Heathcote River

Date: 1950

By: Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928-; Weeks Ltd; Willis, Wilfred Beswick, -1958

Reference: 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 Port Hills, looking down over the Canterbury Plains and Pegasus Bay. The Heathcote River winds on the plain below them Cover title: A centennial presentation from an original oil painting by Beverly D Shore Relates to the centennnial of the establishment of Christchurch in 1950 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 260 x 425 mm in folder 460 x 585 mm

Date: 1880 - 1900

From: Artist unknown :Canterbury Plains (looking north) from the Port Hills [and] Canterbury Plains (Looking South) from the Port Hills [ca 1890?]

Reference: A-089-017-1

Description: View from the hills above Heathcote, with Ferry Road visible, Christchurch City to the left, the Southern Alps in the distance and Pegasus Bay on the right. A few sheep are grazing in the foreground Mounted with A-089-017/2 Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, hand-coloured 72 x 203 mm

Date: 1865

From: [Warre, Henry James] 1819-1898 :[Sketchbook]

By: Warre, Henry James, 1819-1898

Reference: 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 distance Extended Title - From: Warre, Henry. [Sketchbook] 1864-1865. p.76 to 77 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title and date in pencil Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 97 x 238 mm

Date: 1851 - 1855

From: Artist unknown :[Bird's-eye view of Canterbury from the Bridle Path; and, Sailboat, pa and hills. ca 1850].

Reference: A-355-016-1

Description: Shows a view of the Canterbury Plains looking north towards the Kaikoura Ranges, with the Heathcote River winding towards its outlet in the Avon-Heathcote Estuary and Pegasus Bay. In the left foreground a pencilled figure watches a pot suspended over a campfire. This ink drawing may be a copy from William Fox's original, or from the etching by T Allom published in "Four Illustrative Views of the Canterbury Settlement" (London, 1851. Art f919.31 / FOU). Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 95 x 215 mm, on one side of sheet 220 x 284 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 2002.

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper, 1890-1975 :[Scenes in the Heathcote-Avon estuary district] [1950s?]

Reference: A-227-255

Description: Shows a view of a township and a body of water with land in the distance. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 190 x 285 mm

Date: 1974

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: C-061-038-a

Description: Shows Heathcote River, Forty Miles Beach (Pegasus bay) and settlers driving stock down bridle path. No 7 of an edition of 1,000. A reproduction of a lithograph originally published in Four Illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement. London, 1851. Plate III (f-919-31-Art) Reproduced by courtesy of the National Library of Australia Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 203 x 456 mm on sheet 430 x 556 mm

Date: 1852 - 1966 - 1853

By: Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885; Adlard, Henry, active 1822-1853; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: B-076-015-a

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 Ferrymead is below to the left. The view looks west over the plain towards the Southern Alps in the background. Features on the image are numbered. Extended Title - From: Adams, C Warren. A spring in the Canterbury settlement (London, 1853), Plate 4 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, hand coloured 150 x 260 mm on sheet 250 x 380 mm

Date: 1880-1889

By: F Bradley & Company; Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881; Deveril, Herbert, 1840-1911

Reference: PA1-o-497

Description: Album of photographs compiled ca 1880s, from print published by F Bradley & Co, of Christchurch. Comprises views of Shag Rock, Timaru, Christchurch, Bealey, Greymouth, Oamaru, Rangitata River bridge, Dunedin, Taupo, Waimakariri River bridge, Governor's Bay, Kaiapoi, Arthur's Pass, Kawau Island, Cheviot, Akaroa Harbour, Alfred Falls, the Pink Terrace, White Island, Otira Gorge, Pigeon Bay, gold mining at Thames, Nelson, Heathcote River, the cable car across the Taramakau River, Sumner, and Tamatekapua meeting house at Ohinemutu. Also included are carte de visite portraits of Maori. Among the photographers whose work is shown are Herbert Deveril and Daniel Louis Mundy. Each photograph has a printed inscription attached on the back of the page. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; 25 x 32 cm

Date: 1917

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-035

Description: An autumnal view of the Heathcote River, wending its way through one of the southern suburbs of Christchurch, possibly Cashmere. The Port Hills stand directly behind, and a church can be seen on the hillside. Several elegant houses can be seen in the middle ground Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Heathcote River 1917 [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet, 186 x 273 mm

Date: 1955

From: Morris, Raymond, fl 1955-2011 :Colour slides of New Zealand and overseas

Reference: PA12-8447

Description: Photographs of Christchurch, Arthur's Pass, Timaru, and Queenstown, taken 1955 by Raymond Morris. Includes photographs of railway viaduct on West Coast line, winter excursion train at Springfield, swing bridge, cyclists at Caledonian Ground in Timaru, and Queenstown motor camp. Also includes a photograph of Raymond Morris at Arthur's Pass. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: 1968-1970, 1973-1974, 1992-1994, 1997-1998

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: PA12-11632

Description: Transparencies of bridges in New Zealand and other countries, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the subject (bridge or viaduct name, and/or river/stream name, and/or road name) and location. Dates and photographer name are often but not always annotated. Title supplied by Library. Two slides have no identifying information written on them. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in an upright slide container with two rows of slide drawers, comprising 10 slide drawers in total. Slides were arranged in the container largely alphabetically either by bridge or river name, or location name, and possibly also by type of bridge. Slides were physically arranged from top to bottom and across both rows. The container was labelled as follows: "Suspension 1 - part 4 timber truss | part 5-6 | timber truss 7 | miscellaneous 8 | steel iron 8 misc steel/iron some timber truss | 9 Scotland England USA | 10 Wales Australia". Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.

Date: 1885 - 1895

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, one sketch dated 1864, one 1893]

By: Ross, Malcolm, 1862-1930

Reference: E-014-q-1-049-1

Description: View from the Port Hills, possibly the top of the Bridle Track, looking down towards the Heathcote River, the Estuary, the Brighton Spit and Pegasus Bay Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title. M. R. [in pencil] Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 81 x 146 mm

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper, 1890-1975 :[Scenes in the Heathcote-Avon estuary district] [1950s?]

Reference: A-227-256

Description: Shows a body of water in the foreground with grassland and hills in the background. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 190 x 285 mm

Date: 1851 - 1855

Reference: A-355-016

Description: One image shows a view of the Canterbury Plains looking north towards the Kaikoura Ranges, with the Heathcote River winding towards its outlet in the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. In the left foreground a pencilled figure watches a pot suspended over a campfire. This ink drawing may be a copy from William Fox's original, or from the etching by T Allom published in "Four Illustrative Views of the Canterbury Settlement" (London, 1851. Art f919.31 / FOU). The other side shows a small sailboat in the right foreground, with a pa on the slopes of the steep hills in the background. Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolours, on sheet 220 x 284 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 2002.

Date: 1974

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: C-061-038

Description: Shows Heathcote River, Forty Miles Beach (Pegasus bay) and settlers driving stock down bridle path. No 6 of an edition of 1,000. Reproduction of a lithograph, originally published in Four Illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement. London, 1851. Plate III (f-919-31-Art) Reproduced by courtesy of the National Library of Australia Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 203 x 456 mm on sheet 430 x 556 mm

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper, 1890-1975 :[Scenes in the Heathcote-Avon estuary district] [1950s?]

Reference: A-227-257

Description: Shows a path running alongside a river with snow covered hills in the background. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 205 x 290 mm

Date: [1851-1853]

By: Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885; Adlard, Henry, active 1822-1853; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: 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 Ferrymead is below to the left, known as Greenlands circa 1851-1853 (later as Ferrymead House). The view looks west over the plain towards the Southern Alps in the background. Features on the image are numbered. The date for this item is based on the date of construction of the homestead (1851) and date of the first publication featuring this item (1853). Other Titles - The Canterbury Plains, from the Heathcote Ferry Extended Title - From: Adams, C Warren. A spring in the Canterbury settlement (London, 1853) Plate 4 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, hand coloured 150 x 260 mm on sheet 250 x 380 mm Processing information: An estimated date was added to this record on 16 January 2018.

Date: 1971

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-0308

Description: Family groups fishing and boating on the Heathcote River at Woolston, Christchurch. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1971

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-0309

Description: Scenes of a father teaching his son fly-casting with a fishing rod on the Heathcote River at Woolston. There are interested viewers in some scenes, including Erik Westra (frame 8, on the right). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 19 Nov 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-61189-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate