Old view of Government Place E. and Old Court House Street, 1870 - 1879
Scope and Contents
291x197mm. View from the S. gardens of Government House looking N.E. along Government Place East towards Old Court House Street. The Great Eastern Hotel is at the extreme left. Also visible, at 12 Government Place, are the premises of Harman & Co., Tailors. This firm was originally established in
Tank Square (Dalhousie Square), but moved to Government Place in 1866. At the right, in a building with Corinthian columns and a pediment on the W. facade are the old premises of Francis, Harrison and Hathaway and J.G. Hanhart, watch and clockmakers. In the left foreground is the E. gate of Government House, an archway with Tuscan columns surmounted by a lion and flanked by colonnades on top of which are seated two sphinxes, (Massey p.42; photograph credited by Massey to Johnston and Hoffman, but possibly by Bourne & Shepherd).
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1879
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
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Finding aid date
2011-01-24 11:39:56+00:00
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