Sumner Clocktower

This clock and tower were donated to the Borough of Sumner by Richard Edward Green, to perpetuate the name of his father Edmund Green, a Canterbury pioneer who arrived in Christchurch on 4 August 1859 to install the telegraph system over this island, the first in New Zealand. His son, the donor, was born in Staffordshire, England, on 14 December 1852, and came to Christchurch with his parents in the ship Mary Ann.

Standing on the eastern foreshore on the Sumner esplanade, the clocktower is a significant and handsome landmark, well known to locals and visitors.

There's a lovely cafe a few metres along the esplanade, just the place to sit and enjoy the view out to Pegasus Bay. I can see my home from here. Sumner is about 20 minutes drive from the Christchurch CBD, dependant, of course, on road works!