Plaque

Canterbury Province New Zealand

Inscription

Canterbury Province New Zealand
In March 1848 on this site, formerly 41 Charing Cross, the Canterbury Association met and planned the settlement of the province founded on the 16 December 1850 by English settlers led by John Robert Godley.

Site: Canterbury Province New Zealand (1 memorial)

SW1, Whitehall, 22

Above the door is a cartouche reading "Hotl & Co 1809" and the porch frieze reads: "Glyn Mills & Co."

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Canterbury Province New Zealand

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Canterbury Association

Formed to establish a colony in what is now the Canterbury region of New Zeal...

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John Robert Godley

Founder of Canterbury, New Zealand. Born Dublin. Travelled extensively in Ire...

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