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On the picture
above you can view the Avon River and the Edmonds Rotunda. The
Avon River is located in Chiristchurch, New Zealand. The Maori
call the river Putare Kamutu or Otakaro. The river was named by
John Deans after the River Avon in Scotland in 1848. The Edmonds
Rotunda has been built in the year 1920 for public band concerts
but has been later on exactly in 1987; it was converted to a
restaurant. It was donated by Thomas Edmonds of Edmonds baking
powder fame “sure to rise”. The design of the rotunda has been
made by Victor Robert Dean and built in 1929 by Neil Mc
Gillivray. Thomas Edmonds is also the founder of Edmonds factory
and Gardens in Ferry Road. The Edmond’s Clock Tower has also
been established by Thomas Edmonds and his wife Jane. It was to
commemorate their jubilee home in Christchurch. He constructed
as well telephone cabinet, shelter, lighting and seating. Thomas
Edmonds contributed a lot to the city of Christchurch. |
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