Coker's Hotel, Christchurch

The main entrance to the hotel was on Manchester Street. Within was a lobby with an entrance into a hall. The hall offered access to private suites and at the end, swing doors led to a second lobby with access to the commercial room and dining room. The upper floor contained four further private suites and sixteen single bedrooms with bathrooms. 

Club Hotel, Wellington, NZ

Lambton Quay, Wellington, 1890s, with the Club Hotel in the centre, on the corner of the Quay and Johnston Street. Photograph taken by the Tyree Studio of Nelson. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Club Hotel, Lambton Quay, Wellington. 548 Tyree, Phot, Nelson

Club Hotel, Palmerston North

Established in Palmerston North in 1882, opposite the eastern corner of The Square and Church Street, by Percy Herman. A later wooden extension was built over the right of way on the right hand side, and in 1905 a brick building attached on the left, to comprise the 60 bedroom Tucker's Club Hotel. The buildings continued operating as the Club Hotel until 1977 when this wooden building, and its wooden extensions, were demolished to make way for the then PDC department store developments.

Chattar Manzil

The Chattar Manzil , or Umbrella Palace is a building in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh which served as a palace for the rulers of Awadh and their wives. 

It was constructed by order of Nawab Ghazi Uddin Haider and completed after his death by his successor, Nawab Nasir Uddin Haider. 

Castle of Good Hope

The Castle of Good Hope is a 17th century bastion fort in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, following land reclamation the fort is now located inland. In 1936 the Castle was declared a historical monument (now a provincial heritage site) and following restorations in the 1980s it is considered the best preserved example of a Dutch East India Company fort.

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