Lyttelton Timeball Station

He built the first substantial wharf and was well established by the time large numbers of settlers started arriving six years later with the First Four Ships.

[3] Peacock first promoted the erection of a time ball station in Lyttelton as a Member of the House of Representatives, but his suggestion was rejected.

He was also a Member of the Canterbury Provincial Council, and his suggestion in 1870 for a Lyttelton time ball found support.

[2] The castle-like complex initially comprised an octagonal tower supporting the time ball and a three-storey building which provided accommodation, work areas as well as housing the clock.

[6] The New Zealand Heritage Trust decided that it would be dismantled after engineering advice indicated that the building could not be saved due to public safety concerns, though they hoped to salvage the time ball mechanism and were investigating whether reconstruction was a viable option.