▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁beaut ifying ▁the ▁res erves ▁and ▁gard ens ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Christ ch urch ▁and ▁impro ving ▁the ▁Av on ▁River ." ▁The ▁colour ful ▁Pe ac ock ▁F ount ain ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens . ▁The ▁f ount ain ▁spent ▁many ▁dec ades ▁in ▁storage , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁display ▁again ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Pe ac ock ' s ▁Wh arf ▁Captain ▁Joseph ▁Thomas ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁jet ty ▁at ▁Ly tt el ton , ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Four ▁Sh ips ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁Pe ac ock ▁built ▁the ▁second ▁wh arf , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁His ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁Christ ch urch ▁Press ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁landing - place ▁in ▁Ly tt el ton ▁of ▁any ▁importance . ▁The ▁wh arf ▁was ▁sold , ▁together ▁with ▁Pe ac ock ' s ▁other ▁business , ▁to ▁Turner ▁and ▁Buch an an , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Ly tt el ton ▁Har bour ▁Board ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁Pe ac ock ' s ▁Wh arf , ▁al beit ▁in ▁much ▁modified ▁and ▁en larg ed ▁form , ▁still ▁exists , ▁but ▁is ▁these ▁days ▁simply ▁called ▁" No ▁ 7 ▁Wh arf ". ▁ ▁Stre ets ▁and ▁Res erves ▁Pe ac ock ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁Christ