A view of the Coronation Fountain, with the Chief Post Office behind. The fountain was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. It was initially located near the centre of Te Marae o Hine, The Square, but was relocated to the north...

Creator:      K. H. Shea

Date:          circa 1937

Plan for what became the Coronation Fountain in The Square. It was built in 1902 and was moved from the centre of the Square to opposite what is now the City Library in 1926, and then to near the corner of Broadway and The Square in 2005.

The fou...

Creator:      C A Vautier (architect) for the Palmerston North Borough Council
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          July 23, 1902

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "Seasons Greetings." [Image of night time in the Square, showing the clock tower with illuminated cross, and the lights reflecting in the pool around ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 23, 1965

A view of the Square in Palmerston North, looking at the Coronation fountain with the MLC building and Goldfinch & Cousins shop in the Colonial Mutual Building are shown behind the trees. The Bank of New Zealand and the Commercial Union high-rise ...

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          Cnr. Of Rangitikei Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1975?

Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. Shows the King Edward VII Coronation Fountain in The Square. The Coronation Fountain was built in 1902, in the middle of The Square. It was shifted to this location in 1926, to allow the Cenotaph to tak...

Creator:      Terry Finnerty
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1960

This postcard shows the King Edward VII Coronation Memorial Fountain, also known as the Coronation Monument. It was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of Edward VII. In 1925, it was combined with another feature of The Square, the concrete fish ...

Creator:      F T Series
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1906

The statue on the left of the photograph is part of the commemoration of Edward VII, built in August 1902. The top of it is now part of the fountain that once graced the area in front of the old DIC building (now the City Library). The fountain no...

Creator:      Muir and Moodie
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905

This photographs shows the King Edward VII Coronation Fountain in The Square. The Coronation Fountain was built in 1902, in the middle of The Square but was shifted to this location in 1926, to allow the Cenotaph to take the central focus. It was ...

Creator:      Ken Brady
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          August 1963

Coronation Fountain was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. It was moved from the centre of The Square to make way for the War Memorial (built 1925). A birdbath surrounded the fountain and the overflow filled the goldfish pond...

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2004

A view of the King Edward VII Coronation Memorial Fountain, also known as the Coronation Monument. It was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of Edward VII. In 1925, it moved and combined with another feature of The Square, the concrete fish pond...

Creator:      Max Boddy
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1975

"Looking through The Square to the General Post Office on the corner of Main Street. The Coronation Fountain still stands in its original position, next to the railway lines - it was moved to the quadrant closest to Coleman Place in 1926.

The post...

Creator:      Essex and Co.
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          November 5, 1910

Photographed by Mr Shailer from the top of the Clock Tower when it was being constructed in 1956.

Creator:      M Shailer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Aerial photograph of The Square, clearly showing the 4 quadrants and the railway section in the middle. The corner of Broadway and The Square is at the bottom of the photograph.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1947

Looking across The Square, probably from the D.I.C. building now the Public Library [2008]. The Post Office is on the left of the photo and the the library building is in the centre of the photograph. The Coronation Fountain can be seen at bottom...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1965

Looking across The Square from the top of the C M Ross department store (now the Central Library) to the Chief Post Office on the corner of Main Street.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1939

Child aged 2 years sitting on the fountain

Creator:      Bernadette Roche
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1969

Running from the top of The Square to the top right hand corner is Rangitikei Street, and Church Street East runs from the bottom right corner to The Square. Through the centre of The Square can be seen the railway line, which ran down Main Street...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1955 to circa 1964

This photograph shows the portion of the Square that once housed the King Edward Coronation Monument. It is now a block of car parks. The monument is partially obscured by a tree, but the top of the statue can be seen in this photograph. it was mo...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1965

The corner of Rangitikei Street and The Square.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1979

Looking across the Square, probably from the DIC building. The old Post Office is on the left of the photograph and the library building is opposite it. The library moved to its current home in the old CM Ross building in 1996. The old library bui...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1965

These pages look like are originally from an album. The pages show: Broadway Avenue, Cherry Blossoms in the Esplanade, Grandstand in the Showgrounds after the 1936 gale, "Wrecked Motor Shed" after the 1936 gale, The Square and The Lakelet.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1936

An interesting view of how the fountain in the Square used to look before the addition of the spire from the Coronation Monument (also visible) was added (thus creating the Coronation Fountain). This image is looking across the Square to Church St...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1908

This postcard is part of a panorama taken from the Clarendon Hotel corner. 2014P_Sq93_008870 shows a more westerly view, although some of the details are identical. Alterations to the Bank of New Zealand (corner of Square and Fitzherbert Avenue) t...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1909 to 1910

Looking across the Square to Church Street East and Fitzherbert Avenue. The railway line is visible over the tops of the trees. The buildings are: [1] The Club Hotel on the extreme left (yellow building). [2] W F Durward, drapers (on site from 190...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1902

John Tidball, a Palmerston North commercial artist, trained at Harrow School of Art in England. He lived in Australia for 15 years and then moved to Palmerston North. He now lives in Ashhurst and continues to paint [2018]. These six sketches show ...

Creator:      John Tidball
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1986

This photograph was taken from the top o f the MLC Insurance Building around 1963.

Creator:      C K Rush
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1963

Charles Ross began his general store business on this site in 1883. As the business grew he expanded through to George Street and to Coleman Place. In 1927-1928 he built a large, new, four-storey department store. the building now houses the Palme...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1933

This postcard shows The Square as it was around 1910.

Creator:      Unknown

Date:          circa 1910