Wizard’s tea party
Private Jimmy, of Alfs Imperial Army, serves tea to the Wizard in Cathedral Square. The “Sign of the Times” tearoom was set up by the Wizard and friends to lament the demolition of serveral historic Christchurch buildings recently, including their favourite tearoom, the Albatross, which was de-
molished with the Carlton cinema.
As a result, says the Wizard, the Square has been “denuded of a most important social amenity,” leaving inhabitants of the Square without a place for a cup
of tea and good conversation. The “Sign of the Times” tearoom was allegedly demolished soon after by the City Council to make room for a seven-storey office block for the Quikbuk Corporation.
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Press, 31 October 1986, Page 2
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