The building on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue contained the Fishermens Table, a well known family restaurant on the first floor. The name later appears to have changed to Fishermans Table. The building remains but has been renovated since this time. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Taken from outside what was then the PDC department store (now The Plaza), looking down the Church Street side of The Square. The building in the background centre is the Grand Hotel building (now offices and ground floor shops) and the CAB to the right. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Taken from outside what was then the PDC department store (now The Plaza), looking along The Square to Broadway. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The Victoria Esplanade is in Fitzherbert Avenue. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Photo taken from vantage point (perhaps the PDC department store) looking towards the clock tower and beyond to the D.I.C. department store. The clock tower was built in 1955, after a donation by local businessman, Arthur Hopwood. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Looking across the fountains in the pond, in the Dugald McKenzie Rose Garden. The gardens, situated in the Victoria Esplanade, are named after a former curator, and are also a rose trials ground. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The Palmerston North City Council CAB was opened in January 1980. It projects across The Square road into the gardens. In the immediate foreground is the Council Chamber, which sits in The Square and is attached to the five storied building. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The Hokowhitu Lagoon is one of the original ox bow lagoons formed from the Manawatū River. It is sometimes called the Centennial Lagoon, named for New Zealand's 'centennial' celebrations in 1940. Across the river can be seen the then Palmerston North Teacher's College campus. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Gardens in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
A retaining wall, for what could be for the stop bank along the Manawatū River.
The raised floral garden was facing Fitzherbert Avenue. At this period of time it looks that the garden was planted to represent the city shield. The clock tower in The Square can be seen in the background. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Looking across the lakelet in The Square at the Palmerston North City Council's CAB which was opened in January 1980. The building projects across the road into the gardens. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Children feeding the ducks at the Butterfly lakelet in The Square. The lakelet was created in the shape of a butterfly in 1909, and the fountains were added in 1966. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The court house building standing on Main Street, near The Square. It was constructed in 1897 and replaced by the current building in 1988. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Mc'Donalds fast food family restaurant was situated in The Square on the corner of Church Street, in the 'Bryant Building'. It moved to Princess Street in 2009. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Sunken garden in The Square. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The Palmerston North City Council CAB was opened in January 1980. It projects across The Square road into the gardens. This 'tower' attached to one end in The Square contains a stair case that reaches up to a sightseeing atrium at the top. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The clock tower in The Square was built in 1957, after a donation by local businessman, Arthur Hopwood. This stairway was part of the original design, and led to the sound shell that was attached at the front. It was removed in the 1990s. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Gardener watering the flowers in The Square. Beyond can be seen the clock tower. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Part of the Palmerston North Teacher's College at Hokowhitu.
View across The Square towards the Commercial Building and the D.I.C. department store (now the Palmerston North City Library). The photographs were taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Looking across to the Church Street side of The Square, to (from left): Manawatū Standard building; Square Edge; All Saints Church. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The National Mutual high-rise building, stands on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
Statue of Rangitane Chieftain, Peeti Te Awe Awe, stands in The Square. It was erected in 1907. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The Hokowhitu Lagoon is one of the original ox bow lagoons formed from the Manawatū River. It is sometimes called the Centennial Lagoon, named for New Zealand's 'centennial' celebrations in 1940. Across the river can be seen the then Palmerston North Teacher's College campus. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.
The Palmerston North City Council CAB was opened in January 1980. It projects across The Square road into the gardens. This two storied part of the building is the Council Chamber in The Square, attached to the main five storied building. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street from 1959-1989.