# The old high street, a Christchurch heritage walk Five commercial listings and six listed pocket parks, High Street’s register reads like the street itself, the old shopfronts and the little triangles of public ground between them. A short walk down the old shopping mile. 11 listed stops · 0.7 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Christchurch Central City ## The stops, in order 1. [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/109), 291F High Street Triangle Reserve at 291 High, the first of the little triangles. 2. [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/469), 261F High Street Triangle Reserve at 261. 3. [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/413), 220F High Street Triangle Reserve at 220. 4. [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/558), 225 High Street The commercial building at 225, across from the triangles. 5. [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/472), 192F High Street Triangle Reserve at 192. 6. [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/414), 215F High Street Triangle Reserve at 215. 7. [Commercial Building Façade and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/111), 201 High Street The façade at 201, only the face is listed. 8. [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/415), 189F High Street Triangle Reserve at 189. 9. [Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company](https://www.chch.live/place/110), 101/158 High Street The former C F Cotter building at 158. 10. [Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites](https://www.chch.live/place/431), 181 High Street · Heritage NZ list 1909 The former A J White façade at 181. 11. [Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings](https://www.chch.live/place/549), 147 High Street · Heritage NZ list 1864 Duncan’s Buildings at 147, the walk’s far end. ## The reports along it 8,199 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083730), [270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082694), [208 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/208-cashel-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082690), [19 Bedford Row, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082607), [216 High Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/216-high-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082601), [160 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-cashel-street) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9082060), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081691), 152–160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9076699), [270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9076686), [279 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/279-saint-asaph-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9075453), [213b Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/213b-tuam-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9070296), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9070271), [115 Lichfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/115-lichfield-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 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 school’s own register, https://www.chch.live/walks/christs-college · The city’s stones, https://www.chch.live/walks/civic-stones · Belfries and chapels, https://www.chch.live/walks/belfries-and-chapels 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/high-street.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The old high street" walk?** Five commercial listings and six listed pocket parks, High Street’s register reads like the street itself, the old shopfronts and the little triangles of public ground between them. 11 listed places, 0.7 km as the line runs, Christchurch Central City. **Where does "The old high street" start and end?** Triangle Reserve and Setting (291F High Street) to Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings (147 High Street), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The old high street" 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 old high street" walk?** 0.7 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.