The Limes Private Hospital 1880 – 1963

My dear old school friend Anthony hadn’t been working at the Christchurch Town Hall very long when he first heard about the haunted dressing rooms of the James Hay Theatre.  I can’t recall whether he had been uneasy within himself when his duties called him to that part of the Town Hall or whether he …

Christchurch’s 3rd Town Hall Opened – 30th September 1972

On 30 September 1972, almost 100 years since the city’s last town hall was destroyed by fire, Christchurch’s 3rd Town Hall was opened. The site was chosen on the 9th October 1962 after locations on Hereford Street and Latimer Square were rejected. It had been the plan that the Christchurch City Council’s civic offices were …