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Sumner

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

On the register
5
in Sumner
Heritage NZ listed
1
Matched to an address
3
Sumner's suburb ring inside Christchurch. The same ground today: Sumner's suburb page holds the reports, the schools, the parks and the buses.

On foot, The sea front passes 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. Dwelling and Setting62 Nayland Street
  2. Dwelling and Setting58 Colenso Street
  3. Sumner Clock Tower and Setting147R Esplanade
  4. The Esplanade War Memorials, Sea Walls and Setting
  5. Tuawera/Cave Rock and Pilot/Signal Station, and Setting

Questions, answered briefly

How many heritage places are in Sumner?

5 on Christchurch’s heritage register, 1 of them also on Heritage New Zealand’s list. Each links its own record.

What heritage walks pass through Sumner?

The sea front, suggested itineraries whose stops are the listed places here, not official routes.

What is the most documented place in Sumner?

Sumner Clock Tower and Setting, 41 unread leads. Most documented, not most important, just the record somebody has got to.

Where does the Sumner 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.