Phormium tenax - New Zealand - Canterbury Region
'Northleigh', a large Victorian house and garden in Papanui, Christchurch
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Kitto, Frederick William Middleton, 1861-1932
Reference: Pan-1451-F
Description: Panoramic view of a large two-and-a-half storeyed wooden house on a rise on the far right, above a water lily lake in the foreground. Established trees all around house and by the lake including cabbage trees, flaxes, weeping elm, conifers. Drive up to the house, decorative portico with deep arched balcony. House partially hidden by trees. Finials on gables. Photograph taken in the 1920s by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1448 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - A private garden. Christchurch N.Z. No. 532; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - R.P. Moore. 80 Manners St., Wgtn (All rights reserved); Marginal notes on negative - Mr Kitto. Ch.Ch. 3x40x10 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 120.8 cm
`The Cliffs' farm and farmhouse, Taiko area near Timaru
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Squire, F E, active 1920s
Reference: Pan-1966-F
Description: Panoramic view of a single-storeyed roughcast farmhouse at the head of a wide driveway centre left. Wide border of shrubs and trees to the left of the drive, outbuildings partially visible to the left of the house. Another wide border of trees and shrubs to the right of the drive then lawn to the edge of a cliff above a wide area of scrub and then farmland on flat land below. Plants in the borders include cabbage trees and flax. Creepers growing up the front of the house. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - "The Cliffs"; Marginal notes on negative - F E Squire. Tycho [i.e. Taiko]. Timaru. 3 B&W. The Cliffs Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 133.0 cm
Farmhouse near Taiko, Canterbury
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Gill, H R, active 1920s
Reference: Pan-1964-F
Description: Panoramic view looking up a slope to a single-storeyed wooden farmhouse at the head of a drive on the far left. High hedge behind the house, outbuildings behind. Lawn around the house. Area of thickly planted shrubs to the right of the drive. Border of shrubs and flowers on the left. Rolling paddocks on the right half of the image, with a vegetable garden and fruit trees in the centre between the garden and the paddocks. Plants include pampas grasses, cabbage trees and flax. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - H R Gill. Tycho D [i.e. Taiko [Downs?]]. Timaru. 1 oils. 2 B&W. Cream house. Red roof. White chimney. Blossoms on trees pink. White heather. Pansies yellow, purple daisies. Various coloured foliage. Various coloured foliage yellows. Red tipped roses in centre of lawn Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 125.0 cm
`Longbeach', Ashburton
Date: [1925]
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Grigg, John Hutton, 1895-1974
Reference: Pan-1970-F
Description: Panoramic view of a large brick two-storeyed homestead, slate roof with two conical turrets. The house is seen across a lake with flaxes, willows and cabbage trees around the edge. Outbuildings on the far left middle distance and gum trees behind the house. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1973 Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - J.H. Grigg. "Longbeach". Ashburton. 2 B&W. 1 oils. Red brick house. Grey slate roof. Various tints. Willows light green; Marginal notes on negative - 3 3 3 3 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 100.2 cm
'Northleigh', a large Victorian house and garden in Christchurch
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Kitto, Frederick William Middleton, 1861-1932
Reference: Pan-1448-F
Description: Panoramic view of a large two-and-a-half storeyed wooden house on a rise above a water lily lake in the foreground. Established trees all around house, cabbage trees, flaxes, toetoe by the water. Drive up to the house, decorative portico with deep arched balcony and square turret above. Finials on gables. Verandahs to right and left of portico and to the right of a bay on the corner of the house. Garden seat on the lawn by the water. Photograph taken in the 1920s by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1451 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - A private residence. Christchurch N.Z. No. 535; Marginal notes on negative - Mr Kitto. Christchurch 3. 40x10 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 109.2 cm
'Tirohanga' farm and homestead, near Kekerengu
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Rittson-Thomas, Arthur, active 1920s
Reference: Pan-1751-F
Description: Panoramic view looking down over a single-storeyed farmhouse with deep verandahs and Arts and Crafts features in the centre of the image. Sea with coastline on the left. Expansive lawns in front and beyond the house. Vegetable gardens in the foreground with orchard between the vegetable plots and the house. Farm buildings and smaller houses among trees to the right. Cleared hills in the background. Cabbage trees and flaxes in the immediate foreground. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Portion of image repeated on the left Refer also Pan-1768 Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - A. Rittson-Thomas "Tirohanga" Blenheim. 3 oils. Cut out my name. Red roof. Rough cast white house. Red & yellow flowers in front of house. Various flowers. Tussock hills; Marginal notes on negative - 8 8 8 8 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 114.0 cm
'Knocklynn', Halswell, Canterbury
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Holmes, George Gordon, 1862-1935
Reference: Pan-1473-F
Description: Panoramic view looking up at an angled view of a large two-storeyed brick house with gables, and with verandahs downstairs, partially hidden by trees. The house is on a rise in the centre of the image. There is a lake across the foreground, lawns on both sides with various plants including willows, flaxes, pampas grasses and a line of macrocarpa trees on the right. Sloping lawns with established trees down to the water's edge below the house, two swans. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - G.G. Holmes. Knock Lynn. Halswell. ChCh. 1 oils. 2 B&W. Red roof. Autumn tints etc; Marginal notes on negative - 1 1 1 1 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 135.0 cm
Alington, William Herbert, 1841-1938 :The Rakaia river bed. 9/4/93
Date: 1893
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
Reference: E-932-003/004
Description: Shows a view of the Rakaia river, spread over two detached pages of William Herbert Alington's sketchbook. The panorama is wide, and features cabbage trees, flaxes and toetoe in the foreground, with the snow-covered Southern Alps in the distance Other Titles - 1893 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - H A 9/4/93 [Artist's initials]; Verso - top right - These pages belong to Uncle Herbert's sketch book [in pencil]; Verso - top left - Scenes in the Rakaia river bed [in faint pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 127 x 360 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.