Cranmer Square

Cranmer Square is an urban park in central Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 800 metres (870 yd) northwest of the city's centre, Cathedral Square. The major arterial route of Montreal Street skirts the edge of the square.

Cranmer Square, Christchurch, New Zealand

Like its near neighbour Latimer Square, Cranmer Square was named for an early protestant martyr, Bishop Thomas Cranmer. The historic Cranmer Court building was located close to Cranmer Square until it was demolished in the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The building had previously been a normal school, and in 1877 became the country's first teachers' training college. Celebrations fr the first successful trans-Tasman air flight, by Charles Kingsford-Smith, were held in Cranmer Square in late 1928.[1]

The square (actually a rectangle) is grassed and crossed by concrete paths and edged by mature trees. It covers an area of 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres).[2]

References
  1. "The Squares of Christchurch," Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. "Cranmer Square," Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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