Christchurch City Council: Parks & Gardens Glass Lantern Slides
Content Description
Glass lantern slides and glass plate slides created by Christchurch City Council, Parks and Gardens Department. Images cover content such as trees (both in parks and on streets), floral carnival floats, flower arrangements, sand dune restoration, early pine plantings (possibly at Bottle Lake), general Christchurch views. cemeteries (Ruru Lawn, Linwood and Barbadoes).
Provenance
Original provenance unknown. Transferred from Heritage Unit to Christchurch City Libraries during the period where there was no CCC Archives (2014-2022). Transferred back from Christchurch City Libraries, Tuesday 12th May 2026.
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: c.1910s-c.1950s.
Creator
- Christchurch City Council (March 1863-) (Organization)
- Christchurch City Council. Parks and Gardens Department (1922/23-1974) (Organization)
Extent
7 Boxes (7 boxes containing 149 slides. OV31030402G Bottom Shelf.)
Inventory
7 boxes of glass plate slides and glass lantern slides: Reference numbers below refer to numbers on original boxes. Where titles on lantern slides noted below: Box 1: 21 glass slide plates and glass lantern slides. X631 - B12 001-016. Sand dunes. Glass plate slides, 11 x 8cm. BL-M631 001-005. Linwood Cemetery. Glass lantern slides, 8 x 8cm. Box 2: 16 slides Box 2. B11 - W631 - 001-006. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. 6 slides. Includes: W631 001- Plantation. (Possibly Bottle Lake). W631 002- Citizens Service. Colour W631 003- Plantation. (Possibly Bottle Lake). W631 004- Flood lit Cathedral W631 005- Robert Godley. Cathedral W631 006- They Passed This Way Box 2. B14 - 633 - T633-Z633. Glass lantern slides. 8x8cm 7 slides. Includes: T633 - River Bridge near United Club 9/52 U633 - River Bank near Gardens 9/52 V633 - Rose Garden, Christchurch 11/51 W633 - Edmonds Factory Garden 2/51 X633 - Near Victoria Street Bridge 14/7/45 Y633 - Near Victoria Street Bridge 14/7/45 Z633 - Verbena. Edmonds Factory Gardens 2/53. Box 2. B15 - 634 - A634-C634. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. 3 slides. Includes: A634 - Polyanthus and tulips B634 - Edmonds Factory C634 - Hoon Hay Valley, Valley of Peace Cricket Ground. Box 3. 22 slides B2 - N631 - 001-009. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Ruru Lawn Cemetery including Ballantynes Memorial B3 - O631 - 001-008. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Barbadoes St Cemetery B4 - P631 - 001-005. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Bromley Cemetery Box 4. 20 slides B13 - 633 - A633-T633. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Mainly Trees. A633 - F633 - Sand Dune Erosion and Fixation, Pinus Radiata. Bottle Lake and New Brighton. G633 - Platanus Orientalis - Cathedral Square H633 - Planes, Linwood Ave I633 - Q633 - Trees - Streets and Parks. S633 - Floral arrangement of CCC Coat of Arms (in colour) T633 - Trees Box 5. 20 slides B5 - Q631 001-004. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Q631 001-002 - Bridge of Remembrance. Q631 003. Victoria Park (in colour) Q631 004. Bridge of Remembrance. July 1947 B6 - R631 001-009. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. B6 - R631 - 001-009. Floral arrangements and flowers. Marked 'A H F'. 1938-1939. In colour B7 - S631 - 001-007. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Barbadoes St Cemetery. Box 6. 28 slides B13 631 - Y631-Z631. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Trees - Risingholme. B13 632 - A632-Z632. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. A632-B632 - Trees Risingholme C632 - F632, S632-U632 - Floral Arrangements on floats (in colour) G632 - Planting - Victoria Park H632 - I632, V632-Z632 Sand Dunes and Trees K632 - N632 Trees Risingholme O632 -Q632 Street Trees - Various R632 - Aerial of city Box 7: 22 slides B8 - T631 - 014-019 Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Sand dunes including Sandy Point. Plantation (possibly Bottle Lake). B9 U631 001-007. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm U 631 001-006 - Sand Dunes U 631 007 - Cemetery (possibly Ruru Lawn) B10 V631 001-008. Glass lantern slides. 8 x 8cm. Sand Dunes