(7) Lowther Arcade, Tay Street, c. 1863 - 1864
Component — Box: ICC-0998
Identifier: S27520001_007
Lowther Arcade, Tay Street
Scope and Contents
North side of Tay Street, between Kelvin and Deveron Streets, looking through to Esk Street. Block III, sections 4 and 19.
Dates
- c. 1863 - 1864
Creator
- Ross, Donald William (Photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
The Lowther Arcade began in 1863, as a business thoroughfare from Tay Street to Esk Street. The first sites were auctioned in March, and by May there were at least 10 premises occupying the space.
It was at peak occupancy around 1863-64, some of the businesses including an Oyster Saloon, Dr. J. Rutherford Ryley, surgeon, Mrs Percival’s registry office which supplied staff to households, along with her husband who offered optician services. By the end of the 1860s advertisements referring to the arcade appear to cease in the local newspaper, and by the mid-1870's a new building was on the site [see photo 92].
To the left of J Cooper & Co. Fruiterers the sign for the photographer Donald William Ross can be seen. Opposite Cooper’s is Hoad & Co’s Criterion House, a fashion business taken over by William Lewis in 1864, who became head of Lewis and Co. drapers [see photo 05].
NOTE: The location of the Lowther Arcade is sometimes mistakenly attributted to the site of the Royal Arcade, later Cambridge Place Arcade. The Royal Arcade was built on Block II sections 7 and 16 [north side of Tay between Dee and Kelvin Streets].
See Bibliography for references
It was at peak occupancy around 1863-64, some of the businesses including an Oyster Saloon, Dr. J. Rutherford Ryley, surgeon, Mrs Percival’s registry office which supplied staff to households, along with her husband who offered optician services. By the end of the 1860s advertisements referring to the arcade appear to cease in the local newspaper, and by the mid-1870's a new building was on the site [see photo 92].
To the left of J Cooper & Co. Fruiterers the sign for the photographer Donald William Ross can be seen. Opposite Cooper’s is Hoad & Co’s Criterion House, a fashion business taken over by William Lewis in 1864, who became head of Lewis and Co. drapers [see photo 05].
NOTE: The location of the Lowther Arcade is sometimes mistakenly attributted to the site of the Royal Arcade, later Cambridge Place Arcade. The Royal Arcade was built on Block II sections 7 and 16 [north side of Tay between Dee and Kelvin Streets].
See Bibliography for references
Extent
From the Item: 1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Item: English
Existence and Location of Copies
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Bibliography
Lowther Arcade. (1863, March 13). Southland Times, p. 3.
Lowther Arcade. (1863, March 17). Southland Times, p. 3.
Lowther Arcade. (1863, March 17). Southland Times, p. 3.
Physical Description
Black and white, gelatin silver photographic print.
Dimensions
H 71mm x W 98mm
Album Caption
7. Lowther Arcade, Tay Street
Creator
- Ross, Donald William (Photographer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository
