Steep track that traverses the northern rim of the Lyttelton volcano connecting the city of Christchurch and the port of Lyttelton. It was constructed in 1850 as a bridle path for leading horses, and was used by the early European settlers as a route from the port to new settlements on the northern side of the Port Hills. Although very steep, it was the only means of traversing the hills until Summit Road over Evans Pass was completed in 1857.
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Date:
6 Feb 2012
From:
BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011
Ref:
PADL-000722
Description:
Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 6 February 2011. Particularly of Lyttelton.
Shows photographs of the pl...
Date:
1861 - 1862
By:
Dawson, R, active 1861-1894; Crowder, John, active 1986-2000
Ref:
C-064-029
Description:
Shows a view of Lyttelton from the Sumner Road, and shows the bridle path well-formed, a sailing ship at the end of the pier, a church with central steeple, ...
Date:
1850 - 1851
From:
Fox, William 1812-1893 :Four illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement with descriptions; I. Port Lyttelton. II. Landing of the passengers from the "Cressy". III. Part of the great plain. IV. The Rivers Courtenay and Hinds. / From drawings made on the spot, by Miss Mary Townsend and William Fox Esq. London, John W Parker & Son ... 1851
By:
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872; Townsend, Mary, 1822-1869
Ref:
PUBL-0001-1
Description:
View looking across the harbour from a position on the water, inwards and across towards the Lyttelton waterfront. There are several rowboats in the foregrou...
Date:
1850 - 1860
By:
Wilson, F P (Mr), active 1900s-1920s
Ref:
C-064-001
Description:
Shows one pier and the Bridle Path, as well as housing. Very similar to C-064-029.
The premises of J Drummond Mcpherson can be seen in the right foreground.
...
Date:
[1851-1853]
By:
Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885; Adlard, Henry, active 1822-1853; Avon Fine Prints
Ref:
B-076-015
Description:
Looking down from modern Cannon Hill to Ferrymead, with a punt at the mouth of the Heathcote River, Ferry Road running towards Christchurch. The homestead at...
Date:
1853
By:
Cookson, Janetta Maria, 1812-1866
Ref:
A-048-034
Description:
View from high above Lyttelton, looking east, with bush on the slopes of the foreground. Holy Trinity Church in Lyttelton can be seen below, along with sever...
Date:
1852
By:
Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864
Ref:
A-457-002
Description:
A view of Lyttelton and the Port Hills, showing the Bridle Path at the left, and the harbour in the foreground
Undoubtedly a preliminary sketch for Wynyard'...
Date:
23 Jan 1951
From:
New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Ref:
PAColl-0785-1-148-026
Description:
Mr F G Briggs, Mayor of Lyttelton, leading a reenactment of the journey of the Canterbury Pilgrims over the Bridle Path, from Lyttelton across the Port Hills...
Date:
1950
By:
Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928-; Weeks Ltd; Willis, Wilfred Beswick, -1958
Ref:
C-079-007
Description:
A young couple with a baby and a young son and daughter, a second man with a roll of baggage on his shoulders, standing at the top of the Bridle Path on the ...
Date:
1865
From:
[Warre, Henry James] 1819-1898 :[Sketchbook]
By:
Warre, Henry James, 1819-1898
Ref:
E-294-076/077
Description:
View from the top of the Bridle Path, looking down towards Heathcote and the Canterbury Plains, with Pegasus Bay to the right and the Southern Alps in the di...
Date:
1852
From:
Wynyard, Robert Henry 1802-1864 :[Drawings of New Zealand scenes] / R.H.W. - 1852.
Ref:
A-081-036
Description:
View from beyond Lyttelton, looking back towards the town and the Bridle Path, to the left, rising to the summit of the hills behind it. Houses are shown at ...
Date:
1850 - 1851
From:
Fox, William 1812-1893 :Four illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement with descriptions; I. Port Lyttelton. II. Landing of the passengers from the "Cressy". III. Part of the great plain. IV. The Rivers Courtenay and Hinds. / From drawings made on the spot, by Miss Mary Townsend and William Fox Esq. London, John W Parker & Son ... 1851
By:
Fox, William, 1812-1893; Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872
Ref:
PUBL-0001-3
Description:
Shows the Heathcote River, Forty Miles Beach (Pegasus Bay) and settlers driving stock down the Bridle Path.
Based on an ink drawing by William Fox, located ...
Date:
1850 - 1851
By:
Fox, William, 1812-1893; Cridland, Henry John, 1821-1867; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
Ref:
A-195-014
Description:
Shows 2 men on left, boiling a billy over a fire, with sheep and dogs, Bridle Path in centre with three men, a horse, sheep and cattle, the Heathcote River a...
Date:
1850 - 1974 - 1851
By:
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872; Fox, William, 1812-1893; Avon Fine Prints
Ref:
C-061-037
Description:
View looking down onto Lyttelton Harbour in 1850, with a family in the foreground shaking hands with the builder of a house, and other new immigrants making...
Date:
1850 - 1974 - 1851
By:
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872; Fox, William, 1812-1893; Avon Fine Prints
Ref:
C-061-037-a
Description:
View looking down onto Lyttelton Harbour in 1850, with a family in the foreground shaking hands with the builder of a house, and other new immigrants making...
Date:
1850 - 1851
From:
Fox, William 1812-1893 :Four illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement with descriptions; I. Port Lyttelton. II. Landing of the passengers from the "Cressy". III. Part of the great plain. IV. The Rivers Courtenay and Hinds. / From drawings made on the spot, by Miss Mary Townsend and William Fox Esq. London, John W Parker & Son ... 1851
By:
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872; Fox, William, 1812-1893
Ref:
PUBL-0001-2
Description:
View looking down onto Lyttelton Harbour in September 1850, with a family in the foreground shaking hands with the builder of a house, and other new immigran...
Date:
1850 - 1855
By:
Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875; Martin G. Heywood (Firm); Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor (Firm); Ellis, Donald Grant, 1937-2010; Ellis, Enid Margaret, 1941-
Ref:
D-001-032
Description:
Shows Christchurch, Canterbury Plains, the Estuary, and Pegasus Bay from a point on the Port Hills, probably the top of the Bridle Path. View dates from abou...
Date:
1850 - 1851
By:
Fox, William, 1812-1893; Cridland, Henry John, 1821-1867; Burnand, William Henry, active 1843-1850s
Ref:
A-195-015
Description:
View of Lyttelton Habour from the Bridle Path, on the hills above the town. The first four ships are in port, with passengers leaving the Cressy via a wharf...
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