Kirkcaldie & Stains was a department store in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1863 by John Kirkcaldie and Robert Stains with a capital of £700. The first store was opened on Lambton Qua
Kirkcaldie & Stains store with Forsyth Barr and Bayleys towers 2015
1868 wooden shop on Lambton Quay.
Kirkcaldie & Stains in 1923, showing the central building, built in 1897, before it was remodeled to match the façade on each side.
1990, showing the new towers behind the façade.
Lambton Quay is the heart of the central business district of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is also of administrative significance, with the New Zealand Parliament Buildings towards
Kirkcaldie & Stains
…store in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1863 by John Kirkcaldie and Robert Stains with a capital of £700. The first store was opened on Lambton Quay. In 1868 Kirkcaldie & Stains moved to its final location at the corner of Lambton Quay and Brandon Street, expanding several times. There was a branch…
Buildings at Lambton Quay, viewed from Featherston Street in 2017
Lambton Quay about 1880 showing the reclamation, T. Mountain's store at 80 Lambton Quay, Cutler & Moore piano shop, James Gear's butchery and the Criterion Hotel (rebuilt after the 1855 earthquake damaged the Wellington Hotel)
John Plimmer and His Dog Fritz