New Zealand - Wellington - Lambton Quay Street Scene - 1945 Period - Real Photo Postcard Format - A B Hurst & Son Photographer #329545 Lambton Quay - Lambton Quay (once known as "Beach Street") is the heart of the central business district of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. - It was the site of the original settlement in 1840, which grew into Wellington. - Land uplift caused by the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake and further reclamation have left the street some 250 metres from the current shoreline. - Lambton Quay is named after John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, the first chairman of directors of the New Zealand Company. (source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambton_Quay)