Cathedral Square Chess Set
Cathedral Square Chess Set is an attraction at Cathedral Square, Central City, Christchurch.
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Checked 20 Oct 2026
Challenge your friends and family to a game of chess with this giant chess set, located in Cathedral Square
Sits inside Cathedral Square and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 45 attractions in Christchurch Central City, 29% of the city’s count
Cathedral Square, Central City
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Nearby
More nearby places 6
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other attractions
More nearby attractions 5
All 45 attractions in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Cathedral Square, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Attractions | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
A name, a kind and a pin, the sources carry little more. Add what you know on OpenStreetMap →
How the council’s directory described it
Challenge your friends and family to a game of chess with this giant chess set, located in Cathedral Square.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Cathedral Square and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
| Consent CRC166951 | Small Scale Burner, held by Glen Dimplex New Zealand Limited, to 1 Apr 2051, 11 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC130146 | Disturb or Excavate Land, held by Christchurch City Council, 16 m from the pin | ECan consents |
Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937
The Combined Services / [service Crests] / Navy
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueThe reports nearby
6,826 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,640 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,826 reports on file
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Road Signage
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicle
General Request
Trees - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Animal - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
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An attraction in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Cathedral Square, Central City, on Cathedral Square. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
Cheapskates Skate Skool (41 m), Happy Tours (44 m), CST - Christchurch Sightseeing Tours (53 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Dumplings Paradise (20 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 179 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 125 m; nearest park: Godley Statue Reserve (25 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
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- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
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