Latimer Square – Named after Hugh Latimer (1492?- 1555), Bishop of Worcester 1535- 1539. One of the original streets of Christchurch named by Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?) and Edward Jollie (1825-1894). The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke’s Peerage. Latimer Square, Cranmer Square and Ridley (later Cathedral) Square are all named after martyred bishops.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website and there is nothing that I can add to this. Several new apartments have been built here replacing older buildings that were damaged in the earthquakes. There are a couple of older buildings including The Christchurch Club. The Christchurch Club is a wonderful old building and peering through the locked gates I could see a plaque. There are still empty sections here. I just can’t remember what was here before the earthquakes. I can remember when you could drive through the middle of Latimer Square on Worcester Street. I can’t remember when this section was closed to traffic and it would have been within the last 20 years. Sadly this area was very busy after the earthquakes and where most of the rescue teams were based.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 