The lakelet was constructed in The Square, Palmerston North, in 1909 by the Beautifying Society. In 1953 Arthur Hopwood gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 to build a new tower in The Square to hold the clock and chimes removed from the Post Office after the 1942 earthquake. A cross was first erected on the top of the Clock Tower in 1960. Both the lakelet and Clock Tower were last refurbished as part of the 'City Heart' project about 2007.
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View of Palmerston North and lakelet in The Square, Palmerston North
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- Research File A175/72/3
- Date
- circa 1971
- Digitisation ID
- 2007P_A175/72/3_CLO_0511
- Held In
- Research File
Creation
- Created By
- Palmerston North City Council
- Place
- The Square, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags