Climbing a fire engine ladder: Picturing Canterbury

Climbing a fire engine ladder. Christchurch Star Archive. In copyright. CCL-StarP-05121A.

Star reporter, Colin Bryant, at the top of an extension ladder on a fire engine outside the Central Fire Station at 200 Kilmore Street. 15 September 1973.

Do you have any photographs of the former Central Fire Station? If so, feel free to contribute to our collection.

The Discovery Wall is a large interactive exhibition which allows several people to simultaneously explore images and stories of the history of the people and places of Christchurch. Images displayed on the Wall can also be found on the Discovery Wall website.

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