This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 30 May 1961 "This fine mahogany seat, designed by the noted Palmerston North sculptor, Mr. T.V. Johnston, and made by a city firm, has been presented to the Manawatu Soc...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 30, 1961

Previously unidentified, this portrait is believed depict Thomas Sutton (1857-1925) and his wife Rebecca Annie (Gray) Sutton (1859-1936) of Palmerston North. The original image has "Sutton" scratched onto its glass plate.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890 to circa 1899

A picture of an unidentified couple from c 1880s-1890s. The negative had 'Oliver' etched into the plate. George Shailer was a well-known photographer in Palmerston North, takin gmany studio and informal portraits in the Manawatu region.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1880 to 1899

Taken from the top of Rosco Department Store, looking down on the Coronation Fountain. The fountain was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. It was moved to the location seen in the photograph to make way for the War Memorial (...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1930 to circa 1939

A group of unidentified children from around 1890. The name 'Venn' is scratched onto the plate - possible indicating the family name. Frederick Venn was an early settler in Palmerston North.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

Studio portrait of an unknown girl. The glass plate this image is from has the name "Kerslake" scratched onto it.

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

This photograph looks across the lakelet to All Saints Church, which was built in 1914-1915. The Grand Hotel, seen here on the left side of the photograph, was built in 1906. This gun was installed in 1909 and removed during the 1940s. Cannons wer...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1915 to 1920

Shown here is the exterior of the pergola which stood in the Victoria Esplanade – the Palmerston North City gardens. Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The pergola...

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

Shown here are people enjoying the Pergola built in The Esplanade – the Palmerston North City gardens. Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The pergola was built c19...

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The pergola was built c1916-1917 and demolished c1940.

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897.

Creator:      George W Anderson
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1910s

A lovely interior view of the pergola within the Victoria Esplanade gardens, complete with seats inviting residents to admire the gardens.

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

This photograph is taken looking towards Fitzherbert Avenue and the trees lining the path are mainly English Elms. The winding complex of pathways was developed under Peter Black, Curator of Reserves from 1908-1946.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1963

The fishpond and gardens were designed and constructed by the Beautifying Society in 1906. The fountain was made of concrete and the central rockery of concrete and stone. The quadrant was intersected with diagonal paths, converging on the fish po...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1915

This photograph looks across the Lakelet (constructed 1909) to All Saints Church (constructed 1914-1915). The Grand Hotel, seen here on the left side of the photograph, was built in 1906.

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1930

This photograph looks from The Square onto the corner of Church Street West and All Saints Church, which was built in 1914-1915. The Grand Hotel, seen here on the left side of the photograph, was built in 1906. This gun was installed in 1909 and r...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920

A train is running through The Square while people sit on seats alongside. At this time The Square was divided into 5 areas. The central strip contained the train lines, gardens, and a Band Rotunda and the King Edward VII Coronation monument (now ...

Creator:      G H Bennett and Co.
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1902 to circa 1907

The photograph shows a busy street scene from the Square int he 1920s. On the left of the photograph is the old Post Office. Built in 1906, the Post Office on the corner of The Square and Main Street was Palmerston North’s fourth. In 1988, when Te...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1926

This photograph came from a small photograph album that belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph has no caption. This is the same baby as pictured in 2014P_AndrewsS1_010061.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1928

This photograph came from a small photograph album that belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, "Water Lillies [sic] Square PN Jan 28." The body of water in the photograph is The Lakelet, also know as Butt...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 1928

This photograph came from a small photograph album that belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, "Marjorie and Self Esplanade April 6th 1928."

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 6, 1928

Park bench along the Summer Hill Heights walk.

Creator:      Sonya Holm
Place:          Summerhill, Palmerston North
Date:          January 2016

This photograph came from a small photograph album that belonged to Mrs R Andrews of Rangitikei House. This photograph bears the caption, " Band Rotunda Square PN". The Band Rotunda was first was built in 1898 and was moved to the Victoria Esplana...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa January 14, 1928

This photograph of The Square looks toward Main Street East. The Post Office, without its clock tower, is visible to the left of the figures of a woman and a young girl. The clock mechanism of the Post Office was removed after the Napier earthquak...

Creator:      A S Pope
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1950

This photograph depicts people enjoying the facilities of The Square. In the centre of the photograph stands the Hopwood Clock Tower. It was built in 1957 from a donation from Arthur Hopwood and the clock mechanism from the old Post Office buildin...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1963

This image is from a series of postcards intended for tourists around the 1920s. Visible are Arthur Hopwoods, the Nonpareil Cycle Company, Audie Whitworth Cycles and Giorgi Hairdressers. The domed tower is Everbody's Theatre - it became the Midlan...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1920 to 1928

Panoramic view taken from close to the railway line in the centre of The Square, Palmerston North, with Main Street East on the left, the Church Street East corner at centre and Fitzherbert Street (now Avenue) on the right. The photograph was tak...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1895 to 1902

The Hopwood Clock Tower was constructed in 1956 and contains the chimes from the Post Office Tower. The Lakelet was constructed in October 1909 and the jets of water were presented to Palmerston North in December 1966 by Vera Holland in memory of ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1966

This photograph looks across The Square Gardens towards Church Street West. The three-storey building on the right is the Grand Hotel. Across from that is All Saints Church.

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1930 to 1940

Shown here is the paddling pool in the Esplanade, paid for by the Returned Servicemen’s Association and presented to the children of Palmerston North in 1937. The paddling pool was presented to the children of Palmerston North by the local Returne...

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939