Warnock, Kelly & Adkin were a firm of Wellington drapers who opened a Palmerston North branch in the two-story building seen in the photograph. The building had been erected in 1882 as Mr James Linton's Land Office and stood on the corner of Main ...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890

This postcard looks over The Lakelet to the section of The Square between the corners of Fitzherbert Avenue and Church Street West.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          circa 1910

This photograph must have been taken between 1896 and 1900, as the Evening Standard building (Daily Times) was destroyed by a fire in that year.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1898

This postcard is addressed to the Blarambergs from A W Koehlev and dated 12/2/1914. The photograph must have been taken before this date because the Lakelet is missing - it was added in 1909 by the Beautifying Society. The three-storeyed building ...

Creator:      Wilson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1906 to circa 1907

This photograph shows the Lakelet on the west side of The Square, near the Church Street corner. The clothing worn by the children dates them to the 1920s. JP Leary's music business was in existence in 1920 and Mortensen the watchmaker was trading...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1920 to 1925

This panorama of The Square was taken from the tower of the Post Office. Some notable features include the original wooden All Saints Church (visible on the corner of Church Street West and The Square) and the Grand Hotel, built 1906. Scaffolding...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1906 to 1907