The Victoria
The Victoria is a bar or pub in Christchurch Central City.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
Bar in the central city, in the former Cook and Ross building, a Highly Significant heritage listing: read from the public record
Sits inside Commercial Building and Setting, Former Cook and Ross, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
Christchurch Central City
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
All 96 bars & pubs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC003361/2, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 21 May 2027 | MPI food register |
A name, a kind and a pin, the sources carry little more. Add what you know on OpenStreetMap →
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Transport | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Commercial Building and Setting, Former Cook and Ross (Heritage NZ category 2), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Victoria Square
Victoria Square plaque
Christchurch City Council / Victoria Square RedevelopmentThe reports nearby
5,475 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,398 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,475 reports on file
Road Signage
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Road Signage
Accessibility
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Damaged Street Light
Graffiti on a playground or in a parkQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Christchurch Central City, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
Victoria Free House (5 m), Social Wine Bar (33 m), The Last Word (178 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Victoria Free House (5 m); the Kilmore Street Town Hall bus stop is 267 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Victoria Square (107 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 6
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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)
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-victoria-christchurch-central-city.md.