# The college and the homesteads, a Christchurch heritage walk Ilam’s register reads like a campus tour: seven entries belong to College House alone, hall, library, chapel, blocks, lodge, with the old homesteads and their gardens around it. Flat ground, about two and a half kilometres if you walk the lot. 13 listed stops · 4.0 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Ilam ## The stops, in order 1. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Ilam](https://www.chch.live/place/115), 87 Ilam Road Ilam, the homestead the suburb is named for. 2. [Former Ilam Gardens](https://www.chch.live/place/116) The former Ilam gardens, the grounds are listed separately. 3. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Okeover](https://www.chch.live/place/114) Okeover, the other named homestead on the roll. 4. [College House Principal's Lodge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/247) College House, first entry, the Principal’s Lodge. 5. [College House Kitchen, Dining Hall, Office, Common Room, Study Centre, Foyer, Accommodation Block and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/450), 100 Waimairi Road The kitchen, dining hall and offices, the college’s working side. 6. [College House Library and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/454), 100B Waimairi Road The library. 7. [College House Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/452), 100C Waimairi Road The chapel. 8. [College House Accommodation Block (North) Rymer, Chichele, Watts Russell and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/453) The north accommodation block. 9. [College House Accommodation Block (South) Stanford, Carrington, Milford, Parr, Warren and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/451), 100A Waimairi Road And the south, the college keeps seven entries to itself. 10. [College House Courtyard and setting](https://www.chch.live/place/455), 100A Waimairi Road The courtyard between them, listed ground again. 11. [Former Fendalton Open Air School Classroom and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/248) The former open-air school classroom, a small building with its own listing. 12. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/40), 83 Clyde Road · Heritage NZ list 9325 A listed dwelling back toward the road. 13. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/41) And the last one, at the walk’s east end. ## 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 jetty (25 m off the line) ## The reports along it 757 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9085652), [96 Clyde Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/96-clyde-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9058676), [128 Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/128-waimairi-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9046155), [9A Hamilton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/9a-hamilton-avenue) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9016867), [17 Hamilton Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/17-hamilton-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8990668), [15 Hamilton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/15-hamilton-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8984858), [15 Hamilton Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/15-hamilton-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8967801), [130 Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/130-waimairi-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8963514), [106 Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/106-waimairi-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8944017), University of Canterbury, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8926698), [100 Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/100-waimairi-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8917695), [101B Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/101b-waimairi-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8886734), [16 Hamilton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/16-hamilton-avenue) --- 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: Ilam, https://www.chch.live/history/ilam The same ground today: Ilam, https://www.chch.live/ilam 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/ilam-college-and-homesteads.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The college and the homesteads" walk?** Ilam’s register reads like a campus tour: seven entries belong to College House alone, hall, library, chapel, blocks, lodge, with the old homesteads and their gardens around it. 13 listed places, 4.0 km as the line runs, Ilam. **Where does "The college and the homesteads" start and end?** Former Dwelling and Setting, Ilam (87 Ilam Road) to Dwelling and Setting, the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The college and the homesteads" 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 college and the homesteads" walk?** 4.0 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.