Grand buildings dominate the Exchange

New Zealand Express Co (1908), now Consultancy House.
New Zealand Express Co (1908), now Consultancy House.
Consultancy House window detail.
Consultancy House window detail.
Clarion Building in Princes St.
Clarion Building in Princes St.
Clarion Building tunnel leads to High St.
Clarion Building tunnel leads to High St.
Clarion Building atrium.
Clarion Building atrium.
Modern linkages in Clarion Building.
Modern linkages in Clarion Building.
National Insurance (1958), now Go Otago House.
National Insurance (1958), now Go Otago House.
Wains Hotel (1878), now Mercure.
Wains Hotel (1878), now Mercure.
Ornate plasterwork on Mercure.
Ornate plasterwork on Mercure.
Ornate plasterwork on Mercure.
Ornate plasterwork on Mercure.
State Fire Insurance (1950s), now a wing of Southern Cross Hotel.
State Fire Insurance (1950s), now a wing of Southern Cross Hotel.
Bank of New Zealand (1879), now vacant.
Bank of New Zealand (1879), now vacant.
BNZ's sturdy front door.
BNZ's sturdy front door.

Once the financial heart of Dunedin city, many grand old buildings still dominate the Exchange. Photos by Peter McIntosh; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

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