The fountains were presented to Palmerston North in memory of her son Edmund "Laurie" Holland in December, 1966. This fountain is part of the Lakelet - opened in 1909. It is sometimes referred to as the "Butterfly Pond", due to it being shaped lik...

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1971

The centre of this image is the King Edward VII Memorial Fountain, with people sit in the benches that surround it. The photograph shows it in on its second site, in the middle of the pond near the Coleman Mall corner of The Square. The fountain w...

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

A bed of flowers planted in front of the Phoenix Palms that line Palm Drive in the Victoria Esplanade Gardens.

Creator:      Clarice Parlane
Place:          Victoria Esplanade Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

The sun had set at Foxton Beach, and dusk settled over the ocean.

Creator:      Christina Winitana
Place:          Foxton Beach
Date:          April 30, 2016

A sunny day in The Square is captured in this 1960s slide. The prominent building is the PDC - which once stood on the corner of The Square and Church Street East, where the Plaza Shopping Mall does now [2016].

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

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 Carnival of the Lake took place at Hokowhitu Lagoon in 1964. Events included a pet parade, Highland dancing, a demonstration from the Manawatu Kayak Club and a jousting contest. Some other highlights were the final of the Miss Manawatu Competi...

Creator:      Ian Matheson
Place:          Hokowhitu Lagoon, Palmerston North
Date:          January 18, 1964 to January 21, 1964

This photograph looks across the Square towards Church Street West. This quadrant of The Square features a lakelet which was opened in 1909. The All Saints Church can be seen through the trees, while the Grand Hotel (built in 1906) stands on the c...

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

Looking across the lakelet to All Saints Church, which was built in 1914-1915. The pond was constructed in October 1909. It was the main feature of the last quadrant of The Square to be developed by the then Beautifying Society. The Lakelet is sha...

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

The Carnival of the Lake, centred around Centennial Lagoon, was an annual event organised by the Public Relations Office for a few years during the early 1960s.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Hokowhitu Lagoon, Palmerston North
Date:          1963

Palmerston North is visible in the distance. This bridge was built in 1935 and replaced in 1987 with the bridge currently in use [2016].

Creator:      Clarice Parlane
Place:          Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Visible in this 1960s slide is the Lakelet. You may notice this bridge looks different to the one in use today - pictured here in the second bridge to span the lakelet. It was in use from 1958-1988. The third bridge lasted until 2004, when the cur...

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

The Square is shown here on a sunny day. The Hopwood Clock Tower was refurbished and it is now topped with a lantern style cross.

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