# Worcester Chambers

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Office building in Christchurch, New Zealand

Worcester Chambers Worcester Chambers in 2024 Interactive map of the Worcester Chambers area General information Type Office building Architectural style Georgian revival Location Christchurch Central City, 69 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, 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 Cecil Wood Heritage New Zealand – Category 2 Designated 26 November 1981 Reference no. 1950

The **Worcester Chambers**, recently also known as **Gough Chambers**, is a heritage building in [Christchurch](/source/Christchurch), New Zealand. It was designed by [Cecil Wood](/source/Cecil_Wood_(architect)) in 1926 and is designated as a Category II heritage building registered by [Heritage New Zealand](/source/Heritage_New_Zealand).[1][2] Located at 69 [Worcester Street](/source/Worcester_Street%2C_Christchurch) in [Central Christchurch](/source/Christchurch_Central_City), it was originally the site of a secretarial school called Digby's Commercial College.[3]

## 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes

As a result of earthquake strengthening in 2007 it withstood the Canterbury earthquakes in [2010](/source/2010_Canterbury_earthquake) and [2011](/source/2011_Christchurch_earthquake).

The Chambers in August 2011

## Owners

In September 2015, the building was bought for [NZ$](/source/New_Zealand_dollar)2.3m by members of the Gough family: prominent businessman Tracy Gough and two of this children, including [Christchurch City Councillor](/source/Christchurch_City_Council) 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]

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Worcester Chambers](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Worcester_Chambers).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Search the List | Worcester Chambers | Heritage New Zealand"](http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1950). *www.heritage.org.nz*. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Worcester Chambers | Canterbury Heritage Awards"](http://www.heritageawards.co.nz/entry/worcester-chambers/). *www.heritageawards.co.nz*. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Central City Heritage Guide"](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Culture-Community/Christchurch/ChristchurchHeritageGuide.pdf) (PDF). [Christchurch City Council](/source/Christchurch_City_Council). Retrieved 28 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Law, Tina (9 September 2015). ["Christchurch councillor Jamie Gough plans to restore $2.3 million heritage building"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/71847016/christchurch-councillor-jamie-gough-plans-to-restore-23-million-heritage-building). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gough_Chambers_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gough_Chambers_5-1) Liz, McDonald (27 September 2016). ["Gough family forced to cut rent on Christchurch heritage building"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/84700858/Gough-family-forced-to-cut-rent-on-Christchurch-heritage-building). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Liz, McDonald (2 December 2016). ["Goughs sell building to Dotcom lawyer"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/87126643/Goughs-sell-building-to-Dotcom-lawyer). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

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