A LANDMARK REMOVED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7133, 25 June 1901, Page 3

A LANDMARK REMOVED.

« The three shops which have recently been occupied by Messrs T. Taylor (grocer), Jones and Sons (jewellers), and Bayner Bros, (bootnmkera), in Cashel Street, were s<?M this morning for* immediate removal by Messrs Tonks, Norton! and Co., acting under instructions from Mr H. Harris, who has the freehold of t-hos valuable site. These three shops were built in 1862 by Mr H. PackeT, who had purchased the ground on which the first brewery ever established in Ohristchurch was buit. This was erected by Mr Packer in the early sixties, and he firsb leased it to \ Mr G. Willmer, then to Mr T. B. Craiß, 1 and -. ffuteequexttly to Messrs Horace S. Bro\frf F s[ha" J3b. It- was known as the i Albion Brewery. In 1862 Mr Packer, who hadi reserved: tfte frontage on Cashel Street, erected the three shops now toadng removed, and leased them to the late Mr Andrew. Duncan (seedsman), and Mr Robert Sutherland (grocer), the latter of whom is still a resident of Chrisfcchurch, and who occupied the buildings recently used by Messrs Bayner and Jones, which were the leading provision stores in the city for many years. In 1864 the brewery was removed to Aldington, as the Cashel Street site was all too cramped for the -butnawss being done by Messrs H. S. Brown amd Co., und thw back premises to Messrs A. Duncan's and R. Sutherland's shk>ps were considerably enlarged. Building at that tame was exceedingly expensive. «nd those two shops, which were erected at a cost of several hundreds of pounds, were tbii* morning -sold for £94. It is Mr HaiTis's intention to erect a handsome block of buildings in bxick and stone ia their stead. (