Category:Big School, Christ's College

Christ's College Big School, Christchurch 

school building in Christchurch, New Zealand
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Instance of	architectural structure school building
Location	Christchurch City, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Architect	James FitzGerald
Owned by	Christ's College, Christchurch
Heritage designation	Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing (1983–)
Inception	1863
43° 31′ 48.72″ S, 172° 37′ 33.74″ E
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Big School is part of Christ's College at 33 Rolleston Ave, Christchurch. New Zealand Historic Places Trust Category I; register number: 48

James FitzGerald (1818–1896) proffered architectural plans for the school building he had drawn up in Britain in 1850 as part of the Canterbury Association's preparations for coming to New Zealand. FitzGerald is more commonly remembered as the first Superintendent of Canterbury and as a runholder, journalist, and politician. He took a strong interest in the development of the architecture of Christchurch, but Big School appears to be the only building he designed.