq130_008883.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq 129
Date
1906 to 1910
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sq129_008882
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Related items

Civic farewell for Governor General Lord Galway
War Memorial in The Square
Army March Past, as part of Palmerston North 75th Jubilee celebrations
Panorama of The Square - 1910
Looking Across the Square from the Post Office Clock Tower
Construction of the Premier Drapery Co. Ltd, The Square
Children Play in the Lakelet
Andrews Collection: Bridge Over Duck Pond
Unveiling of the War Memorial, The Square
Panorama of The Square, 1937
Looking Across the Lakelet towards the Council Chambers
The Square, Palmerston North