This postcard of the Band Rotunda in The Square was possibly taken to mark the opening of the Post Office (corner of Main Street East and The Square). Note the flags and crowds of people. The Band Rotunda featured here was the first of two built in The Square. Constructed in 1899, this incarnation was shifted to the Victoria Esplanade in 1907. A second larger band rotunda was then built. It was demolished in 1956 to make way for the Hopwood Clock Tower. The structure on the left is the Coronation Monument. It was built in 1904 to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. It has been moved several times - once to the corner of the Square near the City Library to make way for the War Memorial (built 1925) and again in 2005 to the corner of the Square near Broadway Avenue.

Postcard of The Square
Identification
- Object type
- Postcard
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_Sq189_008897
- Title
- Postcard of The Square
- Held In
- Coolstore
- Original held in
- Public Photograph Collection Sq 189
Creation
- Created By
- Muir and Moodie
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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