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Picture from the Past
Gisborne in 1873...this picture was taken in Lowe Street, looking across the Gladstone Road intersection. Showing at left is the verandah of Adair Bros, store (now the Post Office Savings Bank), and the Coronation Hotel. At right is one of Gisborne's oldest surviving business premises, and beyond is the old Masonic Hotel. Note the man with the broom (very necessary in those days). (Picture from Miss N. Crawford, 7 Gilmore Street, Wanganui).
A few months ago we printed a picture of Gisborne's original courthouse (which stood on the site occupied in the picture above by Adair Bros. store). This additional picture from Mr S. Ledger's collection shows what happened to the old building when it was moved. It appears at the right in this picture of Townley's Corner, now known as Humphreys' Corner, at Gladstone Road and Peel Street, and was at this stage (probably about 1915) occupied by Primes Ltd, Ironmongers. The site is now occupied by part of the Melbourne Cash premises. Only one small item in this picture remains today: the post box is still there on the corner. Gisborne's third courthouse, a magnificent new building on the site of the second courthouse in Read's Quay and Customhouse Street, is being officially opened this day (April 23).
, and the Coronation Hotel. At right is one of Gisbornes oldest surviving business premises, and beyond is the old Masonic Hotel. Note the man with the broom (very necessary in those days). (Picture from Miss N. Crawford, 7 Gilmore Street, Wanganui).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 118 : April 23, 1964'); void 0){kind=link}
, and the Coronation Hotel. At right is one of Gisbornes oldest surviving business premises, and beyond is the old Masonic Hotel. Note the man with the broom (very necessary in those days). (Picture from Miss N. Crawford, 7 Gilmore Street, Wanganui).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 118 : April 23, 1964'); void 0){kind=link}
, and the Coronation Hotel. At right is one of Gisbornes oldest surviving business premises, and beyond is the old Masonic Hotel. Note the man with the broom (very necessary in those days). (Picture from Miss N. Crawford, 7 Gilmore Street, Wanganui).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 118 : April 23, 1964'); void 0){kind=link}
. This additional picture from Mr S. Ledgers collection shows what happened to the old building when it was moved. It appears at the right in this picture of Townleys Corner, now known as Humphreys Corner, at Gladstone Road and Peel Street, and was at this stage (probably about 1915) occupied by Primes Ltd, Ironmongers. The site is now occupied by part of the Melbourne Cash premises. Only one small item in this picture remains today: the post box is still there on the corner. Gisbornes third courthouse, a magnificent new building on the site of the second courthouse in Reads Quay and Customhouse Street, is being officially opened this day (April 23).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 118 : April 23, 1964'); void 0){kind=link}
. This additional picture from Mr S. Ledgers collection shows what happened to the old building when it was moved. It appears at the right in this picture of Townleys Corner, now known as Humphreys Corner, at Gladstone Road and Peel Street, and was at this stage (probably about 1915) occupied by Primes Ltd, Ironmongers. The site is now occupied by part of the Melbourne Cash premises. Only one small item in this picture remains today: the post box is still there on the corner. Gisbornes third courthouse, a magnificent new building on the site of the second courthouse in Reads Quay and Customhouse Street, is being officially opened this day (April 23).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 118 : April 23, 1964'); void 0){kind=link}
. This additional picture from Mr S. Ledgers collection shows what happened to the old building when it was moved. It appears at the right in this picture of Townleys Corner, now known as Humphreys Corner, at Gladstone Road and Peel Street, and was at this stage (probably about 1915) occupied by Primes Ltd, Ironmongers. The site is now occupied by part of the Melbourne Cash premises. Only one small item in this picture remains today: the post box is still there on the corner. Gisbornes third courthouse, a magnificent new building on the site of the second courthouse in Reads Quay and Customhouse Street, is being officially opened this day (April 23).\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 118 : April 23, 1964'); void 0){kind=link}