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Deveril, Herbert, 1840-1911 :Port Chalmers
Date: [ca 1876]
By: Deveril, Herbert, 1840-1911
Reference: PA7-46-06
Description: Elevated view looking down over the township of Port Chalmers and across the Otago Harbour to Quarantine Island, Goat Island (with single men's quarantine barracks visible) and beyond to the Otago Peninsula (Mt Charles on left and Harbour Cone on right). In the immediate foreground (on left) is the old cemetery. In the foreground there is a railway wagon and large stockpile of rocks waiting to be shifted. In foreground to the right is the cutting for the main Trunk Railway. Retail shops and commercial premises in George Street can be seen, including those of James Menelaus, James Bosworth Taylor (painter & paperhanger) & Simmonds & Sons. On the hill to the left in Grey Street is the Port Chalmers Grammar School and Holy Trinity Church (only partially visible). Photograph was taken by Herbert Deveril and dated ca 1876. The new Port Chalmers Grammar School in the foreground (centre right partially obscured by trees) was built 1874-1875 and occupied from December 1875. The building in George Street on extreme left was not completed until March 1875. Alongside this building is a large excavation for buildings eg Marine Hotel completed in 1881. Accompanying material - Sketch with roads and the main buildings and features identified by Ian Church of Port Chalmers Museum, 2008 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 24.2 x 36 cm
Port Chalmers - Photograph taken by Herbert Deveril
Date: [ca 1876]
From: Gibbs, James Joseph, fl 1963 :Photographs of New Zealand towns and cities
By: Deveril, Herbert, 1840-1911
Reference: PA7-46-18
Description: Elevated view looking down over the township of Port Chalmers and across the Otago Harbour to Quarantine Island, Goat Island (with single men's quarantine barracks visible) and beyond to the Otago Peninsula (Mt Charles on left and Harbour Cone on right). In the immediate foreground (on left) is the old cemetery. In the foreground there is a railway wagon and large stockpile of rocks waiting to be shifted. In the foreground to the right is the cutting for the main trunk railway. Retail shops and commercial premises in George Street can be seen, including those of James Menelaus, James Bosworth Taylor (painter & paperhanger) & Simmonds & Sons. On the hill to the left in Grey Street is the Port Chalmers Grammar School and on extreme left Holy Trinity Church (only partially visible). Photograph taken by Herbert Deveril and dated ca 1876. The new Port Chalmers Grammar School in the foreground (centre right & partially obscured by trees) was built 1874-1875 and occupied from December 1875. The building in George Street on extreme left was not completed until March 1875. Alongside this building is a large area of land excavated for buildings, eg Marine Hotel completed in 1881. Accompanying material - Sketch with the main buildings, roads and other features done by Ian Church, Port Chalmers Museum, 2008 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - 64. Dunedin, New Zealand, from the North-East Cemetery (incorrectly labelled) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 26.5 x 35.5 cm
Foxton
Date: 1870s
From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district
Reference: 1/1-000333-G
Description: The town of Foxton, photographed in the 1870s by William James Harding. Shows a cemetery in the foreground, unidentified buildings beyond, and a church. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - Top: Foxton Foxton N3 N3 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative