Grubb Cottage
Grubb Cottage is an attraction in Lyttelton, Banks Peninsula.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
★5 on Google, 5 reviews, as at October 2026
Historic cottage in Lyttelton, listed as an attraction, the dwelling is Highly Significant heritage-listed: read from the public record
Sits inside Dwelling and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
Lyttelton
Reviews
★5 on Google, 5 reviews, as at October 2026.
What an awesome wee piece of history that has survived all the quakes! Appreciated the knowledgeable friendly man that was showing us around. Free entry. Surprised at how intact and in original condition the cottage still is. Only open on a Saturday morning from 10.30am-12.30pm. Grubb cottage built in 1851, it is the oldest surviving domestic dwelling in Lyttelton and one of the earliest in Canterbury. It was built by John Grubb who was one of the first residents of Lyttelton. His business as a shipwright resulted in him also owning the first ship in the port. John died in 1898 and is buried L
yoyo 2wheels, a year agoAs soon as I seen a friends photo of this place I had to go check it out for myself and wow what a place. Spent a hour here just looking around taking photos and some videos. Worth a visit.
Exploring with Mark, 2 years agoMy paternal grandmother, Violet Whitmore was a decendent of the Grubb family. Her mother was John Grubb’s daughter. It is so special to have this workers cottage preserved by the City Council as a place for everyone to enjoy.
Jenny Gamble, 3 years ago
Getting there
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Nearby
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
Also in Lyttelton
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Attractions | OpenStreetMap |
A name, a kind and a pin, the sources carry little more. Add what you know on OpenStreetMap →
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Medium density residential zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Dwelling and Setting (Heritage NZ category 2), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Sled Dog / New Zealand Antarctic Society
In Memory
In Memory of Stanley James Helms 1947 - 1997 in RecognitionThe reports nearby
1,228 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,041 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,228 reports on file
Facility - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Road Signage
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Facility - General Request
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Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
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Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Street Gutters / Storm WaterQuestions, answered briefly
An attraction in Lyttelton, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Lyttelton, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
Opening Soon: Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum (133 m), Volo Jetski Adventures (263 m), Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society (277 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Bank of New Zealand (35 m); the Winchester St near Coleridge Tce bus stop is 102 m away: routes 8, 155; nearest park: Albion Square (81 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:
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
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