Christchurch’s Last Remaining Wooden Bridge Is Built – 1866
In 1862, eccentric British lawyer Joseph Cornish Helmore arrived in Christchurch and purchased 50 acres in Merivale which included the western end of Pilgrim’s Corner (Little Hagley Park). The area then became known as Helmore’s Plantation due to the lovely trees on his land. Known for being suspicious of all he met, his garden in …
