Arthur Godley
John Robert Godley died in London in 1861, at the age of 47. This photo of his son, Arthur (the ‘Little Arthur of Lyttelton’ a decade before) was taken in the same year and this photo of Godley’s wife, Charlotte,…
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Arrival of First Four Ships
We come now to a time of anticipation and intense interest for all, viz., the advent of the “Canterbury Pilgrims.” We may surely designate by the name of “Pilgrim Fathers” those few who braved the untried country, and by their…
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The Canterbury Association
The Canterbury Association was formed in 1848 in England by members of parliament, peers, and Anglican church leaders, to establish a colony in New Zealand. The settlement was to be called Canterbury, with its capital to be known as Christchurch….
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Margaret Godley
‘Margaret en Maori’, Charlotte and John Robert Godley’s 5th and youngest child Margaret Godley, in ‘A study of a Maori Lady in traditional dress’. The watercolour is painted in 1863 by Charlotte’s favourite sister, Frances, the recipient of some of…
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New Zealand at last!
NEW ZEALAND at last! The Charlotte Jane, 95 days out from England, 5 days short of Canterbury. James Edward FitzGerald describes his image: ‘Stewart’s Island (sic). The Saddle hill in the centre. From the South West. Sketched at sunset from…
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Antarctic Waters
1850. The Charlotte Jane in antarctic waters, at 50 degrees south. J.E.FitzGerald’s ‘Study of the sea in a gale of wind’. Sketched from the deck of the Charlotte Jane on her voyage to New Zealand. Latitude 50 south. Nov. 1850.’…
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Moorhouse Railway Tunnel
The Canterbury Provincial Council began considering possible routes for a rail link between the township of Christchurch and the port of Lyttelton about 1853. The idea was shelved because of the cost involved until 1858 when the superintendent, William Sefton…
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Grubb Cottage, Lyttelton
Grubb Cottage, 62 London Street, Lyttelton. Built in 1851, the cottage is the oldest surviving domestic dwelling in Lyttelton and one of the earliest in Canterbury. Historically it was the first section of land sold within New Zealand, and not pre…
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The Canterbury Club
The Canterbury Club was established in 1872 by a group of twenty prominent Christchurch businessmen. These gentlemen founded the Club to provide a city haven, a private venue where they could meet, discuss business affairs, and socialise. The first chairman…
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A brief history – Canterbury Museum
The Museum was first established in the Provincial Council Buildings in 1867 featuring geology specimens collected by geologists Dr (later Sir) Julius von Haast and Dr Ferdinand Hochstetter. The Museum was first open to the public on 3 December 1867….
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