Dux de Lux | |
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![]() Dux de Lux in 2010 | |
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Former names | Llanmaes |
General information | |
Type | Residential, converted to a restaurant and bar |
Architectural style | English Domestic Revival style |
Location | corner Hereford and Montreal Streets, Christchurch Central City |
Address | 41 Hereford Street |
Town or city | Christchurch |
Country | New Zealand |
Coordinates | 43°31′54″S 172°37′49″E / 43.5318°S 172.6302°E |
Current tenants | nil (closed due to earthquake damage) |
Completed | 1883 |
Renovated | 1928/29 |
Client | John Lewis |
Owner | Art Centre Trust |
Landlord | Art Centre Trust Board |
Technical details | |
Floor count | two |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Francis Petre |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Collins and Harman |
Website | |
official website | |
Official name | Arts Centre of Christchurch Old Student Union Building |
Designated | 26 November 1981 |
Reference no. | 4907 |
References | |
"Dux de Lux". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 4 June 2011. |
The Dux de Lux (Latin: Masters of the Finest), originally called Llanmaes, was a popular beer garden and restaurant in Christchurch, New Zealand, that was part of the Arts Centre.
The building, initially a private home, became the home of the student union of the University of Canterbury at this central city site before the tertiary institution moved to the suburb of Ilam. It is listed as a Category II heritage building (register number 4907) by Heritage New Zealand. The building was closed following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, with the restaurant and bar moving to various suburban premises.