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Lancaster Park, 1880s

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Lancaster Park, 1880s

In 1880 the Canterbury Cricket and Athletic Sports Company purchased a ground on Ferry Road in Christchurch, which they named Lancaster Park. This pavilion was put up and the first game was played against a visiting England side in January 1882.

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Canterbury Museum, Canterbury Pilgrims and Early Settlers' Association Collection

Reference: 1949.148.219

by Burton Brothers

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Jock Phillips, Culture and recreation in the city – Sport in colonial cities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25677/lancaster-park-1880s (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 26 February 2010.