# 49 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City

12 reports on record since October 2021 · 6 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-manchester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 3
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1
- General Request, 1
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1

## Reported here
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8405399), 12 Jun 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8093293), 16 Apr 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4239554), 5 Feb 2024
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4227774), 2 Feb 2024
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3766171), 6 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3745825), 30 Sept 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3526290), 20 Jul 2023
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3446315), 23 Jun 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3427373), 16 Jun 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2443525), 26 Jun 2022

## Photographed here (6 on record)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8405399), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08405399/public/1_gemi5khmxymi.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8093293), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08093293/public/1_gjio331rweed.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4239554), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04239554/public/1_gh34i7igkecb.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2443525), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02443525/public/1_f3Cyzac.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1860073), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01860073/1_xm6lry.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1860070), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01860070/1_yOvSJ3.jpg

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Also reported on Manchester Street
- [297-299 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street), 103 reports
- [293 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/293-manchester-street), 72 reports
- [214 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-manchester-street), 72 reports
- [153 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-manchester-street), 52 reports
- [218 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218-manchester-street), 48 reports
- [76 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/76-manchester-street), 45 reports
- [204 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/204-manchester-street), 45 reports
- [192 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/192-manchester-street), 40 reports
- [Manchester Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5376&lon=172.6393&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5376&lon=172.6393&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5376&lon=172.6393&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5376&lon=172.6393&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## On the doorstep
- [Phoenix Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/phoenix-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), 12 m away · Restaurants
- [Mr Charcoal CHCH](https://www.chch.live/business/mr-charcoal-chch-christchurch-central-city), 18 m away · Restaurants
- [BBQ & More](https://www.chch.live/business/bbq-more-christchurch-central-city), 41 m away · Bbq
- [OneStaff](https://www.chch.live/business/onestaff-christchurch-central-city), 54 m away · Recruitment

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- [Manchester St near Welles St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53673), 27 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)
- [Manchester St near Allen St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53687), 71 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Manchester Street in 236 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 38 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=manchester-street&suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Christchurch Central City ran about **$508 a week**, $42 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## What was here, Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting
*134 m away · 2/210 St Asaph Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/226)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1917

## What was here, Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting
*145 m away · 7/204 St Asaph Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/227)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1911

## What was here, Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting
*216 m away · 201 St Asaph Street · located to ±40 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/477)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3118

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers
*237 m away · 210 Tuam Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/232)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3127

## What was here, Former Tuam Street Hall and Setting
*245 m away · 214 Tuam Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/233)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3140

## The green nearby
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 297 m to the edge
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 333 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), 373 m to the edge
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), 387 m to the edge
- [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), 427 m to the edge

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## The civic shelf nearby
- [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), 391 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 397 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 33 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 257 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 259 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), 259 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 291 m to the line · walk · bike

*Lines passing within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 49 Manchester Street?**

12 council reports on record since October 2021, most often graffiti (6), rubbish and bins - general (3), hazard, vehicle (1).

**Which suburb is 49 Manchester Street in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street).

**What stood at 49 Manchester Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/226), [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227).

**What is the nearest park to 49 Manchester Street?**

[Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 297 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=49-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street
