Looking down Main Street West towards Coleman Place (now Coleman Mall). Walkley's Commercial and Family Hotel was built in 1881. It was previously occupied by the Commercial Hotel. The Standard building alongside the hotel is the first home of the...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          January 1882 to March 1882

Arthur Hopwood purchased Beale Bros' hardware shop c1902. By 1925 he had shifted to Main Street where the business continued to c2007. From left: Arthur Hopwood; (possibly) Geoffrey Watchorn; James Hopwood.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1902