Bay Harbour: October 09, 2019

Wednesday October 9 2019
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Photo hunt keeps the past alive
THE ARTS Centre as we know it
has been part of Christchurch’s
landscape for generations –
but this glimpse of one of its
buildings standing alone on a
dusty unpaved road is unfamiliar
to many of us.
From 1877 until the mid-1950s,
the Arts Centre was buzzing
with students, as Canterbury
College (now Canterbury
University) and Christchurch
Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools
used the buildings as a campus at
various times.
The buildings were transferred
to the Arts Centre Trust Board
when Canterbury University
completed its move to Ilam in the
1970s.
Designed by prominent
architect Benjamin Mountfort,
this Gothic Revival tower served
as the Observatory and Biology
building, with a telescope gifted
by James Townsend located in
the Observatory right at the top
when this photo was taken.
The historic Townsend
Telescope, a six-inch refractor
made by Thomas Cooke and
Sons of York, England, in 1864,
was recovered from the rubble of
the Arts Centre tower after the
February 22, 2011, earthquake.
The Arts Centre and
Canterbury University plan to
restore the building and the
telescope.
The Beca Christchurch
HISTORY: This photo of the Observatory, Canterbury College,
circa 1895, was entered in the 2013 Christchurch City Libraries’
Photo Hunt.
Heritage Festival 2019 starts
on Monday and this year, as
part of the festival, Christchurch
City Libraries will celebrate 10
years of the Christchurch Photo
Hunt.
Over the past decade, the photo
hunt has collected hundreds of
great photos like this one, and
Christchurch City Libraries
hopes people will dust off their
collections and unearth some
more treasures.
The photo hunt competition
runs from now until October 31.
Your photo hunt photos will be
carefully scanned and preserved
as part of the Christchurch City
Libraries’ collection.
They will then be loaded
onto the Discovery Wall at
Tūranga central library so
CELEBRATION: To check
out the Beca Christchurch
Heritage Festival events taking
place at the Arts Centre, visit
ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival.
PHOTO: ARTS CENTRE
Submit your photos for the
Christchurch Photo Hunt
at any city library or at
christchurchcitylibraries.com
everyone can enjoy them.
You can also see them at
discoverywall.nz.
There will be heaps of events
happening in the central city
during the Beca Christchurch
Heritage Festival 2019.
There will also be some great
events at the Arts Centre during
the festival. Check out what’s
happening at ccc.govt.nz/
heritagefestival or pick up a copy
of the Heritage Festival printed
guide from your local library or
service centre.
Water tanks with
faces to feature
at exhibition
• By Jess Gibson
THREE WATER tanks modified
to resemble faces have claimed
their place on Teddington’s
Loudon Farm.
Sculptor Hannah Kidd preselected
a ridgeline to install her
artwork The Watchmen in the
lead up to the largest sculpture
exhibition in the South Island
– Sculpture on the Peninsula –
which will be held on November
8 to 10 at the farm.
Proceeds from the event are
donated to Cholmondeley Children’s
Centre, a residential care
facility for children in crisis.
Entry is $15 per adult and
children under 12 are free.
For further information,
including a full list of
contributing artists, visit www.
sculpturenz.co.nz
Christchurch
Heritage
Festival
Encounter
our stories
7–28 October
Over 80 special events! Discover heritage tours, walks, talks, workshops,
music, food and more with the Christchurch Heritage Festival…
• Viewpoint/Tirohanga – The Shoebox Collection
(1960s –'70s architectural photo exhibition), 14–27 October
• Banks Peninsula Geology and Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū
Banks Peninsula Geopark – Guided Walk, 19 October
• Orton Bradley Park Spring Fair, 27 October
ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival