The Grand Hotel was designed by J G Maddison in the Second Empire style, and constucted in 1906 by Trevor and Sons. It replaced the Provincial Hotel which burned down in the same year. As an hotel it hosted many important vistors, including two R...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Corner of the Square and Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: November 3, 2010
The Square was laid out as a reserve in the original plans for the town of Palmerston North. In the early 1900s the Beautifying Society laid out the first formal gardens, culminating in the lakelet, sometimes referred to as the Butterfly Lake due ...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 3, 2010
The Square was laid out as a reserve in the original plans for the town of Palmerston North. In the early 1900s the Beautifying Society laid out the first formal gardens, culminating in the lakelet, sometimes referred to as the Butterfly Lake due ...
Creator: Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 3, 2010
Hot air balloon enthusiasts Andre and Chris Bransgrove test their balloon out in The Square. From left in the Square can be seen the Clock Tower, FMG tower and the Civic Administration Building of the Palmerston North City Council.
Creator: Warrick Smith - Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 1, 2010
‘Returning Column’ sculpture by South Australian based artist Greg Johns 2008 is located on the roundabout at the corner of Main Street and The Square. It was the second sculpture commissioned by the Palmerston North Public Sculpture Trust, and wa...
Creator: Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Place: Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: July 8, 2010
The house was designed by L G West for Wilberforce Alfred George in 1910. W A George was a clothier on The Square, Palmerston North, carrying on the business established by his father D M George in 1883. At some later stage the house was sold and ...
Creator: Barbara and Stuart Ingram
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2010