Mona Vale And Canterbury’s Own Derelict Castle

The grounds of Mona Vale were once the most beautiful and well kept paddocks on the farm at Riccarton.  In April 1869, when Jane Deans learnt that Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, was planning on visiting Riccarton during his Christchurch visit for an afternoon of pigeon shooting, there was only one place for the …

George Henry Moore – ‘Scabby Moore’ (1812 -1905)

George Henry Moore was a man everyone loved to hate.He was successful, wealthy, a great land owner, ruled the world around him from his very own mansion (pictured) and had the skills to play Canterbury politics like a chess game and won in spite of being a “…mean, hard-hearted, barbarous, blasphemous man”. He broke all …