The Lakelet was constructed in The Square in 1909. It was shaped as a butterfly with the bridge forming the body. It has been variously known as the Butterfly Lake and the Duck Pond. The cannon was placed beside it in the same year and the observatory erected 1906.

Lakelet in The Square
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2007P_Sq343_SQU_0493
- Title
- Lakelet in The Square
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- L Martin
- Place
- The Square, Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1913
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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