The C M Ross Building is seen here decorated to celebrate the coronation of King George VI in 1937. The main C M Ross Co building was built in 1927 to replace the ageing buildings used previously. This building has been owned by a variety of entit...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1937
George Street is named after the landowner and building contractor who put the street through, Mr George Frederick Roe (1837-1902).
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Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
Looking down to the corner of Main Street, with the then Public Library on the left foreground and the then Chief Post Office on right foreground. Shows across one side of The Square to corner of Coleman Place, with the DIC department Store facin...
Creator: Charlie Belk
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1966
A Palmerston North street view with the ANZ Bank on the corner of Coleman Place, which housed the Scotch Wool Shop, the Norfolk House and the D.I.C. Building can be seen following along the left side of the street. The Odeon Theatre in George Stre...
Creator: Jack Cottam
Place: Cnr. Coleman Place and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1976?
The DIC building on the corner of George Street and Coleman Mall in December 2023. The building was constructed as part of the C M Ross department store in 1915. C M Ross was sold to Milne and Choyce in 1959, then to the DIC in 1969. Curr...
Creator: JAR
Place: George Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 19, 2023
The Arthur Barnett department store, was bought by the Palmerston North City Council in 1992 and converted into the new City Library, opening 1996. The building was originally constructed as the C M Ross Co Ltd department store, in 1928. It was su...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1990 to circa 1999
The statue on the left of the photograph is part of the commemoration of Edward VII, built in August 1902. The top of it is now part of the fountain that once graced the area in front of the old DIC building (now the City Library). The fountain no...
Creator: Muir and Moodie
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1905
The C M Ross Co. Ltd was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. it was also known as Roscos. The business was established by Charles Ross in 1883, and this building was constructed in 1927-1928, replacing a number of buildings ...
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1915
Shown here is a tearoom at Rosco's Dept Store ready for a civic reception for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The wall and column paneling are made from rosewood.
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1954
Workmen on the first floor of the new City Library building during construction. The building was originally constructed in The Square in 1928, by C M Ross as a department store. It subsequently became the Milne and Choyce, DIC and Arthur Barnett ...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1996
The City Council bought the Arthur Barnett department store in 1992, converting it into the new City Library, which opened in 1996. The building was originally constructed as the C M Ross Co Ltd department store in 1928, and was subsequently owned...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1996
A new City Library was opened in Palmerston North in 1996. The building was originally constructed in The Square as the C M Ross Co Ltd department store. It was subsequently owned by Milne and Choyce, DIC and Arthur Barnett. It was bought by the C...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1996
The new City Library was originally built as the C M Ross department store in The Square, in 1928, and was also owned and operated by Milne and Choyce, DIC and Arthur Barnett. It was bought by the City Council and renovated as the Public Library, ...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1996
The Centennial Pavilion was constructed in The Square for the 1971 Centennial. Comprised of a series of prefabricated buildings that sat opposite Main Street and the Commercial Hotel, the Centennial Pavilion was a meeting hall used by the communit...
Creator: PNCC
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1980
This photograph of The Square was taken in the vicinity of the PDC building and looks towards the corner of Main Street West and The Square. The building in the centre is the third incarnation of the Commercial Hotel, built 1935. Next to it is the...
Creator: Joe Sing Candids, Palmerston North
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1974
Looking across The Square to Arthur Barnett department store. This building was built for C M Ross Co Ltd in 1927-1928. In 1959 it was sold to Milne and Choyce, in 1966 to the D.I.C. which was bought out by Arthur Barnett in 1987. At a time of dec...
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1993
This building was constructed in 1927-1928 for CM Ross and Co Ltd. In 1959 CM Ross sold to Milne and Choyce, and in 1966 it was onsold to the DIC. The DIC subsequently sold to Arthur Barnett in 1989. After closing as a department store in 1991 the...
Creator: Peter Patten
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1988
C M Ross Company (Roscos) built these new premises in 1927 - 1928. Founded by Charles Mackintosh Ross in 1882 the business moved to this site in The Square in 1883, selling drapery, clothing and furnishings. Roscos continued operation until 1959 ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1937
Shown here is the Queens table decorated ready for a reception in the Rosco tearooms [now the City Library].
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1954
Shown here is the Queen's table and an table for other dignitaries decorated ready for a reception in the Rosco tearooms [now the City Library 2020].
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1954
The Rosco tearooms are seen here decorated for the Royal Dinner given for Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1954.
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: January 7, 1954
Staff of the women's fashion showroom posing with a trophy. From left: Molly Cotton; Miss Floyd; Mrs Boyle; Molly King; ?; Trish ?; Mrs Ciochetto; Peg McNabb; Gaye Chamberlain (later Ware). Gaye Ware was employed by C M Ross and Milne and Choyce b...
Creator: The Times
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1959 to 1960
Gaye Ware worked in the Women's fashion showroom 1957-1963, first for C M Ross Co. Ltd, then for Milne and Choyce. She would sometimes model for the fashion parades that were held in the Milne and Choyce Coffee Bar. Milne and Choyce was one of the...
Creator: The Times
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1959 to 1960
A new Palmerston North City Library was opened in 1996. The building was originally constructed in The Square in 1928, as the C M Ross department store. It subsequently became the Milne and Choyce, DIC and Arthur Barnett department stores, until b...
Creator: PNCC
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1996
The Arthur Barnett department store, was bought by the Palmerston North City Council in 1992 and converted into the new City Library, opening 1996. The building was originally constructed as the C M Ross Co Ltd department store, in 1928. It was su...
Creator: Peter Patten
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: June 1992
This building was constructed in 1927-1928 for CM Ross and Co Ltd. In 1959 CM Ross sold to Milne and Choyce, and in 1966 it was onsold to the DIC. The DIC subsequently sold to Arthur Barnett in 1989. After closing as a department store in 1991 the...
Creator: Peter Patten
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1994
The DIC building as seen from George Street.
Creator: Peter Patten
Place: Corner of George Street and Coleman Mall, Palmerston North
Date: October 1988
The Arthur Barnett department store, was bought by the Palmerston North City Council in 1992 and converted into the new City Library, opening 1996. The building was originally constructed as the C M Ross Co Ltd department store, in 1928. It was su...
Creator: Peter Patten
Place: Corner of Coleman Mall and George Street, Palmerston North
Date: June 1992
This colour print shows a view of The Square. Notable features include The Coronation Fountain (white monument in the middle), All Saints Church (brick structure with spires in the left background) and what was then the Milne and Choyce Department...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: February 1964
This image was taken for a feature in the Manawatu Evening Standard (Then and Now in The Square - featuring photos of landmarks around the Square in 1908 an 1970). It ran on September 12 1970.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 1970