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Gardens, Fergusson Drive, and 'Maternity' statue; opposite railway station
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PhotographerCouncil staff
DescriptionFrom a box of 24 slides, marked ‘Trees & heritage features’.
Llew Summers' 1979 work 'Maternity' commissioned to mark the Year of the Child, displayed in front of the Upper Hutt railway station.
Llew, born 1947, was a prominent Christchurch sculptor.
The sculpture was bought for the city's first major festival, August 24 to September 15, 1979; the July 17 'leader' printed a picture, and described festival plans. The festival committee was seeking sponsorship and donations toward the $2500 cost of the statue. An August 8 picture was headed 'Sculpture needs money'.
The station was rebuilt and the gardens completely rearranged during the second half of 2015Date TakenMarch 1995
DescriptionFrom a box of 24 slides, marked ‘Trees & heritage features’.Llew Summers' 1979 work 'Maternity' commissioned to mark the Year of the Child, displayed in front of the Upper Hutt railway station.
Llew, born 1947, was a prominent Christchurch sculptor.
The sculpture was bought for the city's first major festival, August 24 to September 15, 1979; the July 17 'leader' printed a picture, and described festival plans. The festival committee was seeking sponsorship and donations toward the $2500 cost of the statue. An August 8 picture was headed 'Sculpture needs money'.
The station was rebuilt and the gardens completely rearranged during the second half of 2015
Date TakenMarch 1995Part of
CollectionCity Planner
About the original
ReferencePlanner 6.04FormatUnbranded colour slideSize36 x 24 mm original; 34 x 23 mm scanned
FormatUnbranded colour slideSize36 x 24 mm original; 34 x 23 mm scannedScanned byDon McLeod
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Gardens, Fergusson Drive, and 'Maternity' statue; opposite railway station. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 18/08/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/29511