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Central Hotel on Duke Street in Cambridge in the early 1900s

Central Court
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On the corner of Duke and Empire Streets is Central Court formerly the Central Hotel which was formerly the Criterion Hotel, built by Ned Hewitt in 1877.

Black and white photograph of the Criterion Hotel in Cambridge, New Zealand

Black and white photograph of the Criterion Hotel in Cambridge, New Zealand

The name changed from Criterion to the Central Hotel in 1908 and today’s building was erected after a fire in 1926, from plans by James T Douce.

Black and white photograph of the Central Hotel in Cambridge, New Zealand

The Central Hotel in Cambridge, New Zealand CM2958/7/102

It was converted into shops in 1977 after being auctioned off when the DB licence went to the Cambridge Tavern in Leamington.

Central Court in Cambridge, New Zealand, 2023

Central Court in Cambridge, New Zealand, 2023

Empire Street was called Brewery Street when a large brewery (which was run by the Hally brothers from 1872) flourished where the Webb Trust block of buildings is now.

The new “old” octagonal Telephone Box on the Empire Street corner was erected in 1990 for Telecom by Gus Wackrow’s Joinery. It was adapted from a 1911 plan and has the nostalgia of the old but convenience of the new. It has since been converted into a open library box, where residents can borrow or trade books.

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