# The factory garden, a Christchurch heritage walk Nine entries between the Edmonds factory’s garden and the Avonside churchyard, the town board’s offices, an MED substation, and the named dwellings of the flat in between. Flat, short, and all on the register. 9 listed stops · 4.9 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Linwood ## The stops, in order 1. [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/place/70) The Edmonds Factory Garden, the factory’s grounds are the first entry. 2. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/11), 14 Bass Street · Heritage NZ list 1876 A listed dwelling on the way south. 3. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/2), 63 Aldwins Road · Heritage NZ list 579 Another, the flat kept its houses. 4. [Former Linwood Town Board Offices and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/283), 388 Worcester Street · Heritage NZ list 5382 The former Linwood Town Board offices, local government’s own building. 5. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/74), 196 Fitzgerald Avenue · Heritage NZ list 5292 A listed dwelling mid-walk. 6. [MED Substation](https://www.chch.live/place/307), 70E Linwood Avenue The MED substation, infrastructure on the register. 7. [Dwelling and Setting, Englefield](https://www.chch.live/place/75), 230 Fitzgerald Avenue · Heritage NZ list 1867 Englefield, the walk’s named dwelling. 8. [Holy Trinity Avonside Graveyard and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/10), 168 Stanmore Road Holy Trinity Avonside’s graveyard, the churchyard is its own entry. 9. [Holy Trinity Avonside Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/468), 168 Stanmore Road And its lychgate, the last stop, at the gate. ## 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 Beverley Park, built 2009 - A set of steps at Linwood Community Arts Centre, 3 steps · built 1899 (1 m off the line) - A boardwalk at Edmonds Park, 2 m long · built 2009 (1 m off the line) - A footbridge at Edmonds Park, 3.8 m long · built 2018 (5 m off the line) - A ramp at Linwood Community Arts Centre, 8.8 m long · built 1899 (6 m off the line) - A shelter at Edmonds Factory Garden, built 2009 (6 m off the line) - A set of steps at Linwood Community Arts Centre, 3 steps · built 1899 (8 m off the line) - A set of steps at Linwood Community Arts Centre, 2 steps · built 1899 (8 m off the line) ## The reports along it 5,188 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9091089), [32 Brittan St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/32-brittan-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9079801), [20 Lychgate Close, Linwood, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/20-lychgate-close) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9079788), [122 Avonside Drive, Linwood, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/122-avonside-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9078103), [408 Worcester Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/408-worcester-street) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9072442), [21 Haast Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/21-haast-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9066982), [408 Worcester Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/408-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9057576), Stanmore Rd near Lychgate Cl, Linwood, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9050726), [20 Lychgate Close, Linwood, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/20-lychgate-close) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9049787), [50 Avonside Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/50-avonside-drive) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9049055), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9043589), [208 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/208-fitzgerald-avenue) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9038646), [374 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/linwood/374-gloucester-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: Linwood, https://www.chch.live/history/linwood The same ground today: Linwood, https://www.chch.live/linwood 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/linwood-factory-garden.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The factory garden" walk?** Nine entries between the Edmonds factory’s garden and the Avonside churchyard, the town board’s offices, an MED substation, and the named dwellings of the flat in between. 9 listed places, 4.9 km as the line runs, Linwood. **Where does "The factory garden" start and end?** Edmonds Factory Garden to Holy Trinity Avonside Lychgate and Setting (168 Stanmore Road), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The factory garden" 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 factory garden" walk?** 4.9 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.