Governors Bay jetty fundraiser photo-fest!

This week a fabulous collection of art works is on display from 29 May - 3 June at the Pumanawa Community Exhibition Space, Christchurch Arts Centre, prior to their being auctioned as a fundraiser  for the rebuild of the damaged and decaying Governors Bay jetty. The artists' brief was to depict the 'iconic' long jetty in any manner of their choosing. The auction is on 9 June, 3.00pm at the Governors Bay Hotel. Come along...

I thought the best thing I could do to help promote this fundraiser was to assemble a bunch of images of the long jetty, from its short, unassuming beginnings to its lengthy magnificence and subsequent decline. Many of these images were gathered for my book Head of the Harbour: A History of Governors bay, Ohinetahi, Allandale and Teddington. Others have been acquired since for this blog.

Enjoy!!

Wharf at Governors Bay c. 1905, J Kinsey photograph, Canterbury Museum

Mullagh at Governors Bay jetty, Coral Atkinson postcard collection

Steam pinnace Canterbury at Governors Bay c. 1905, FC Bishop collection, Canterbury Museum

Governor's Bay, c. 1885-1910, Wheeler and Son, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki

Governors Bay jetty plans, c. 1874, Archives NZ/ECan

Governors Bay jetty plans,  c. 1874, Archives NZ/ECan

Looking across to Governors Bay [193-?], Christchurch City Libraries

Governors Bay jetty, Archives NZ/ECan

Governors Bay c. 1969 (Alison Hussey)

June 2009 (Jane Robertson)

Earthquakes and snow, July 2011 (Jane Robertson)

July 2011 (Jane Robertson)

Awaiting rebuild, 2018 (Jane Robertson)

Awaiting rebuild, 2018 (Jane Robertson)