Snapshot of the Bargates shops near the Fountain roundabout in Christchurch from circa 1975. Later development of the area in the 1980's included demolishing a number of the shops to make way for the Saxon Centre and changing the layout of the roun
Snapshot of the Bargates shops near the Fountain Roundabout in Christchurch from circa 1975. Later development of the area in the 1980s included demolishing a number of the shops to make way for the Saxon Centre and changing the layout of the roundabout. Photo: The Grahame Austin Collection.
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