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Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The band rotunda on the right was removed from The Square and resited in the Esplanade 1907, where it remained until demolished in 1966. The pergola on the left was built c1916-1917 and was a feature of the gardens until demolished c1940.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
circa 1930
Digitisation ID
2007N_P115_RES_0166
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North

Object rights

Taxonomy

Tags
park,
reserves,
Community Tags
bandstand,
gardens,
rotunda,
victoria esplanade,

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