Market Square / Victoria Square

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

Victoria Square was originally known as Market Square or Market Place. It was the commercial hub of early Christchurch because it contained the Post Office and markets as well as the Police Station, Women’s Prison, animal pound, work stores and Immigration Barracks. http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/victoria-square/

Victoria Square, Market Square, Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square. Christchurch.

Victoria Square. Christchurch.

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square, Christchurch

Victoria Square, Christchurch

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square, Christchurch

Victoria Square, Christchurch

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Victoria Square, Christchurch

Victoria Square, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Victoria Square, Christchurch

Victoria Square, Christchurch

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square, Christchurch

Victoria Square, Christchurch

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square

Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

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Victoria Square, Christchurch Place

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square tour

Victoria Square tour

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square, 1907

Victoria Square, 1907

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Victoria Square flowers

Victoria Square flowers

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Statue of Queen Victoria, Victoria Square, Christchurch

Statue of Queen Victoria, Victoria Square, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Victoria Square historical tour

Victoria Square historical tour

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: View from Victoria Square

View from Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Buskers in Victoria Square

Buskers in Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square east side

Victoria Square east side

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square, snow, 1918

Victoria Square, snow, 1918

Kete Christchurch

Image: Parkroyal Hotel, Victoria Square

Parkroyal Hotel, Victoria Square

Kete Christchurch

Image: Floral clock - Victoria Square

Floral clock - Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Plaque in Victoria Square

Plaque in Victoria Square

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: A general view of Victoria Square, Christchurch

A general view of Victoria Square, Christchurch

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Victoria Square - Central Christchurch (15120/15155)

Victoria Square - Central Christchurch (15120/15155)

V.C. Browne & Son

Image: Statue of James Cook, Victoria Square, Christchurch

Statue of James Cook, Victoria Square, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Victoria Square - Christchurch (PB2419/9)

Victoria Square - Christchurch (PB2419/9)

V.C. Browne & Son

Image: Horse-drawn wagon, Victoria Square, Christchurch

Horse-drawn wagon, Victoria Square, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Victoria Square, Christchurch, ca 1990

Victoria Square, Christchurch, ca 1990

Kete Christchurch

Image: Christchurch: Victoria Square views (1)

Christchurch: Victoria Square views (1)

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Victoria Square, Christchurch, with statue of Queen Victoria

Victoria Square, Christchurch, with statue of Queen Victoria

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Market Square

Market Square

Kete Christchurch

Image: Back view of Queen Victoria's statue, Victoria Square

Back view of Queen Victoria's statue, Victoria Square

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square under Snow

Victoria Square under Snow

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square near law courts

Victoria Square near law courts

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square looking south-east

Victoria Square looking south-east

Kete Christchurch

Image: Blossom in Victoria Square

Blossom in Victoria Square

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square and Armagh Street

Victoria Square and Armagh Street

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Park Royal Hotel, from Victoria Square, 1996.

Park Royal Hotel, from Victoria Square, 1996.

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square - 30 August 2011

Victoria Square - 30 August 2011

Kete Christchurch

Image: Victoria Square, Christchurch, 1910 : a panorama looking towards the north-east.

Victoria Square, Christchurch, 1910 : a panorama looking towards the north-east.

Christchurch City Libraries

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0405_01_001A.jpg

University of Otago

Image: A memorial service for Canterbury officers and soldiers killed in the South African Boer War, Victoria Square, Christchurch

A memorial service for Canterbury officers and soldiers killed in the South African Boer War, Victoria Square, Christchurch

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Market Place (later Victoria Square), Christchurch, 1862 : a panorama looking towards the north-east.

Market Place (later Victoria Square), Christchurch, 1862 : a panorama looking towards the north-east.

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: EMPIRE DAY IN NEW ZEALAND: THE MAYOR OF CHRISTCHURCH ADDRESSING CADETS IN VICTORIA SQUARE, MAY 24, 1907.

EMPIRE DAY IN NEW ZEALAND: THE MAYOR OF CHRISTCHURCH ADDRESSING CADETS IN VICTORIA SQUARE, MAY 24, 1907.

Auckland Libraries

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