Cathedral Square is the geographical centre and heart of Christchurch. It was originally intended to be called Ridley Square, after the Protestant martyr Nicholas Ridley, but in an 1850 plan of central Christchurch, it was clearly marked as Cathedral Square. The Cathedral was built between 1864 and 1904.
Christ Church Cathedral spire being replaced after an earthquake in 1888.
Crowds in Cathedral Square in the 1930s start to head home after watching a procession. Some wait to board trams.
Snow in Cathedral Square in July, 1945.
Christ Church Cathedral in the 1950s.
Children in Cathedral Square in 1982 for a presentation on ecology led by Mayor Sir Hamish Hay.
Thanksgiving Service in 1945.
Victory celebrations following the end of World War 2 in 1945.
Anzac Day dawn service in Cathedral Square in 1946.
