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He pārongo atu anō1-3 The Square – former Union Bank of Australia/ANZ Chambers

Description

This building, which was designed by architectural firm Penty & Lawrence, (Francis Penty and Charles Alexander Lawrence) was erected in 1912, to replace the Union Bank of Australia (built 1881) which had burnt down on 16 September 1910.

The new banking chamber took up two-thirds of the ground floor (excluding the manager’s residence). Its four 16 ft high pillars consisted of steel cylinders reinforced with concrete. The remaining third of the ground floor included the manager’s office, and the strong room. The single storey back portion of the building contained the manager’s dining room, kitchen, toilet, washhouse, etc. The upper floor, accessed from Coleman Place, included the drawing room and six bedrooms.

In 1925, two shops (designed by Swan Lawrence & Swan) were built where the single storey block had been. Meanwhile the upper floor became offices. A café and a bar now occupy the former banking chamber.

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Date
June 2020
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45-51 The Square – the Grand Building, former Grand Hotel
161-163 The Square – Mowlem Buildings (a.k.a. ‘Bares Buildings’)
36 The Square – ‘Childs’ building’, now Lone Star Café & Bar
Ladies’ Rest Room, The Square
145-148 The Square, 5-21 Rangitikei Street, 288-302 Cuba Street - @ the hub
4-11 The Square – CM Ross Co. Building, now the Palmerston North City Library
476-482 Main Street - The Square Centre, former Public Library
126-136 The Square – Former Palmerston North Chief Post Office
Former Australia New Zealand bank, corner of The Square and Coleman Place
149-152 The Square – Westside Chambers, former ‘M.L.C. Building’
Palmerston North Civic Administration Building, The Square
85-88 the Square - Bryants Building