Heritage images of old Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau)
Gallery I, 1850s—1880s
‘Then and Now’ transitions: click the thumbnails to view pairs of images separated in time. Once open, click on an image to toggle a cross-fade transition between the then and now pictures (in most cases). A link is also usually provided for an image comparison slider treatment of each pair. In some cases there are also animated video treatments of the images.
To search the collection, see the Subject Index and the Photographers Index. For non-photographic historical images (paintings and the like) see the Addendum below the main gallery.
For some animations of multiple 'Then' exposures (where there are no 'Now' images) see Moving Images at the foot of the second gallery page (1890s—1920s).
Decades are measured here using the convention where the first year ends with 1 and the last (tenth) year ends in 0; for example, 1901—1910. Click the links below to jump to a decade.
1850s
Queen Street wharf |
Mechanics Bay and Parnell |
Mechanics Bay and Parnell |
Queen Street |
Shortland Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
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Below, click for a short movie of then-and-now treatments of a selection of 1860s images of old Auckland (about seven minutes including credits).
1860s Auckland | Then and Now
1870s
Shortland Street |
View from Queen St Wharf |
Customs St at Queen St Wharf |
Waterfront from Queen St Wharf |
Point Britomart |
St Matthew's Church |
Parnell |
Fort Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Northern Club |
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1880s
Burton Brothers studio
The Burton Brothers images below are ordered according to the firm's negative numbering system.
Queen and Victoria Streets |
Victoria Street |
Shortland Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Fort Street |
Customs Street |
Victoria Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Fort Street |
Queen Street |
Lower Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Central city panorama |
Wellesley Street |
Fort Street |
Queen and Wyndham Streets |
Lower Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Princes Street, St Paul's Church |
High Street |
High Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Parnell |
Lower Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Other 1880s photographs
Shortland Street |
Queen Street |
Harbour from Albert Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Princes Street |
Lower Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Customs Street |
Queen Street |
Lower Albert Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Lower Queen Street |
Queen Street |
Queen Street |
