# Chester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

7 reports at 6 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2020. 7 separate days somebody filed something about it.

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

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6293&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6293&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6293&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.*

## The addresses on it
- [26 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/26-chester-street), 2 reports
- [28 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-chester-street), 1 report
- [2 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-chester-street), 1 report
- [16 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-chester-street), 1 report
- [10 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-chester-street), 1 report
- [1-3 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-3-chester-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 5 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 1 report
- 2020, 3 reports

## On the register
- [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/34), 86 Chester Street East
- [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/36), 100 Chester Street East
- [Floral Clock and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/241), 66 Chester Street West
- [Former Boiler House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/424), 175 Chester Street East
- [Former Church of St Luke the Evangelist Bell Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/421), 258 Manchester Street
- [Former Dwelling and Setting, Holly Lea/McLean's Mansion](https://www.chch.live/place/145), 387 Manchester Street
- [Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building](https://www.chch.live/place/105), 217 Manchester Street

On foot: [Belfries and chapels](https://www.chch.live/walks/belfries-and-chapels) walks this street.

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (1,348 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520501.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 May 1852
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520522.2.16.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 May 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520529.2.16.5.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 May 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520807.2.3.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Aug 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.21.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.21.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520821.2.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Aug 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520828.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Aug 1852
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF LYTTELTON. (Lyttelton Times, 09 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530709.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Jul 1853
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530723.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Jul 1853
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF LYTTELTON. (Lyttelton Times, 22 July 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540722.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Jul 1854

## As it was reported
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1130200), 10 Chester Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01130200/1_TjYwkS.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1098373), 16 Chester Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01098373/1_pkBHqT.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/988079), 26 Chester Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00988079/0_ezHQN3
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/505442), 2 Chester St, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00505442/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/253549), 1-3 Chester Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00253549/0
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/168782), 26 Chester Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00168782/0

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

## Latest on record
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1130200) at [10 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-chester-street), 25 Jun 2020
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1098373) at [16 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-chester-street), 28 May 2020
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/988079) at [26 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/26-chester-street), 18 Feb 2020
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/505442) at [2 Chester St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-chester-street), 19 Sept 2018
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/253549) at [1-3 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-3-chester-street), 3 May 2017
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/223819) at [28 Chester St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-chester-street), 10 Feb 2017
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/168782) at [26 Chester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/26-chester-street), 28 Aug 2016

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Turkey-tails and allies seen — Oxford Street near Winchester Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/409073076), iNaturalist · tubbsnz, 18 Oct 2026
- [Dumpling King Chinese Restaurant at 107 Manchester Street, 2000s (Canterbury Stories CCL-UDH-Box19-105-Manchester-Street-009A).](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1x6u75t/dumpling_king_chinese_restaurant_at_107/), r/chch · Ted_Cashew, 16 Oct 2026
- [I’ve never used the services of a sex worker. It seems there are no streetwalkers on Manchester Street anymore, so I don’t know where to find one or what the going rates are. If anyone knows the…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1whm58d/how_to_find_a_whore_in_christchurch/), r/chch · This-Soft885, 16 Sept 2026
- [Whakamana Cannabis Museum, 217 Manchester Street, Christchurch, September 29th 2019 (Canterbury Stories CCL-DW-101101).](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wgdz3j/whakamana_cannabis_museum_217_manchester_street/), r/chch · Ted_Cashew, 15 Sept 2026

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 11 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 0 seriously hurt.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Chester Street?**

In [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Chester Street?**

7 reports at 6 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (5), water & drains (1), graffiti & vandalism (1).

**When was Chester Street first reported on?**

2016, the record covers 7 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2020.

**What heritage places are on Chester Street?**

[Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/34), [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/36), [Floral Clock and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/241), 4 more on the register.

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