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This two story building was erected c1877-1878 on the western corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Street (now Fitzherbert Avenue) and occupied by the Bank of New Zealand until 1901. It was sold to Mr Richard Leary, chemist, of Palmerston North who moved it to a site in Church Street west and converted it into a private residence. It was later owned by Mrs Frederick Riddiford and Captain J D R Hewitt and family. In 1944 it was sold to the Palmerston North Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association for use as Club headquarters. It was demolished in 1972. Mr James Cannons, driving the traction engine through The Square, was employed by the contractor. Another view of this building being moved was published in the Weekly Graphic newspaper 24 August 1901, p365.

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Object type
Image
Date
July 1901 to August 1901
Digitisation ID
2007N_Bc78_WOR_0085
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"Coolstore"

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Early View of The Square
Panorama of The Square - 1906
A View of Broadway Avenue and The Square.
Looking from the Corner of Broadway Avenue to Rangitikei Street
Looking across The Square, Palmerston North, to the Southeast
Cannon and Lakelet in The Square
Corner of Rangitikei Street and The Square
Corner of Rangitikei Street and The Square
Coronation Fountain, The Square
The Square in the Early 1960s
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