Places

Date: [ca 1867]

From: Creator of Collection Unknown : Photographs of Nelson, Auckland, Thames County and Hokitika

Reference: 1/2-004777-F

Description: The township of Lyttelton, circa 1867. Note on back of file print reads "circa 1867, pre fire "Queens Hotel", still standing" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1852

From: Wynyard, Robert Henry 1802-1864 :[Drawings of New Zealand scenes] / R.H.W. - 1852.

Reference: 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 the water's edge and rising a considerable distance up the hill. There are a wharf shed and a jetty also at the water's edge Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Title, date, artist's initials Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Monotone wash and ink, 200 x 250 mm.

Date: 1859

By: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875; Martin G. Heywood (Firm); Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: B-051-007

Description: View of Lyttelton, possibly from Quail Island, looking at the township from the south east, with Holy Trinity Church, John Robert Godley's house, other houses, businesses and wharves, against a backdrop of the Port Hills. In the foreground, cabbage trees and flaxes. Three schooners are close to the foreground. Ellis, E.M & D.G Early prints of New Zealand 1642-1875 Christchurch: Avon Fine Prints, no. 549. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: 1 print pasted on card; tinted lithograph 248 x 388 mm, on sheet 342 x 498 mm, on card 370 x 525 mm Provenance: K.A. Webster collection, London (collection stamp on backing board).

Date: 1863

By: Eastwood, James, 1846-1937; Donne, Thomas Edward, 1860-1945

Reference: A-050-020

Description: A view from the road leading down into the port from the south, with a couple standing on the road looking at the view. A house is below the road amidst low scrub, with several other roofs visible, and ships and a mole can be seen, as well as the hills on the opposite side Attributed by Anne Kirker; see TL 3/1/1, 19.12.75 Other Titles - Port Lyttelton Inscriptions: Recto - top left - title and date in pencil. Also in pencil on the verso 'Port Lyttelton' Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 115 x 190 mm Provenance: Formerly in the collection of T E Donne

Date: [Circa 1870s to 1880s]

By: Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm)

Reference: PA1-o-533

Description: New Zealand views taken circa 1870s to 1880s by E Wheeler & Son. Scenes include both North Island and South Island views, and all places named are listed above, as are businesses, ships and buildings, where possible. Items of interest include a photograph of trout taken by the Upper Selwyn River "A good day's sport. 38 fish, with the fly, 2 rods" with two large baskets alongside. Two scenes show different means of transport across rivers where there are no bridges. One is the "Cage bridge" (or Flying Fox) across the Teremakau (Taramakau) River, and the other shows a ferry punt across the Buller River. A number of views show farming activities, including a scene near Cheviot of about 20,000 sheep being drafted for shearing; and one of a wagon laden with wool bales being hauled by a team of bullocks. A view of gold sluicing is shown in this album with the locality indistinct. The same view is shown in the first Wheeler Album (PA1-o-532) in which the locality is named as Waimea. Other Titles - New Zealand Views Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover, entitled "New Zealand Views. Wheeler & Son" in gold lettering on spine; 26.5 x 33.0 cm

Date: 1940

By: Weigel, William George, 1890-1980

Reference: 1/2-019590-F

Description: A crowd at Lyttelton who are farewelling troops about to leave to serve in World War II. In the centre front is Jessica Sturt(without a hat and wearing a print dress) who is farewelling her son. Taken by George Weigel in 1940. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 29 Nov 1949

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-23427-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1880s

From: Bextaud, E J (Mrs), fl 1976 :Photographs of New Zealand

By: Coxhead, Frank Arnold, 1851-1908

Reference: PA7-42-19

Description: Elevated view of the town and port. Several ships are berthed at the wharves. In the foreground are rolling stock and sheds. Photograph taken by F A Coxhead. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Lyttelton; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - F.A.C. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 14.3 x 19.4 cm

Date: 1861

From: [Cookson, Janetta Maria] 1812-1867 :Auckland Wellington 1861 1851-1865

By: Cookson, Janetta Maria, 1812-1866

Reference: E-340-q-072

Description: The upper image shows a small wooden building, described as 'Isaac's office' with the sign Cookson & Bowler on the side of it. It is viewed from one end, and has a picket fence and another small house beyond it. In the lower half is the another small wooden dwelling. It is seen from the front and has two doors and two windows, with steps leading up a bank to the two doors. The left-hand side is marked ITC [Isaac Thomas Cookson], the right WJH [William John Warburton Hamilton]. The lower drawing is also annotated 'Our first house. We were here 5 months from September 6th 1851 to February 6th 1852' Attribution of this sketchbook to Janetta Maria Cookson based on this sketch since Cookson's wife was with him in Lyttelton at this date. She was the daughter of a baronet, Sir Matthew Ridley. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Our first home. We were here 5 months from September 6th 1851 to February 6th 1852.. House is identified as belonging to Isaac Cookson (left-hand side), and W J Hamilton (right-hand side). Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and sepia wash, 170 x 225 mm, tipped into sketchbook.

Date: late 1860s

From: Dobson, E J : Photographs

Reference: 1/2-065776-F

Description: Lyttelton, and harbour, late 1860s. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 29 Nov 1949

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-23426-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910]

From: The Press (Newspaper) :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-017899-G

Description: At Lyttelton, circa 1910. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative Processing information: The collection description was updated in November 2020 with information regarding commercial use of the photographs.

Date: 1890-1920

From: Schmidt, Herman John, 1872-1959 :Portrait and landscape negatives, Auckland district

Reference: 1/1-001484-G

Description: View of unidentified ships alongside the wharf, Lyttelton. There is an unidentified man sitting on a coil of rope on the opposite side of the wharf from the ships, looking towards the camera. Taken by Herman John Schmidt between 1890-1920. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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

Reference: 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 at A-195-014. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Tinted etching, black and white, 164 x 362 mm.

Date: 1873

From: Holmes, Katherine McLean, 1849-1925 :Pencil and watercolour drawings 1868-1891

By: Holmes, Katherine McLean, 1849-1925

Reference: E-326-f-013-12

Description: A boating scene at Lyttelton with large rock cliffs on the right Other Titles - Lyttelton .... Inscriptions: Recto - above image - [Top of page, above all images] Near Timaru 1873; Recto - bottom left - K Holmes; Recto - bottom right - Lyttleton Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 68 x 118 mm

Date: ca 1883

By: Newman, V G (Miss), active 1963; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: 1/2-021601-F

Description: View of Lyttelton and its port photographed by an unknown photographer in about 1883 Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1850 - 1852

By: Weld, Frederick Aloysius (Hon Sir), 1823-1891

Reference: B-139-004

Description: Shows view of Lyttelton looking towards the immigration barracks, John Robert Godley's house, and the Sumner Road. Shows surrounding houses including one on the hillside above the Sumner Road, with the flagpole outside it. Assumed to be by Weld because of similarity in style to depictions of Lyttleton at the same time, said to be by Weld, held at Canterbury Museum, especially one taken from the same spot and dated 1852. Note long parallel brush strokes, fence palings, ploughed fields. Likely to be slightly after 1850. Compare William Fox's Passengers by the Cressy Landing drawn in December 1850. Weld's painting shows extra buildings and the barracks of the 1850 view converted into houses. It does not show Holy Trinity Church, built and blown down in 1853, but the church might be out of sight on the left from this angle. However, a Canterbury Museum watercolour taken from the identical spot by Mary Townsend is dated 1850. The vendors had this work catalogued as 'School of William Fox', dated ca 1851 Other Titles - Lyttelton, New Zealand c. 1851 Inscriptions: Mat recto - beneath image - Lyttelton, New Zealand c.1851; Unsigned. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 195 x 295 mm.

Date: 1862 - 1863

From: [Cookson, Janetta Maria] 1812-1867 :Auckland Wellington 1861 1851-1865

By: Cookson, Janetta Maria, 1812-1866

Reference: E-340-q-001

Description: Brief details of itinerary of journey by sea from Lyttelton to England via Melbourne, dated Lyttelton October 1862 to Marseilles, January 1863. The artist departed Lyttelton on 15 October aboard the Queen, to Port Chalmers 16th, to Bluff aboard City of Hobart 17th, to Victoria 25th, staying with the Puckle family at Flemington 27th to 26th November, to Ceylon on ship Madras and on to Europe. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) (hand writing). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook 185 x 260 mm

Date: 1870

By: Sanderson, J, active 1870; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918; Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936

Reference: B-079-006

Description: View from the Sumner Road looking towards the township, with the hills on the right, the port on the left. A large part of central Lyttelton is in flames, with smoke billowing out towards the port. Probably a night-time scene, since the nearer buildings have the light of the flames reflecting off their sides. Reproduced as a wood engraving, Illustrated London news, Vol 58, Jan-Jun 1871, p. 20. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 9 x 13 in Provenance: Possibly from the collection of Alexander Turnbull; or from the collection of Sir Joseph Kinsey.

Date: 1901 - 1915

By: Worsley, Charles Nathaniel, 1862-1923

Reference: B-139-023

Description: View of Lyttelton Harbour from hill at north end of harbour. Steamships in centre to right mid ground. Sailing ships in the left mid ground. Houses, wharf buildings, and railway servicing the wharves in the right foreground. Worsley was resident in Christchurch from 1901 to 1915 and again from 1921 to 1922. Evidence from photographs suggests this watercolour was from the early 1900s. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - C. N. Worsley R. B. A.; Mount verso - top right - Lyttelton Harbour, C N Worsley R. B. A., 40 [pounds] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour with areas of scraping back, 239 x 374 mm