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Wellington – Central Business District

Location

Starting point – ST PETER'S CHURCH (Cnr of Willis and Ghuznee Sts).

Description

Originally known as The Beach or The Strand, Lambton Quay was the shoreline when the New Zealand Company settlers arrived in 1840. The first houses, shops and warehouses were built on one side of a muddy track. On the other side was the harbour. Reclamation began here in 1852. Originally the buildings were made of wood but a series of fires caused the newer buildings to be made in brick or stone. Many of the remaining wooden buildings were destroyed in an extensive fire in 1906. In the 1920s there was an unbroken streetscape of fine Victorian and Edwardian buildings but rising land values resulted in most of them being replaced.

Visit Wellington City Council's website below for further information.

Level

Easy

Amenities

• Food & Drink
• Historical

Source

www.feelinggreat.co.nz

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