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This photograph shows the King Edward VII Coronation Memorial Fountain, also known as the Coronation Monument. It was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of Edward VII. In 1925, it moved and combined with another feature of The Square, the concrete fish pond, then was moved again to the corner of The Square nearest to Broadway Avenue in 2005.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sq369_008960
Title
Coronation Memorial Fountain
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq 369
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1915

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
post office,
powerline,
the square,
Community Tags
historic places trust,

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