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Description

Note that in this photograph of the Post Office, the clock has not been added to the structure. Designed by J Charlesworth and built by J Trevor and Son in 1905, this building served as the Chief Post Office until 1988 when new premises were opened in Princess Street. It is now a café / restaurant. In 1942, the clock tower was weakened by the Wairarapa earthquake and removed. After years in storage, the clock was rehoused in the clock tower in The Square, in 1957.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Po 8
Date
circa 1904 to circa 1905
Digitisation ID
2014P_Po8_007506
Held In
"Coolstore"

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the square,
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