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142 places on Christchurch’s heritage register in Central City, what is known about each, and the document it is known from.

On the register
142
in Central City
Heritage NZ listed
77
Matched to an address
142
Central City's suburb ring inside Christchurch. The same ground today: Central City's suburb page holds the reports, the schools, the parks and the buses.

On foot, The square and its ring and The boulevard and The river bend and The school’s own register and The city’s stones and Belfries and chapels and The old high street and The old university pass through here.

The most documented here

The records with the most behind them, not the most important places, just the ones somebody has got to.

Every place on the register here

  1. Antigua Boatsheds and Setting2 Cambridge Terrace
  2. Armagh Street Kerbstones and Setting280A Durham Street North
  3. Biology and Observatory Block and Setting7 Hereford Street
  4. Bridge of Remembrance and Setting88 Cambridge Terrace
  5. Canterbury Club and Setting129 Cambridge Terrace
  6. Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings280 Durham Street North
  7. Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings Courtyard/Grounds280 Durham Street North
  8. Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings Former Land Transfer Office86 Armagh Street
  9. Captain James Cook Statue and Setting89 Armagh Street
  10. Captain Robert Falcon Scott Statue and Setting153 Oxford Terrace
  11. Chemistry Building and Setting3/5 Hereford Street
  12. Christ's College Administration Building and Setting33Q Rolleston Avenue
  13. Christ's College Chapel and Setting33G Rolleston Avenue
  14. Christ's College Dining Hall Tower and Hospital and Setting33 Rolleston Avenue
  15. Christ's College Former Big School and Setting33R Rolleston Avenue
  16. Christ's College Former Condell's House and Setting33U Rolleston Avenue
  17. Christ's College Former Hare Memorial Library and Classrooms and Setting33H Rolleston Avenue
  18. Christ's College Former New Classrooms and Setting33 Rolleston Avenue
  19. Christ's College Jacobs House and Setting33K Rolleston Avenue
  20. Christ's College Memorial Dining Hall and Setting33J Rolleston Avenue
  21. Christ's College Open Air Classrooms and Setting33I Rolleston Avenue
  22. Christ's College School House and Setting33A Rolleston Avenue
  23. Christchurch Boys' High School Gymnasium and Setting2B Worcester Street
  24. ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting100 Cathedral Square
  25. Christchurch Club and Setting154 Worcester Street
  26. Citizens' War Memorial and Setting99 Cathedral Square
  27. Classics Building and Setting50 Rolleston Avenue
  28. Clock Tower Block and Setting2 Worcester Street
  29. College Hall and Setting50 Rolleston Avenue
  30. Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting201 St Asaph Street
  31. Commercial Building and Setting228 Kilmore Street
  32. Commercial Building and Setting65 Cambridge Terrace
  33. Commercial Building and Setting225 High Street
  34. Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company101/158 High Street
  35. Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office1 Cathedral Square
  36. Commercial Building and Setting, Former Cook and Ross201/779 Colombo Street
  37. Commercial Building and Setting, Former Sargood Son and Ewen92 Lichfield Street
  38. Commercial Building and Setting, Former State Insurance58/28 Cathedral Square
  39. Commercial Building and Setting, Former W. Williamson Construction Company181 Montreal Street
  40. Commercial Building and Setting, Former Wellington Woollen Mills Manufacturing Company96 Lichfield Street
  41. Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers210 Tuam Street
  42. Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings147 High Street
  43. Commercial Building Façade and Setting201 High Street
  44. Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites181 High Street
  45. Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre115A Worcester Street
  46. Cranmer Square and Setting1P Cranmer Square
  47. Cuningham House and Setting7 Riccarton Avenue
  48. Curator's House and Setting5 Rolleston Avenue
  49. Digby's Commercial School/Worcester Chambers and Setting69 Worcester Street
  50. Dwelling and Setting56 Armagh Street
  51. Dwelling and Setting18 Beveridge Street
  52. Dwelling and Setting361 Cambridge Terrace
  53. Dwelling and Setting38 Cranmer Square
  54. Dwelling and Setting250 Kilmore Street
  55. Dwelling and Setting311 Montreal Street
  56. Dwelling and Setting402 Montreal Street
  57. Dwelling and Setting404 Montreal Street
  58. Dwelling and Setting406 Montreal Street
  59. Dwelling and Setting2/408 Montreal Street
  60. Dwelling and Setting1/2 Beveridge Street
  61. Dwelling and Setting122 Park Terrace
  62. Dwelling and Setting15 Worcester Street
  63. Dwelling and Setting21 Worcester Street
  64. Dwelling and Setting229 Worcester Street
  65. Dwelling and Setting23 Cashel Street
  66. Dwelling and Setting, Ironside House32 Salisbury Street
  67. Dwelling and Setting, Orari40 Gloucester Street
  68. Dwelling and Setting, Red House25 Armagh Street
  69. Dwelling/Commercial Building and Setting147 Fitzgerald Avenue
  70. Dwellings and Setting86 Chester Street East
  71. Dwellings and Setting100 Chester Street East
  72. Dwellings and Setting, Dorset Street Flats8 Dorset Street
  73. Dwellings and Setting, Maisonettes12 Bealey Avenue
  74. Dwellings and Setting, Mildenhall7/53 Gloucester Street
  75. Dwellings and Setting, West Avon Flats279 Montreal Street
  76. Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting230 Cambridge Terrace
  77. Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting295F Madras Street
  78. Electrical Engineering Extension, School of Engineering, and Setting15 Hereford Street
  79. Electrical Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting13 Hereford Street
  80. Façade and Setting, Former New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd214 Cashel Street
  81. Floral Clock and Setting66 Chester Street West
  82. Former Beaths Department Store (components)201/690 Colombo Street
  83. Former Bishop's Chapel and Setting100 Park Terrace
  84. Former Boiler House and Setting175 Chester Street East
  85. Former Church of St Luke the Evangelist Bell Tower and Setting258 Manchester Street
  86. Former CSA / CoCA Gallery and Setting66 Gloucester Street
  87. Former Dwelling and Setting82 Bealey Avenue
  88. Former Dwelling and Setting14 Oxford Terrace
  89. Former Dwelling and Setting5 Worcester Street
  90. Former Dwelling and Setting17 Worcester Street
  91. Former Dwelling and Setting23 Worcester Street
  92. Former Dwelling and Setting95 Oxford Terrace
  93. Former Dwelling and Setting, Holly Lea/McLean's Mansion387 Manchester Street
  94. Former Dwelling and Setting, Inveresk17 Armagh Street
  95. Former Dwelling and Setting, Rolleston House2 Gloucester Street
  96. Former Dwellings and Setting, Santa Barbara169 Victoria Street
  97. Former Government Buildings and Setting26/28 Cathedral Square
  98. Former Grosvenor Hotel and Setting367 Moorhouse Avenue
  99. Former High Street Post Office and Setting209 Tuam Street
  100. Former Magistrates Court and Setting85 Armagh Street
  101. Former Maturing Cellars and Administration Offices and Setting294 Kilmore Street
  102. Former Midland Club and Setting176 Oxford Terrace
  103. Former Municipal Chambers and Setting159 Oxford Terrace
  104. Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting7/204 St Asaph Street
  105. Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting2/210 St Asaph Street
  106. Former Shop/Dwelling and Setting40 Cranmer Square
  107. Former St Margaret's School Building and Setting25A Cranmer Square
  108. Former St Mary's Convent Chapel and Setting67/868 Colombo Street
  109. Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting124 Worcester Street
  110. Former Tuam Street Hall and Setting214 Tuam Street
  111. Former Vicarage of the Church of St Luke the Evangelist and Setting185 Kilmore Street
  112. Former West Christchurch School/Hagley Community College and Setting510E Hagley Avenue
  113. Girls' High School/School of Art Block and Setting101/1 Hereford Street
  114. Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting105 Cathedral Square
  115. Hydraulic Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting28 Worcester Street
  116. Jubilee Clock Tower and Setting95 Victoria Street
  117. Library and Setting13 Hereford Street
  118. Men's Common Room and Setting7 Hereford Street
  119. Mill Island and Setting71 Hereford Street
  120. New Regent Street Shops and Setting17 New Regent Street
  121. North and South Quadrangles and Setting13 Hereford Street
  122. Nurses' Memorial Chapel and Setting2J Riccarton Avenue
  123. Physics Building and Setting7 Hereford Street
  124. Registry and Setting40 Worcester Street
  125. Rhododendron Island and Setting78 Cambridge Terrace
  126. Robert McDougall Art Gallery and Setting9 Rolleston Avenue
  127. Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building217 Manchester Street
  128. St Luke's Chapel and Setting272 Hereford Street
  129. St Michael and All Angels Church Belfry and Setting90 Oxford Terrace
  130. St Michael's School Hall and Setting243 Durham Street South
  131. St. Michael and All Angels Church & Setting90 Oxford Terrace
  132. Students' Union and Setting39 Hereford Street
  133. The Bricks Site, Cairn and Setting311 Oxford Terrace
  134. Theatre Royal Façade, Dome, Staircase and Setting145 Gloucester Street
  135. Triangle Reserve and Setting291F High Street
  136. Triangle Reserve and Setting220F High Street
  137. Triangle Reserve and Setting215F High Street
  138. Triangle Reserve and Setting189F High Street
  139. Triangle Reserve and Setting261F High Street
  140. Triangle Reserve and Setting192F High Street
  141. Victoria Mansions and SettingF/91 Victoria Street
  142. West Lecture Block and Setting50 Rolleston Avenue

Questions, answered briefly

How many heritage places are in Central City?

142 on Christchurch’s heritage register, 77 of them also on Heritage New Zealand’s list. Each links its own record.

What heritage walks pass through Central City?

The square and its ring and The boulevard and The river bend and The school’s own register and The city’s stones and Belfries and chapels and The old high street and The old university, suggested itineraries whose stops are the listed places here, not official routes.

What is the most documented place in Central City?

ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting, 64 unread leads · a Wikipedia entry. Most documented, not most important, just the record somebody has got to.

Where does the Central City heritage list come from?

The district plan’s heritage schedule and Heritage New Zealand’s entries, the locality names are the register’s own, and every place here opens the document it is known from.