Pilgrim’s Well

On the 16th December 1930, this stone memorial was built around a natural spring that the first settlers used for water – just a few metres from Settler’s Corner in Hagley Park. You can find it along the Kate Sheppard Memorial Walk in the Botanic Gardens. It acknowledges the 80th anniversary of the arrival of …

Pilgrim’s Well Made Into Memorial – 16th December 1930

On 16 December 1930, a stone memorial was built around a natural spring that the first settlers used for water – just a few metres from Settler’s Corner in Hagley Park. Over 700 pilgrims flooded into Lyttelton between 16 and 27 December 1850 from our First Four Ships. Although many public works had occurred to …