A view of the King Edward VII Coronation Memorial Fountain, also known as the Coronation Monument. It was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of Edward VII. In 1925, it moved and combined with another feature of The Square, the concrete fish pond...

Creator:      Max Boddy
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1975

Photographed by Mr Shailer from the top of the Clock Tower when it was being constructed in 1956.

Creator:      M Shailer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Child aged 2 years sitting on the fountain

Creator:      Bernadette Roche
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1969

A sunny day in the Square is captured in this 1960s slide. The prominent building is the C M Ross Co Ltd building - now the City Library [2016].

Creator:      Clarice Parlane
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

The gun in the Square was placed there in May 1909. The Lakelet built in October 1909 is not in this photograph. The Grand Hotel was built in 1906 and the Daily Times newspaper was at this site from 1890s to 1913. The Daily Times newspaper on Chur...

Creator:      Ernest Denton
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1909

The Coronation Fountain was erected in The Square in 1902 and the Post Office, behind, on the corner of Main Street, built 1906.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

The C M Ross Co. Ltd was one of the foremost department stores in Palmerston North. The business was established by Charles Ross in 1883, and this building was constructed in 1927-1928, replacing a number of buildings on The Square. It linked thro...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1937 to 1939