As part of the celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953, a large representation of the Crown of St Edward the Confessor was constructed ontop of the band rotunda in Te Marae o Hine, The Square. At night this was illuminat...
Creator: Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date: 1953 to 1954
These lights in Te Marae o Hine, The Square, 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.
Creator: Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date: 1953 to 1954
The decorative lighting on the C M Ross & Company Ltd (Roscos) building suggests this photograph dates from either the celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953, or from the Royal Visit of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh i...
Creator: Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date: 1953 to 1954
This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on the 1st of May 1971.
"Two thousand people sat and stood in front of the Palmerston North Clock Tower last night and sang “We Shall Live in Peace” as th...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 1, 1971
This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on the 1st of May 1971.
"Two thousand people sat and stood in front of the Palmerston North Clock Tower last night and sang “We Shall Live in Peace” as th...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 1, 1971
This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on the 1st of May 1971.
"Two thousand people sat and stood in front of the Palmerston North Clock Tower last night and sang “We Shall Live in Peace” as th...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 1, 1971
Argosy Studio (Argos 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: Te Marae o Hine; The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1971
Argosy Studio (Argos 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: Te Marae o Hine; The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1971
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 July 1961 "Red lights are being fitted below the "Keep Left" signs at the Broadway and Princess Street roundabout. Mr. K. Wynks, foreman cable jointer with the City C...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Corner of Broadway and Princess Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 28, 1961
The building was decorated for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, when they visited Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954. The Royal Civic dinner was held in the Rosco tearooms on the 2nd floor. C M Ross Co. Ltd ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: January 1954
A digital display of images displayed on the facade of Square Edge during Local History Week.
Creator: Luke McIndoe
Place: Square Edge, The Square
Date: November 5, 2021
This image looks down Church Street West, from around the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue.
Creator: Clarice Parlane
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1960s
The C M Ross department store is seen here at night during its celebrations, which included a Jubilee sale, to mark 50 years of trading 1883-1933. C M Ross began operating as the 'Bon Marche', on this site in The Square in 1883.
Creator: J E Lewis
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1933
Anglican services began in Palmerston North in 1872. This All Saints Church, built 1914, was designed by Frederick de Jersey Clere in Edwardian Free Gothic style and constructed in brick. It was the third such Anglican church on the same site. It ...
Creator: E Creamer
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1981
In July 1933 C.M. Ross celebrated their 50th Jubilee. The company, begun by Charles Ross in 1883, grew into one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. The Jubilee celebrations included a month-long sale, a Jubilee concert and a 5 t...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: July 1933
One of the food trucks from the Thursday Night Street Feast parked in front of the Clock Tower in The Square.
Creator: Heather Glasgow - for PNCC
Date: July 1, 2016