Worcester Chambers

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 Street in Central Christchurch, it was originally the site of a secretarial school called Digby's Commercial College.^[3]

Worcester Chambers
Worcester Chambers in 2024
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
Completed	1927
Owner	Gerard and Siu-Wai McCoy
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Cecil Wood
Heritage New Zealand – Category 2
Designated	26 November 1981
Reference no.	1950

2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes

As a result of earthquake strengthening in 2007 it withstood the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.

The Chambers in August 2011

Owners

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]