Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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TRADER MCKENDRY’S
It was publican James McKendry’s quirky side business that made him so likeable. You could expect, alongside your beer, additional items that were for sale with the following question of something like “Is there anything you wanted me to look at, for a trade maybe?”. He soon earned the name of Trader McKendry, a term …
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Edward Gibbon Wakefield – It Is A Blessing
“It is a blessing that women love needlework; it has the same soothing effect upon their minds that a pipe has upon men’s”. Edward Gibbon Wakefield *The Father of New Zealand – the owner of the New Zealand Company and co-founder of the Canterbury Association* *image courtesy of Join Me In The 1900’s – http://www.1900s.org.uk
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John ‘Jack’ Etherden Coker (1831 -1894)
John ‘Jack’ Etherden Coker (1831 -1894) Died of ill health Place of Death: Christchurch * Established the business that became the ‘Warners’ Hotel (Cathedral Square, 1863) and built the Cokers Building (Manchester Street, between George and Allen Streets, 1879). Both these buildings were lost to the quakes of 2011. For a closer look at …
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A Chat over Bicycles
Don’t know the year or location, but I just love this photo of two Cantabs have a chat over their bicycles! Delightful! *Image courtesy of The Canterbury Museum 10003 –http://www.canterburymuseum.com/ – (Robinson Collection)*
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