Worcester Chambers

The Worcester Chambers, recently also known as Gough Chambers, is a Christchurch, New Zealand, heritage building designed by Cecil Wood in 1926.[1] Located at 69 Worcester Street in the Christchurch Central City, it was originally the site of a secretarial school called Digby's Commercial College.[2] As a result of earthquake strengthening in 2007 it withstood the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. It is a Category II heritage building registered by Heritage New Zealand.[3] In September 2015, the building was bought for NZ$2.3m by members of the Gough family: prominent businessman Tracy Gough and two of this children, including Christchurch City Councillor Jamie Gough.[4] The new owners renamed the building Gough Chambers.[5] Although they dropped the rent,[5] they were unable to find tenants and sold the building in late 2016 for NZ$2.18m to lawyer Gerard McCoy and his wife Siu-Wai McCoy.[6]

Worcester Chambers
Worcester Chambers in 2007
General information
TypeOffice building
Architectural styleGeorgian revival
LocationChristchurch Central City
Address69 Worcester Boulevard
Town or cityChristchurch
CountryNew Zealand
Coordinates43°31′51″S 172°37′56″E
Completed1927
OwnerGerard and Siu-Wai McCoy
Design and construction
ArchitectCecil Wood
Designated26 November 1981
Reference no.1950

References
  1. "Worcester Chambers | Canterbury Heritage Awards". www.heritageawards.co.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. "Central City Heritage Guide" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. "Search the List | Worcester Chambers | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. Law, Tina (9 September 2015). "Christchurch councillor Jamie Gough plans to restore $2.3 million heritage building". The Press. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. Liz, McDonald (27 September 2016). "Gough family forced to cut rent on Christchurch heritage building". The Press. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. Liz, McDonald (2 December 2016). "Goughs sell building to Dotcom lawyer". The Press. Retrieved 18 February 2017.


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