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The PNCC administration building was opened in 1980. Its design was an example of Brutalism architecture. The Hopwood clock tower completed in 1957, houses the original Post Office clock. Behind the clock tower can be seen the Council chamber. The clock tower was upgraded c2008, and is now illuminated in different colours at dark and features a glassed-in cross. The administration building was also partially painted about the same time, eliminating some of the starkness of the building.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2009P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_004408
Title
Palmerston North City Council administration building and Hopwood clock tower
Relation
PNCC Series 59
Held In
PNCC Archives

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Creation

Created By
Place
The Square, Palmerston North
Date
1993

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
local government,
municipal,
photographs,
Community Tags
john bevan ford,
warren warbrick,

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