Soldiers‘ Block
Soldiers‘ Block is a public building in Hurunui District, Canterbury. Soldiers‘ Block is situated nearby to the swimming pool Hexagonal Pools, as well as near Rock Pools.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen Mary Hospital and St Roch’s Church.
Queen Mary Hospital
Nature reserve
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Queen Mary Hospital, in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand is a former residential alcohol and drug treatment hospital. It opened in 1916 to treat returned servicemen from World War I, on the site of a sanatorium built in 1879.
St Roch’s Church
Church
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Roch’s Church is situated 180 metres southeast of Soldiers‘ Block.
Church of the Epiphany, Hanmer Springs
Church
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Church of the Epiphany, Hanmer Springs is situated 560 metres northeast of Soldiers‘ Block.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanmer Springs.
Hanmer Springs
Photo: Kiwi05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hanmer Springs is a small town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, known for its hot pools. The Māori name for Hanmer Springs is Te Whakatakanga o te ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea, which means "where the ashes of Tamatea's fire lay", referring to Tamatea, the captain of the canoe Tākitimu.
Soldiers‘ Block
- Type: Public building
- Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and government building
- Location: Hurunui District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.52376° or 42° 31′ 26″ southLongitude
172.82806° or 172° 49′ 41″ eastOpen location code
4V9JFRGH+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 884261856OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hexagonal Pools and Hexagonal Pools.
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