| Worcester Chambers | |
| Location: | Christchurch Central City |
| Address: | 69 Worcester Boulevard |
| Location Town: | Christchurch |
| Location Country: | New Zealand |
| Coordinates: | -43.5307°N 172.6323°W |
| Completion Date: | 1927 |
| Architect: | Cecil Wood |
| Owner: | Gerard and Siu-Wai McCoy |
| Building Type: | Office building |
| Architectural Style: | Georgian revival |
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]
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, 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]