Skip to main content

Story: Canterbury places

Sheep-washing yards, Longbeach

Image
Sheep-washing yards, Longbeach

In the 19th century the farming locality of Longbeach was a huge run farmed by John Grigg. He ran cattle, sheep and other livestock, grew grain and eventually tried dairy farming. There was a self-contained village for the farm workers.

Using this item

Christchurch City Libraries

Reference: PhotoCD 12, IMG0039

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

John Wilson, Canterbury places – Mid-Canterbury Plains, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10278/sheep-washing-yards-longbeach (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.