More Info →Butcher's procession, corner of The Square and Coleman Place

The Manawatu Stables, on the far right, stood on George Street, Palmerston North. They were replaced by the Palace Movie Theatre in 1915 (later the Mayfair and then the Odeon), which was demolished to make way for what is now Harvey Normans (2007). The two-storey brick building in the centre was built by the Union Bank of Australasia in 1911. Palmerston North's first Survey Office stood on the same site in 1866. Coleman Place, now called Coleman Mall, was named after Sylvester Coleman who was a Borough Councillor and businessman in the early days of Palmerston North.