Photographic Excellence: Lichfield Lanes

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Taken on the 12th of June, 2009 is Alley Retreat, a sepia photograph of Christchurch's Lichfield Lanes precinct by Carolyn Chan from Kuala Lumpur.

Photographic Excellence: Hagley Park

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Taken on Saturday, the 27th of June, 2009 by Jonathan Bird of Saskatoon, Canada, this is a Winter's early morning view of North Hagley Park

Photographic Excellence

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From Ray Wise of London, comes this coastal landscape of the marine suburb of Sumner from the vicinity of Clifton. With a south-easterly view from Shag Rock (Left), Whitewash Head can be seen at the centre.

Photographic Excellence

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A north-westerly view of the Avon-Heathcote Estuary in the vicinity of the anchorage at Redcliffs by Mark Herring of Christchurch.

Photographic Excellence

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An elevated north-westerly view along lower High Street towards the junction at Manchester and Lichfield Streets by David Jones of Christchurch.

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The main staircase of the Heritage Hotel in Cathedral Square at the southern corner of Worcester Street East.

Built in 1911 to the design of Joseph Clarkson Maddison (1850-1923) in the Italianate architectural style, the former Government departments building occupies the site of the Christchurch Tramways Company's tram sheds and the pre 1866 premises of George Tombs (1837-1904), a Bookbinder. Known as Whitcombe & Tombs from 1882, the enterprise (subsequent to a merger with the Printers Coull, Somerville and Wilkie) continues to trade as Whitcoulls Ltd.

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Photographs by Chris McKay of Christchurch.

Photographic Excellence

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An elevated northerly view from Redcliffs, across the Avon-Heathcote estuary, to New Brighton.

Photographed by moonlight on the evening of the 10th of December, 2008 by Andrew McGregor.

Lyttelton Dusk

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An elevated northeasterly view of Lyttelton, with Quail Island to the foreground, in the early evening of the 13th of November, 2008.

Original photograph by Hugh of Wellington.

Pioneer Cemetery

A southerly view of Christchurch's first cemetery in Barbadoes Street at Cambridge Terrace. Here lie the pioneer settlers from the early 1840s. The chapel was demolished in 1955 and the old cemetery has become neglected and vandalised.

In the foreground is the grave of Johannes Georg Ruddenklau (1829-1891), City Councilor from 1866 and Mayor of Christchurch 1882-1891. A German Baker and Confectioner, Ruddenklau had a Pie shop at "The Triangle" (junction of High and Colombo Streets) by 1857, subsequently granted a Beer License, he built the City Hotel on the same site. The much photographed hotel was demolished in the early 1930s to make way for the current building.

Photographed by Andy Wragg, a recent Canterbury settler from the United Kingdom.

Canterbury Photo of the Year Nomination

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Autumn Dawn panorama of the city by Craig of Christchurch.

Canterbury Photographic Excellence 2008 Nomination.

Canterbury Photo of the Year Nomination

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Abandoned looms in the derelict Feltex carpet factory at Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.

Canterbury Photographic Excellence 2008 Nomination.