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HAREWOOD – Lord Henry Lascelles (1797 – 1857)
Henry is one of those English nobles that has a few names:- his titles being Vicount Lascelles, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire and most importantly, the 3rd Earl of Harewood! Henry was a member of the Canterbury Association and his name is amongst the others on the memorial plaque on the east …
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ADDINGTON AND SUMNER – Dr. John Bird Sumner (1780 – 1863)
Addington in South London was an 18th century mansion that housed 7 Archbishops including Dr. John Bird Sumner.Born in Henilworth, he was educated at Eton College and King’s College. Ordained in 1802, he was consecrated as Bishop of Chester in 1828. In 1848, Sumner became the president of the Canterbury Association and the Archbishop of …
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BECKENHAM – Captain Stephen Fisher (1820 – 1897)
Stephen, his brother James (pictured) and James’ wife, Harriet, arrived in Canterbury on the Charlotte Jane, the first of the first four ships in December 1850. When James married Harriet, her father brought the pair 100 acres of the new Canterbury settlement. Stephen followed suit by purchasing a further 100 acres neighbouring his brother’s land …
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PAPANUI
The Maori word ‘Papanui’ has two different meanings, no one knows for certain which one is correct as both seem to relate to the history of this area of Christchurch. Along with Riccarton Bush, there was also the Papanui Bush, both areas could be viewed easily from the Bridle Path in the sea of tussock …
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