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 …

Longest Serving Mayor Of The C.C.C Elected – 1974

It must have been quite a day for Sir Hamish Grenfell Hay when he turned up on his first day at work for his father’s iconic Christchurch business – Hays Department Store. He had only been out of school (St Andrew’s College) a few years but he had since become a qualified accountant. When he …