# Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building

217 Manchester Street · Central City · Heritage NZ list 307
https://www.chch.live/place/105
Locality record: [Central City on the register](https://www.chch.live/history/central-city)
Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street
What else stood here: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53132045885502&lon=172.63946043117875

## Documents tied to this place

*These are leads, not evidence — search results nobody has read yet.* The first 10 of 23 are listed.
- Shand's EmporiumThe architectural heritage of Christchurch. 2, Shand's Emporium. (1982-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/publications/architecturalheritage/ccl-cs-103588
- Shand's Emporium and sign (2017-12-24T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/cafe-cecil/ccl-cs-63921
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 02 August 1919) (1919-08-02T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19190802.2.56.4
  > …r powlet co bottlers win d spirit mdbti dunhmh white hart hotei christchurch the leading commercial and family hotel m the city tariff 12b per day s j allen proprietor provincial hotel port chalmerb…
- Shand's building sign (2019-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/cafe-cecil/ccl-cs-66394
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 03 November 1906) (1906-11-03T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19061103.2.71.7
- North west view from destructor chimney (1939-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-historical-photographs/ccl-cs-15986
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 16 August 1919) (1919-08-16T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19190816.2.45.4
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 June 1902) (1902-06-30T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020630.2.56.2
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 January 1904) (1904-01-28T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040128.2.53.5
- Second life for Chch's historic Shands (2015-06-16 12:01:14 UTC) — http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/276389/second-life-for-chch's-historic-shands
  > …was $1. Chairperson of Christchurch Heritage Ltd, Anna Crighton, has bought the historic Shands Emporium building from property developer Antony Gough, who needs the site for his new multi-million-do…

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building?**

A place on the record in Christchurch Central City, at 217 Manchester Street — Heritage New Zealand list no. 307.

**Where is Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building?**

217 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City — [on the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53132045885502,172.63946043117875,17)