Cathedral Square – At first it was alternately named Ridley Square. Named after Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555), Bishop of London and an Anglican martyr. Latimer Square, Cranmer Square and Ridley (later Cathedral) Square are all named after martyred bishops. Building of the cathedral did not start until 16 December 1864 and the cathedral was not consecrated until 1 November 1881.
A reasonable of information from the library website. Anyone who has ever been to Christchurch will have been to the Square. When I was growing up the buses all left from the Square and I caught the Lyttelton bus outside the BNZ building. I also remember that there used to be underground toilets for men in the centre of the Square. Us females used to have to go down an alley way to get to our toilets. I can’t remember what year buses and cars were stopped from going through the centre of the Square. There was a huge fuss when it was tiled as this was considered to be dangerous. Most of the buildings around the Square were demolished after the earthquakes. The brand new library is in one corner of the Square. I visit the Square a lot especially on a Friday night because of the food trucks and last night I had my favourite green ninja chips.There was music last night and the Square was busy as it was a pleasant evening. I used to work in the Square at the ANZ which is now an empty section. I decided to use a photo of the old Post Office building rather the Cathedral.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 