The Lyttelton Cenotaph
In the winter 2022 Heritage New Zealand Magazine there is an article that has the following heading “There’s a tradition …
Pew Rents
If you are a regular worshipper, you will notice that most people sit in the same seat week after week. …
The 1897 Sunday Schools gift to Bishop Julius
To the Right Rev’d Father in God the Lord Bishop of Christchurch New Zealand We the teachers and scholars of …
The Addington Girl Guides—Can you help identify people and places in these photos?
In the past many Guide and Scout Groups were attached to Churches. This collection of photographs arrived in the Archives …
Orphans Annual Outing Challenge Cup
One of the items rescued from Churchill Courts was an EPNS bowl with the following inscription AAC Orphans Annual Outing …
The Parish Library
Five books have recently been donated to the Diocesan Archives and they are a reminder that a Parish library is …
The New Zealand Church News and William Sidney Lovell-Smith
During the holidays I took advantage of my membership of Heritage New Zealand and visited 83 Clyde Road. This is …
A Bench of Bishops
A Bench[1] of Bishops Don’t ever believe a date on a photograph when you find one written in pencil on …
West Coast Marriages
Do you think that your family came from the West Coast and you have never been able to find a …
The Letters Patent
A couple of weeks ago Facebook annoyed me when a post reminded me that the city of Christchurch had been …