Be inspired by some activities captured in our digital heritage collection that you could attempt with your bubble during our Lockdown.
Major Knight portraits and his impression for a new Salvation Army citadel.
Views of an unidentified boy with a moon rover plan
Winning design for the Canterbury Building Centre’s design a weekend house competition, designed by Nicholas Courtney.
Mark Owers of the Sahrah School of Art with paintings and art works which contributed to the Commonwealth Games Fund.
American illustrator Annie Valloton with a pen and drawing, sitting on a chair.
Views of the director of the industrial development division of the DSIR, Mr T. H. Scott and research engineer Commander Hugh Lynch looking at plans for a new project- a helmet for agricultural pilots...
Sketch plan of proposed building for Opawa Public Library, drawn by city architect Victor Hean in 1935.
Architectural drawing of an alternative design for the Opawa Public Library in the Modern Spanish style, drawn by city architect Victor Hean in 1936. Bottom right corner signed by city engineer A. R...
Plans for additions to the Opawa Public Library in Opawa Road, traced in 1944. Pictured are the south east elevation, plan, section A.A, detail of beam and adjacent bands, detail of canopy, and...
Plans for Opawa Public Library in Opawa Road, drawn by city architect Victor Hean in 1935. Pictured are the convenience, door detail, dido detail, main roof section, shelving detail, librarians desk...
The ground floor plan for the proposed Christchurch municipal offices.
The floor plan for the first floor of the proposed Christchurch municipal offices.
The plan of the caretaker’s quarters on the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce. Markings in colour pencil.
The drawing shows the north and west elevations, a partial floor plan, and section D.
Plan shows the foundations of the new municipal buildings. Longitudinal section shewing sections of concrete as put in front or east wall.
Black and white plan showing the fire escapes on the north and south walls for the Chamber of Commerce building.
Black and white plan showing the layout of offices and rooms on the ground floor of the council offices, 1920.
Black and white plan showing the layout of offices and rooms on the first floor of the council offices, 1920. The office layout shows the mayor’s room, committee room and council chambers.
Titled in pencil with ‘Municipal buildings, Christchurch. Proposed method of strengthening roof in lieu of tie rods.’ A note on the plan approving the suggested method is signed by B. W. Mountfort...
Section A.B. The watercolour plan includes a detail of eaves.
Section A.B. Pencil sketches of details of the municipal buildings, including details of the cove ceiling of the Council Chamber, office panelling, and a sketch plan of the caretakers rooms.
East elevation. View from Oxford Terrace.
South elevation. View from Worcester Street.