A series of seven programmes about houses which were at that time at least 100 years old, showing how the colonists built and what they built with the materials and facilities available.
Narrated by Mr J. A. Hendry, a Christchurch architect, the first episode (27/3/1962) examined the house built by the Deans brothers in 1843.
Except for one house at Governor’s Bay, all the houses shown in the series were in Christchurch.
The show was based on an earlier radio programme on a similar theme also hosted by Mr Hendry
Producer: Mr W. R. Taylor.
Background music: the “Canterbury Pilgrims’ Song,” specially written for the early settlers before they left Britain. Old copies were found, and the music was adapted for this series by Mr J. Nesbitt, programme manager for Channel 3.
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