Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (Bellamy's and the Timber Chamber)
Gothic Revival timber council chamber and Victorian refreshment rooms from a colonial provincial government.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings in Christchurch follows Benjamin Mountfort, a young English architect who arrived in Canterbury in 1850, and a church he designed in the port of Lyttelton. It touches on a newspaper's public verdict on him, the odd jobs of his lean years, and the brother-in-law builder who stood beside him. Best heard facing the timber wing of the old council chamber.
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