# The school’s own register, a Christchurch heritage walk One school keeps eleven entries on the roll, Christ’s College’s chapel, houses, classrooms, halls and library each listed separately along Rolleston Avenue. The walk is a campus tour, ending at the memorial chapel across the river. Flat and short. 13 listed stops · 1.1 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Christchurch Central City ## The stops, in order 1. [Christ's College Open Air Classrooms and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/211), 33I Rolleston Avenue · Heritage NZ list 3282 The open-air classrooms, the school’s most unusual listing, first on the walk. 2. [Christ's College Former Big School and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/210), 33R Rolleston Avenue · Heritage NZ list 48 Big School, the former main classroom block. 3. [Christ's College Former Condell's House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/206), 33U Rolleston Avenue · Heritage NZ list 4913 Condell’s House, the first of the boarding houses. 4. [Christ's College School House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/209), 33A Rolleston Avenue · Heritage NZ list 3280 School House. 5. [Christ's College Former Hare Memorial Library and Classrooms and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/204), 33H Rolleston Avenue · Heritage NZ list 3278 The Hare Memorial Library, built as a memorial, like the dining hall to come. 6. [Christ's College Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/205), 33G Rolleston Avenue · Heritage NZ list 3277 The chapel, the school’s own entry among the city’s churches. 7. [Christ's College Jacobs House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/208), 33K Rolleston Avenue · Heritage NZ list 3279 Jacobs House. 8. [Christ's College Former New Classrooms and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/299), 33 Rolleston Avenue The former new classrooms, "new" only in the listing’s name. 9. [Christ's College Dining Hall Tower and Hospital and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/301), 33 Rolleston Avenue The dining hall tower, the tower and the hospital in one entry. 10. [Christ's College Memorial Dining Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/207), 33J Rolleston Avenue · Heritage NZ list 3276 The Memorial Dining Hall, the school’s war memorial you can eat in. 11. [Christ's College Administration Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/300), 33Q Rolleston Avenue The administration building, the last of the school’s own eleven. 12. [College Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/253), 50 Rolleston Avenue College Hall on Rolleston Avenue, a step beyond the school gate. 13. [Nurses' Memorial Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/194), 2J Riccarton Avenue · Heritage NZ list 1851 The Nurses' Memorial Chapel, across the river, the walk’s last memorial. ## 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 shelter at Nurses Memorial Chapel, built 1999 - A set of steps at Nurses Memorial Chapel, 4 m long · built 1999 (7 m off the line) - A shelter at Nurses Memorial Chapel, built 1999 (10 m off the line) - A shelter at Nurses Memorial Chapel, built 1999 (12 m off the line) - A shelter at Nurses Memorial Chapel, built 1999 (12 m off the line) - A shelter at Nurses Memorial Chapel, built 1999 (13 m off the line) - A set of steps at Nurses Memorial Chapel, 2 m long · built 1999 (15 m off the line) - A jetty (26 m off the line) ## The reports along it 1,996 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9084216), [11 Rolleston Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-rolleston-avenue) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9082415), 7–15 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9062190), [28 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9048444), [57 Rolleston Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/57-rolleston-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048411), [2 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-worcester-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9023006), [11 Rolleston Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-rolleston-avenue) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9022201), [7 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-rolleston-avenue) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9022146), [49 Rolleston Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-rolleston-avenue) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9007925), [64 Rolleston Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/64-rolleston-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8984605), [2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-worcester-boulevard) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8984600), [7 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-rolleston-avenue) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8961694), [31 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/31-worcester-boulevard) --- 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 More walks over this ground: The square and its ring, https://www.chch.live/walks/cathedral-square · The boulevard, https://www.chch.live/walks/worcester-boulevard · The river bend, https://www.chch.live/walks/the-river-bend 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/christs-college.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The school’s own register" walk?** One school keeps eleven entries on the roll, Christ’s College’s chapel, houses, classrooms, halls and library each listed separately along Rolleston Avenue. 13 listed places, 1.1 km as the line runs, Christchurch Central City. **Where does "The school’s own register" start and end?** Christ's College Open Air Classrooms and Setting (33I Rolleston Avenue) to Nurses' Memorial Chapel and Setting (2J Riccarton Avenue), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The school’s own register" 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 school’s own register" walk?** 1.1 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.