Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former)

Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former) is a building in Dunedin City, Otago. Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former) is situated nearby to Dunedin City Petanque, as well as near the pitch Montecillo Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kensington Oval and Dunedin Southern Cemetery.

Kensington Oval

Park

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The Kensington Oval, formerly known as the South Dunedin Recreation Ground, is a park and sports ground in Kensington, Dunedin, New Zealand. It is also known as just The Oval, although this name has become less common in recent years due to the potential confusion with the University Oval in the north of the city. Kensington Oval is situated 1 km east of Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former).

Dunedin Southern Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Southern Cemetery in Dunedin, New Zealand was the first major cemetery to be opened in the city. The cemetery was opened in 1858, ten years after the founding of the city in an area known as Little Paisley. Dunedin Southern Cemetery is situated 630 metres southeast of Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former).

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Dunedin

Church

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St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was a prominent church in Dunedin, New Zealand. Designed by pre-eminent Dunedin Robert Lawson it was constructed in 1870 to serve a rapidly developing area of the city which became notorious for its slum housing, poverty and crime which led to it being referred to as the "Devil's Half-Acre" from 1873 onwards. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Dunedin is situated 1 km northeast of Caversham Immigration Barracks (Former).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maryhill and Kensington.