| Worcester Chambers | |
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Worcester Chambers in 2024
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| General information | |
| Type | Office building |
| Architectural style | Georgian revival |
| Location | Christchurch Central City |
| Address | 69 Worcester Boulevard |
| Town or city | Christchurch |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 43°31′51″S 172°37′56″E / 43.53072°S 172.63229°E / -43.53072; 172.63229 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Owner | Gerard and Siu-Wai McCoy |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Cecil Wood |
| Designated | 26 November 1981 |
| Reference no. | 1950 |
The Worcester Chambers, recently also known as Gough Chambers, is a heritage building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was designed by Cecil Wood in 1926 and is designated as a Category II heritage building registered by Heritage New Zealand.[1][2] Located at 69 Worcester StreetinCentral Christchurch, it was originally the site of a secretarial school called Digby's Commercial College.[3]
As a result of earthquake strengthening in 2007 it withstood the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.
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]
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