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The Palmerston North City Shield was replicated in a flower bed placed below the Hopwood Clock Tower. This display is no longer in existence. The Hopwood Clock Tower was built in 1956-1957 and houses the clock mechanism from the old Post Office clock tower.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_Sq408_008980
Title
Floral City Shield
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq 408
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1970

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
By Attribution Alone

Taxonomy

Tags
centenary,
colour,
flags,
floral,
gardening,
photographs,
sound shell,
the square,
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