# The square and its ring, a Christchurch heritage walk The shortest walk here and the most fought over. The square the city was surveyed around, the buildings that ringed it, and the street the rebuild saved whole. Start anywhere, it is a loop. 8 listed stops · 1.1 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Central city ## The stops, in order 1. [ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/30), 100 Cathedral Square · Heritage NZ list 46 The cathedral itself, the register entry predates the earthquakes by decades; what the spire looked like before is on the place page. 2. [Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/29), 105 Cathedral Square · Heritage NZ list 3666 Godley keeps standing in the square’s middle, the statue and its plot are one listing. 3. [Former Government Buildings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/276), 26/28 Cathedral Square · Heritage NZ list 301 The old Government Buildings, the one that survived being the state’s front door and several later tenants. 4. [Cathedral Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/28) The square’s own listing, the ground itself, not a building on it. 5. [Commercial Building and Setting, Former State Insurance](https://www.chch.live/place/278), 58/28 Cathedral Square · Heritage NZ list 1931 Former State Insurance, the north side’s survivor. 6. [Theatre Royal Façade, Dome, Staircase and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/87), 145 Gloucester Street · Heritage NZ list 1936 The Theatre Royal kept its façade, dome and staircase, the register lists exactly what was saved. 7. [New Regent Street Shops and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/164), 17 New Regent Street · Heritage NZ list 4385 New Regent Street, the whole streetscape listed as one entry, Spanish Mission end to end. 8. [Queen Victoria Statue/Canterbury Jubilee Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/238) The Queen Victoria statue on the way back, the jubilee memorial the square’s ring finishes at. ## What the register built on the way Council structures within about 30 m of the stop-to-stop line, the bridges, steps and shelters the route passes. Site names are the register’s own. - A ramp at Godley Statue Reserve, 8 m long · built 2009 (16 m off the line) - A set of steps at Godley Statue Reserve, 3 steps · built 2009 (16 m off the line) - A set of steps at Godley Statue Reserve, 9 m long · built 2009 (16 m off the line) - A set of steps at Godley Statue Reserve, 3 m long · built 2009 (16 m off the line) - A set of steps at Godley Statue Reserve, 4 steps · built 2023 (23 m off the line) - A set of steps at Victoria Square, 3 steps · built 2018 (28 m off the line) ## The reports along it 9,078 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9085935), [195 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195-hereford-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082761), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082743), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082738), [195R Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195r-hereford-street) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081855), [160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-manchester-street) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081691), 152–160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074919), [230 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074822), [211 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-oxford-terrace) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071726), [136 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/136-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070812), [86 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066878), [129 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/129-hereford-street) --- 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: Central City, https://www.chch.live/history/central-city The same ground today: Christchurch Central City, https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city 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/cathedral-square.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The square and its ring" walk?** The shortest walk here and the most fought over. 8 listed places, 1.1 km as the line runs, Central city. **Where does "The square and its ring" start and end?** ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting (100 Cathedral Square) to Queen Victoria Statue/Canterbury Jubilee Memorial and Setting, the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The square and its ring" 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 "The square and its ring" walk?** 1.1 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.