This early photograph of the Square shows the view from the corner of Rangitikei Street across to Fitzherbert Street (now Avenue). On the corner of Fitzherbert Street is the second Occidental Hotel (with the distinctive tower), the first of which ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1895

The Bank of New Zealand stood on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue, while the two-story brick Colonial Bank (not visible) stood on the site of the old City Council Chambers (now Square Edge). The wooden buildings between these two banks were erecte...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1893