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George Manning Home, Spreydon

Exterior of the George Manning Home at 147 Lyttelton Street, Spreydon, at the time it was opened by the Manchester Unity Homes Trust Board.

Date 1972-09-07
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1972 Christchurch Star photographs

George Manning Home entrance

View of the entrance to the newly constructed George Manning Home by the Manchester Unity Homes Trust Board at 147 Lyttelton Street in Spreydon.

Date 1971-12-16
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star photographs

West Spreydon School fire

William Marks, a resident who lives opposite the school, examines the burnt remains of a classroom at West Spreydon School at 147 Lyttelton Street in Spreydon.

Date 1974-12-28
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1974 Christchurch Star photographs

Jenny Dillard outside Spreydon Fire Station

Jenny Dillard, 26, outside Spreydon Fire Station after being rejected by the Fire Brigades Union of Canterbury following executives of the Union voting against allowing women into the fire service.

Date 1979-10-27
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1979 Christchurch Star photographs

Model engineering exhibition, Spreydon

Members of the Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers working with miniature steam engines at the model engineering exhibition at Andrews Crescent in Spreydon.

Date 1970-02-14
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1970 Christchurch Star negative strips

Truck with hoist on Lyttelton Street

Truck with hoist unloading concrete spun poles for installation on Lyttelton Street.

Date 1962
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection MED Historical Photographs

Drilling a hole on Lyttelton Street

Workers drilling a hole to install a concrete spun pole on Lyttelton Street.

Date 1962
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection MED Historical Photographs

Incinerated mouse

An incinerated mouse which was the cause of a shutdown at the Howard Street substation. Part of a porcelain insulator is still attached.

Date 1929-02-18
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection MED Historical Photographs

Barrington Street powerlines

Powerlines and pole outside houses on Barrington Street.

Date 1931-03
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection MED Historical Photographs

Davis Cup practice at Pioneer Stadium

Scenes of tennis players practicing at Pioneer Stadium in Spreydon ahead of the Davis Cup. Frames two to six are of Russell Simpson.

Date 1981-07-06
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1981 Christchurch Star negative strips

Tony Roche playing tennis

Scenes of Australian tennis player Tony Roche practicing at Pioneer Stadium ahead of the Davis Cup.

Date 1981-07-07
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1981 Christchurch Star negative strips

MED truck with spun concrete pole

Workers using a Municipal Electricity Department truck with a hoist to unload a spun concrete pole on Lyttelton Street.

Date 1962
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection MED Historical Photographs

Spreydon Public Library, 1940s

Exterior of Spreydon Public Library in the 1940s.

Date 1941 to 1951
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection Archives

Simeon Street fire station

Construction of the new fire station at 77 Simeon Street in Spreydon. The new station is replacing the Sydenham fire station.

Date 1973-08-13
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1973 Christchurch Star photographs