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Some fun photos taken around Dunedin:
Robert Burns
St. Paul’s Cathedral
That famous strake speaks for itself
Railway Platform in Black & White
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Fun Photo Friday — Circumnavigating New Zealand; Dunedin 1
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Circumnavigating New Zealand — Octagon to Cadbury’s 2019
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Now let’s start again from The Octagon and head down Lower Stuart Street. In the photo above you see St. Paul’s Cathedral, located along the west side of The Octagon. Turning east we find the Regent Theatre, which opened in 1928:
Regent Theatre
And what is that beautiful car we see above, sitting at the light in front of the Regent? Let’s take a closer look:
Aston Martin
Let’s take another gander at the Regent before we continue on:
Regent Theatre
On Monday I gave you a small glimpse of the roofline of Dunedin’s Security Building. Here’s a view of the complete building from across the street:
Security Building
In front of the Dunedin Railway Station, which we’ll visit next week, is ANZAC Square:
ANZAC Square looking west
North on Castle Street is/was the Cadbury chocolate factory. Unfortunately for us, and especially for chocolate-loving Ursula, the factory closed mere weeks before our 2019 arrival. Earlier this year the abandoned factory still stood, but it was slated for demolition:
Defunct Cadbury’s chocolate factory on Castle St.
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Circumnavigating New Zealand — Arriving into Dunedin 2019
Dunedin, New Zealand
As with Fiordland, we passed through the city of Dunedin on New Zealand‘s South Island on cruises in 2019 and again in 2020, but 2020 saw us take a different excursion. So this week and next we’ll be taking a look at downtown Dunedin as seen in 2019 from our voyage aboard Majestic Princess. On our return visit to Dunedin the week after next we’ll be taking a train trip to Taieri Gorge. But for today we’re going on a Dunedin walking tour starting from The Octagon and heading east southeast along Lower Stuart Street.
Stuart Street at The Octagon
As we head toward Lower Stuart Street from The Octagon, let’s look back to the northwest and catch a glimpse of the spire atop Dunedin Town Hall:
Dunedin Town Hall
Then turn back to the east southeast along the historic areas of Stuart. In the view below you’ll see the Dunedin Railway Station, which is where we’re headed:
Lower Stuart Street
At the corner of Stuart St. and Moray Place are two views worth a moment of your time and some space on your digital camera’s memory card. Looking south you’ll see the impressive spire of the First Church of Otago:
First Church of Otago
And on the southwest corner is Dunedin’s impressive five-story Security Building, which dates back to 1918:
Security Building—Stuart St. at Moray Pl.
Further down the street is the historic Dunedin Law Courts building, which we’ll get to shortly. But before we do, we’ll pass by the surprising Art Deco façade of the Law Courts Hotel. Here I found the entrance rather fun:
Law Courts Hotel
As we approach the end of Lower Stuart Street we reach the Dunedin Law Courts building. This impressive example of John Campbell architecture was built in 1901-1902 in the Victorian Gothic style:
Dunedin Law Courts building
The central tower of the Law Courts features a depiction of Lady Justice:
Dunedin Law Courts building
And finally we reach the Dunedin Railway Station, which we’ll study in detail next week. This Wednesday we’ll traipse around The Octagon and take a look at the old Cadbury Factory. But here’s a small taste of next Monday’s viewing of the Railway Station:
Dunedin Railway Station
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