This house, previously 174 Church Street, was built c1876. It was rented by Count von Blaramberg in the 1890s and used as a private school. The longest tenants of the house were the Bartlett family, 1908 - 1961. The Bartlett daughters, Beryl and C...
Creator: Elizabeth Creamer
Date: December 1981
This house, previously 174 Church Street, was built c1876. It was rented by Count von Blaramberg in the 1890s and used as a private school. The longest tenants of the house were the Bartlett family, 1908 - 1961. The Bartlett daughters, Beryl and C...
Creator: Elizabeth Creamer
Date: 1981
These images were taken for the Tribune weekly newspaper but may not have been published as no article was identified. The negatives had no accompanying information beyond the year ‘1978’.
They depict the installation of traffic dividers in Chur...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1978
These images were taken for the Tribune weekly newspaper but may not have been published as no article was identified. The negatives had no accompanying information beyond the year ‘1978’.
They depict the installation of traffic dividers in Chur...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1978
These images were taken for the Tribune weekly newspaper but may not have been published as no article was identified. The negatives had no accompanying information beyond the year ‘1978’.
They depict the installation of traffic dividers in Chur...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1978
These images were taken for the Tribune weekly newspaper but may not have been published as no article was identified. The negatives had no accompanying information beyond the year ‘1978’.
They depict the installation of traffic dividers in Chur...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1978
This house was damaged by a fire which was started by grass under it in the early hours of 21st of March 2020. Another house down the road (number 490) also burned down sometime after.
The property was for sale for re-development at time...
Creator: Benjamin Foster
Place: 516 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: April 26, 2020
This house at 490 Church Street, which was built c.1900, burned down during the evening 12th of April 2020 - during the alert level 4 lockdown of the Covid19 outbreak. News reports say it is being treated as suspicious, as a man was seen runnin...
Creator: Benjamin Foster
Place: 490 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: April 26, 2020
This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.
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Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Pitt Street, Palmerston North
Date: 196X
This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.
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Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 196X
A women standing on a horse during the 2002 Christmas Parade.
Creator: Colin Rush
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 2002
This image depicts Manacon tanks on Church Street, Palmerston North.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 t...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 196X
A view of the southern side of Te Marae o Hine, The Square. The establishments shown in this photograph include including the PDC department store (Premier Drapery Company Ltd), Pegdens (furniture store), Manawatū Oroua Electric Power Board and Fo...
Creator: Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date: 1946 to 1954
The flags, bunting and decorations on the façade of the PDC department store were probably hung to celebrate and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953, or for the Royal Visit of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in January 1954.
The Premier...
Creator: Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date: 1953 to 1954
The celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Palmerston North, a programme of events was held from 15 to 22 March 1952. This included a parade around The Square of "Cavalcade of Transport Through the Ages," on the afternoon on Wednesday 19 March.
Creator: Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date: 1952
The celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Palmerston North, a programme of events was held from 15 to 22 March 1952. This included a parade around The Square of "Cavalcade of Transport Through the Ages," on the afternoon on Wednesday 19 March. In this...
Creator: Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date: 1952
This plan is titled, "PLAN OF SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF SECTIONS 874, 876,
878, 880, & 882, TOWN OF PALMERSTON NORTH,
BLOCK XI KAIRANGA S.D."
Visible roads include Church Street, Dahlia Street, Victoria Avenue.
Creator: O. J. Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Church Street; Dahlia Street; Victoria Avenue;
Date: June 1932
This plan is titled, "Plan of Subdivision of Secs.782,784,786,788 &790, Town of Palmerston North, Block X, Kairanga S.D."
Visible roads include Church Street, Manuka Street [proposed], Joseph Street, West Street, Moana Street [proposed].
Creator: O. J. Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Church Street; Manuka Street [proposed]; Joseph Street; West Street; Moana Street [proposed]t;
Date: October 1930
Argosy Studio (Argosy Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 1967
The building that housed The Premier Drapery Company was built 1929-1930. The store was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. In 1986 the PDC became part of the PDC Plaza. This was sold in 1988, and then later demolished.
Arg...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1956
A view of Te Marae o Hine, The Square, showing Church Street between Fitzherbert Avenue and the Square Edge building. The Ideal Cakes building has since been demolished and the Farmers Mutual House, a multi-storey office block, now occupies this s...
Creator: Matt Ryan
Date: 1988
This view of Te Marae o Hine, The Square, was photographed by a member of PNCC waterworks staff. Note the train passing through The Square.
Creator: A. Kelt
Date: circa 1952
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 196X
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 196X
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 196X
Image depicts Broadway, Main Street and Church Street bisected by Princess Street.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Plann...
Creator: D. Evans
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 196X
The Municipal Opera House of Palmerston North, designed by F J Wilson and built by J Trevor and Sons, was erected in 1904-1905 and opened 12 July 1905. In 1952 it was condemned unsafe by the Palmerston North City Council and was strengthened and r...
Creator: Unknown
Date: circa 1913
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 April, 1959. "A life size model of a white horse was placed in position over the Opera House this morning. The model was brought to the city from Hastings by members...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 380 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: April 11, 1959
A view of Church Street. The houses which can be seen in this image starting from left with the car parked in front are numbers 472, 470, 466 and 464 Church Street.
Creator: Maurice Thompson
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 13, 1963
This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s July 1960 edition but was not published.
Caption: “Photorama recently had a look behind the scenes at the Transportation department and now shows you some of the things a Traffic Officer doe...
Creator: Frank Goldingham
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1960