In 1986, Christchurch was split in opinion. The division started from within the ranks of the C.C.C. down to the general public. It was all over the controversial talk of the erection of a tower – 167 metres tall, forty three storeys in all. It would be the South Island’s tallest structure – with a …
John Anderson was born on 7th November 1820 in Inveresk, Scotland. There isn’t much about his childhood, except that his father was a ploughman. As a trade, Anderson chose Blacksmithing, but spent his evenings studying mathematics, chemistry and mechanical philosophy. He married his sweetheart, Jane Gibson, on 3rd June 1845 and the pair were sadly …
