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In 1953 Arthur Hopwood gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 to build a Clock Tower in The Square to hold the clock and chimes removed from the Post Office after the 1942 earthquake. The Returned Services' Association wrote to the Mayor expressing concern at the choice of the 'band rotunda' site for the erection of the Clock Tower, due to its close proximity to the War Memorial. The Clock Tower was completed in 1957, on the contested site.

Identification

Object type
Correspondence
Relation
PNCC 1/5/5, file 31/1
Date
July 3, 1953
Digitisation ID
2007Pa_PNCC1/5/5File31/1_CLO_0517
Held In
PNCC Archives

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Palmerston North

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Letter from Commercial Hotel regarding when to silence the Palmerston North Clock Tower chimes
Letter from Arthur Hopwood regarding his offer to the PNCC of a Clock Tower in the Square
Reserves Committee recommendation that PNCC approve the Lions Club Christmas project to decorate the Palmerston North Clock Tower
Letter from Town Clerk, PNCC, regarding increasing payments for Clock Tower maintenance
Memo from PNCC Works Directorate regarding repairs and maintenance of Palmerston North Clock Tower
Letter from the Town Clerk, PNCC, regarding the opening of the new Clock Tower in The Square
Letter from the Lions Club of Manawatu regarding a Christmas project to decorate Clock Tower
Letter from General Post Office, Wellington, to the Palmerston North City Council regarding maintenance of Post Office clock
Letter from A Cranson to Palmerston North City Council regarding charges for maintenance of the Clock Tower
Aerial view of central Palmerston North and beyond
Newspaper cartoon regarding new designs for the Clock Tower
Newspaper article regarding a 'new look' for the Clock Tower