# Church, gaol and the workshops, a Christchurch heritage walk Addington’s register entries make one tight loop: a church with its square, its belltower and its lychgate all listed separately, a row of listed dwellings, the cemetery, the old gaol wall and the railway workshops' water tower. Under two kilometres end to end, a suburb’s whole history in one circuit. 11 listed stops · 1.9 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Addington ## The stops, in order 1. [Former Addington Railway Workshops Water Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/27), 66H Clarence Street · Heritage NZ list 5390 The workshops' water tower, the railway works' own landmark, first on the walk. 2. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/222), 13 Spencer Street · Heritage NZ list 4914 A listed dwelling on the way in, the streets kept a house too. 3. [Former Addington Gaol, Wall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/134), 15/336 Lincoln Road · Heritage NZ list 7467 The former gaol’s wall, the prison is gone; its wall is on the roll. 4. [Church of St Mary the Virgin and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/425), 21A Church Square · Heritage NZ list 7516 Church of St Mary the Virgin, the heart of the square. 5. [Church of St Mary the Virgin Belltower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/426) · Heritage NZ list 7516 The church’s belltower, listed in its own right. 6. [Church Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/38), 21A Church Square · Heritage NZ list 7516 Church Square itself, the ground is on the register. 7. [Church of St Mary the Virgin Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/427) · Heritage NZ list 7516 And the lychgate, the square’s fourth separate listing. 8. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/216), 383 Selwyn Street · Heritage NZ list 3698 The first of three listed dwellings in a row. 9. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/217), 389 Selwyn Street · Heritage NZ list 3700 The second. 10. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/218), 391 Selwyn Street · Heritage NZ list 3699 The third, a street’s worth of the roll, house by house. 11. [Addington Cemetery and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/309), 410 Selwyn Street Addington Cemetery, the walk ends with the suburb’s dead. ## The reports along it 3,972 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9093017), [78 Poulson St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/78-poulson-street) - [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9088540), [35 Church Square, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/35-church-square) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9083649), [424 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/424-selwyn-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069503), [292 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/292-lincoln-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9069502), [294 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/294-lincoln-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069493), [316 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/316-lincoln-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069491), [316 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/316-lincoln-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069489), [330 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/330-lincoln-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9069484), [330 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/330-lincoln-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069482), [342 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/342-lincoln-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9069469), [355 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/355-lincoln-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9069317), [351 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/351-lincoln-road) --- Every stop is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule. The order and the notes are chch.live’s; the listings are the council’s and Heritage New Zealand’s. The rest of the register here: Addington, https://www.chch.live/history/addington The same ground today: Addington, https://www.chch.live/addington The register, mapped: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=heritage Every walk on the live map: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=walks The route as GeoJSON: https://www.chch.live/walks/addington-church-and-gaol.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "Church, gaol and the workshops" walk?** Addington’s register entries make one tight loop: a church with its square, its belltower and its lychgate all listed separately, a row of listed dwellings, the cemetery, the old gaol wall and the railway workshops' water tower. 11 listed places, 1.9 km as the line runs, Addington. **Where does "Church, gaol and the workshops" start and end?** Former Addington Railway Workshops Water Tower and Setting (66H Clarence Street) to Addington Cemetery and Setting (410 Selwyn Street), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "Church, gaol and the workshops" really listed?** Every one, each pin is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule, and each opens the place’s own sourced record here. **How long is the "Church, gaol and the workshops" walk?** 1.9 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.