Three storied brick faced building (also known as Bowen Chambers) that occupied the corner of Bowen Street and Lambton Quay. It was designed by the Wellington City Engineer's Department and built 1930-1931. It was demolished between Friday 9 December 1988 and 29 January 1989 to make way for newer Bowen House.
Bowen House (Wellington, N.Z. : 1931-1989)
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View of completed Cenotaph & Bowen House
Date: ca 1931
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: EP-3297-1/2-G
Description: View of completed Cenotaph & Bowen House. Photograph taken 1931 by an Evening Post staff photographer.
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Buildings in Bowen Street, Wellington
Date: 7 October 1972
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1972/4831-F
Description: Buildings on Bowen Street, Wellington, photographed 7 October 1972 from the Cenotaph by an Evening Post staff photographer. The buildings are (from left): Bowen House, the Alexander Turnbull Library, and the former Bowen Hospital. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negatives
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New Zealand Ministry of Works :Turnbull Library, Wellington. Strengthening and alterati...
Date: 1956
By: New Zealand. Ministry of Works. Architectural Division
Reference: Plans-80-1334-3
Description: Elevation of new gates and 18" x 18" piers. Shows plan of library, and surrounding buildings Bowen Hospital, nurses' home garden and Bowen House. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on cream paper
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Cochran, Christopher, 1945-: Photographs
Date: [ca. 1932, and undated pre-1950s]
By: Cochran, Christopher, 1945-; Sarony Studio (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference: PAColl-10441
Description: Collection of three photographs collected by Chris Cochran. Comprises photograph of Wellington Cenotaph with Bowen House and Buildings of Parliament in background, most likely taken shortly after it was dedicated in 1932, and two undated group portraits of police staff in uniform, one taken in yard of Mt Cook Police Barracks, in Wellington, by Sarony Studio, Wellington. Donor collected the prints as part of his work as a conservation architect. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Loose and mounted silver gelatin photoprints. Transfers: From Drawings & Prints Collection - Plans-2015-071-001/014: Plischke, Ernst, 1903-1992: 1. [Plans relating to the Cashmere Community Centre, Khandallah, Wellington. ca 1952].
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View of completed Cenotaph & Bowen House
Date: ca 1931
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: EP-3294-1/2-G
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Crowd of unemployed demonstrators at the gates of Parliament Buildings, Lambton Quay, W...
Date: 10 May 1932
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: 1/2-084210-G
Description: Crowd of unemployed demonstrators listening to speeches at the gates of Parliament Buildings, Lambton Quay, 10 May 1932. The cenotaph, Bowen House and other buildings can be seen in the background. A group of police are on the right. Published in the Evening Post, 11 May, 1932 A riot followed this protest Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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Cenotaph, Wellington
Date: [ca 12 December 1950]
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: 114/235/09-G
Description: Exterior photo of the Cenotaph, with Bowen House in the background, photographed circa 12 December 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches
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Buildings in Bowen Street, Wellington
Date: 7 October 1972
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1972/4831/19A-F
Description: Buildings on Bowen Street, Wellington, photographed 7 October 1972 from the Cenotaph by an Evening Post staff photographer. The buildings are (from left): Bowen House, the Alexander Turnbull Library, and the former Bowen Hospital. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual image on 35mm negative strip. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negatives
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Crowd at the dedication ceremony of the Cenotaph, Wellington
Date: 1932
From: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji
Reference: 1/1-018024-G
Description: Crowd surrounding the Cenotaph, Wellington, at the dedication ceremony in 1932. Bowen Chambers is on the left. Parliament Buildings are in the centre. Artcraft Theatre, Molesworth Street, can just be seen on the far right. Photograph taken by William Hall Raine. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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Military parade, Bowen Street, Wellington
Date: 1937
From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: 1/2-048454-G
Description: Military parade on Bowen Street, alongside the Cenotaph. Occasion unidentified, but one of the men in the photograph may be Viscount Galway, Governor-General of New Zealand. Bowen House and the Alexander Turnbull Library (later Turnbull House) are visible. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith in 1937. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative
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The Cenotaph, Wellington
Date: November 1955
From: Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002 :Negatives of Wellington, and national events and personalities
Reference: 1/2-177169-F
Description: View looking directly at the Cenotaph, showing the flanking lions and wreaths at the door leading into the chamber, taken by Morrie Hill. Behind the Cenotaph can be seen the brick faced Bowen Chambers (built 1930-31, demolished 1988-1989). Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 4 x 5 inches