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This fountain was located in the western quadrant of The Square - this photograph shows it before the Coronation monument for Edward VII was shifted to sit within the fountain in 1925. The spire on the far left is that of the Catholic Church, then situated in Broad Street. The building with the clock tower on the far right is the Post Office. Built in 1906, the Post Office on the corner of The Square and Main Street was Palmerston North’s fourth, and replaced a small wooden building on the same site. 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.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq 31
Date
circa 1906
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sq31_008838
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

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Place
The Square, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
butchers,
c smith,
fountain,
postcard,
red bird depot,
the square,
Community Tags
post office,

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