How many records does the archive hold?

81,477 records about Christchurch, every one linked at the provider that keeps the original.

How far back does the archive reach?

1800, the oldest record on file.

Where do the records come from?

30 collections: council archives, Papers Past, DigitalNZ’s partners, cemetery registers, the heritage list itself. The shelf says what exists and where it lives.

Are these documents verified?

They are leads and citations, not evidence, a record says a document exists and where to read it. What a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it; those readings live on the place pages.

Canterbury Stories, the shelf

Every Canterbury Stories record the archive holds about Christchurch, each linked at the provider that keeps the original.

10,238 records matching 0 of these 38 with their text read

the 20s
23 August 2015
West from 56 Cashel Street by Brendon Haughey · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
23 August 2015
Crane and 60 Cashel Street by Brendon Haughey · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
23 August 2015
Car park entrance on Cashel Street by Brendon Haughey · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
23 August 2015
Access way off Cashel Street by Brendon Haughey · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
23 August 2015
Cashel Street east of Montreal Street by Brendon Haughey · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
23 August 2015
Construction of 60 Cashel Street by Brendon Haughey · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 April 1934
A family trip to Taylors Mistake Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 5 places
24 April 1934
Robert and John Wood Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
24 February 2001
Hereford Street Bridge Canterbury Stories · no. 68758 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 February 2001
Hereford Street Bridge Canterbury Stories · no. 70070 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 February 2001
Hereford Street Bridge Canterbury Stories · no. 69653 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 February 2001
Hereford Street Bridge Canterbury Stories · no. 68764 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 February 2001
Hereford Street Bridge Canterbury Stories · no. 69719 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 February 2001
Hereford Street Bridge Canterbury Stories · no. 68706 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 February 2001
Hereford Street Bridge Canterbury Stories · no. 68827 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
24 February 2001
Hereford Street Bridge Canterbury Stories · no. 68850 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
25 January 2011
Marli, 118 Bealey Avenue Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
26 April 2024
Bowker Fountain Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
26 February 1919
Boys' High Swimming Sports, 1919 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
26 February 1919
At Corsair Bay 1919 Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
26 July 2008
Smile Spa on Victoria Street Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
26 July 2008
Knox Centre Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
28 August 2023
Tranquillity in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
the 30s
30 August 2011
Theosophical Hall, 267 Cambridge Terrace Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 March 2011
Theosophical Hall, 267 Cambridge Terrace Canterbury Stories · no. 70615 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 March 2011
Theosophical Hall, 267 Cambridge Terrace Canterbury Stories · no. 70618 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 March 2011
Theosophical Hall, 267 Cambridge Terrace Canterbury Stories · no. 70620 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 March 2011
Theosophical Hall, 267 Cambridge Terrace Canterbury Stories · no. 70576 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 March 2011
Theosophical Hall, 267 Cambridge Terrace Canterbury Stories · no. 70595 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
31 March 2011
Theosophical Hall, 267 Cambridge Terrace Canterbury Stories · no. 70606 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
Built 1876 to 1879
The Arts Centre Clock Tower during the Floral Festival Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54929 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54932 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54936 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54942 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54943 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54944 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
Built 1876 to 1928
St Peters Church - Upper Riccarton Canterbury Stories · no. 54940 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places

Most of these originals are not republishable here, the link goes to the provider that keeps them. A search result is a lead, not evidence: what a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it, and those readings live on the place pages.

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