# a, Fendalton, Christchurch

No council reports on record, but the archive knows the street: 20 places on the heritage register carry the name.

https://www.chch.live/street/fendalton/a

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5199&lon=172.599&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5199&lon=172.599&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5199&lon=172.599&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 register
- [Christchurch Boys' High School Main Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/228), 39 Kahu Road
- [Christchurch Boys' High School War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/470), 39B Kahu Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/78), 12 Glandovey Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/79), 27 Glandovey Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/80), 70 Glandovey Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/81), 60 Glandovey Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/113), 43 Holmwood Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/117), 5 Jacksons Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/118), 46 Jeffreys Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Avonhoe](https://www.chch.live/place/149), 4 Medbury Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting, Brenchley](https://www.chch.live/place/68), 5 St Barnabas Lane
- [Dwelling and Setting, Colwell](https://www.chch.live/place/150), 46 Memorial Avenue
- [Dwelling and Setting, Hatherley](https://www.chch.live/place/82), 19 Gleneagles Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting, Kooringa](https://www.chch.live/place/39), 88A Clyde Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Los Angeles](https://www.chch.live/place/66), 110 Fendalton Road
- [Former Dwelling and Setting, Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/place/64), 63 Fendalton Road
- [Former Riccarton Farm Buildings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/422), 39V Kahu Road
- [Former dwelling and setting, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/place/119), 16 Kahu Road
- [Mona Vale Gatehouse and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/65), 65 Fendalton Road
- [Mona Vale Lodge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/152), 40 Mona Vale Avenue

On foot: [The bush and the great houses](https://www.chch.live/walks/riccarton-bush) · [The old estates](https://www.chch.live/walks/fendalton-estates) walk this street.

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (64,083 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [LAST- NIGHT'S MEETING. (New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, 15 December 1841)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZGWS18411215.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Dec 1841
- [METROPOLITAN ANTI-CORN LAW ASSOCIATION. (New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, 13 June 1843)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZCPNA18430613.2.15), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Jun 1843
- [Original deeds in favour of the brothers Deans of their property at Dean's Bush, Riccarton, near Christchurch](https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/50819), [Hocken Digital Collections](https://www.chch.live/collection/hocken-digital-collections), 1 Jan 1847
- [Original deeds in favour of the brothers Deans of their property at Dean's Bush, Riccarton, near Christchurch](https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/50820), [Hocken Digital Collections](https://www.chch.live/collection/hocken-digital-collections), 1 Jan 1847
- [THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. (New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, 26 April 1848)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZSCSG18480426.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Apr 1848
- [THE "Wellington Independent." Wednesday, August 22, 1849. (Wellington Independent, 22 August 1849)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18490822.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Aug 1849
- [Untitled (Daily Southern Cross, 28 September 1849)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18490928.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Sept 1849
- [Christchurch NZ, 1852-1921](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/398881), [Kura Heritage Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/kura-heritage-collections-online), 1 Jan 1850
- [Avon River, Christchurch, 1852](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/402480), [Kura Heritage Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/kura-heritage-collections-online), 1 Jan 1850
- [Family portrait](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/smyth-family-collection/ccl-cs-80260), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1850
- [Holy Trinity Church, Lyttelton](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/411071), [Kura Heritage Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/kura-heritage-collections-online), 1 Jan 1850
- [A Good Deed](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2010/ccl-cs-66628), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1850

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Workshop - Council — 11 am, 20 Oct 2026](https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/ISCC_20261020_AGN_11050_AT_WEB.htm), The council · Christchurch City Council, 20 Oct 2026
- [Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board — 4.30 pm, 19 Oct 2026](https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/FWHB_20261019_AGN_11203_AT_WEB.htm), The council · Christchurch City Council, 19 Oct 2026
- [Information Session/Workshop - Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board — 3.30 pm, 19 Oct 2026](https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/ISWC_20261019_AGN_11290_AT_WEB.htm), The council · Christchurch City Council, 19 Oct 2026
- [Workshop - Canterbury Waste Joint Committee, 19 Oct 2026](https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/BCWJ_20261019_AGN_11873_AT_WEB.htm), The council · Christchurch City Council, 19 Oct 2026
- [Looking at buying a house first time And this is come back from building inspection We are worried AF and don’t know how to proceed The home is 1970s Any advise would be greatly appreciated](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1x86crb/needing_advise_from_home_buyers_in_chch/), r/chch · Group_Southern, 17 Oct 2026

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is a?**

In [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What is on record for a?**

No council reports, but 20 heritage-register places carry the name.

**What heritage places are on a?**

[Christchurch Boys' High School Main Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/228), [Christchurch Boys' High School War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/470), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/78), 17 more on the register.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=fendalton&street=a · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Fendalton&street=a