# The port’s first streets, a Christchurch heritage walk The port’s front: from the pilgrims' landing site along Norwich Quay, up London Street’s shopfronts, and back past the gaol site and the graving dock. A steep half-day; the register is dense here. 8 listed stops · 2.0 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Lyttelton ## The stops, in order 1. [Pilgrims Landing Site and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/337), 7 Norwich Quay The Pilgrims' landing site, where the First Four Ships' passengers stepped ashore. 2. [Former Harbour Board Office and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/336), 5 Norwich Quay · Heritage NZ list 1815 The former Harbour Board office, the port’s own front office. 3. [Signal Box and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/364), 1 Norwich Quay The signal box at the quay’s foot. 4. [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/349), 14 London Street London Street’s listed shopfronts start here, keep walking up the street. 5. [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/352), 47 London Street Another London Street storefront, the whole strip is a catalogue. 6. [Former British Hotel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/353), 10 Oxford Street The former British Hotel on Oxford Street. 7. [Former Lyttelton Gaol Site](https://www.chch.live/place/338), 26D Oxford Street · Heritage NZ list 7353 The gaol site, the prison the town was famous for is a listing, not a building. 8. [Graving Dock and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/346), 45 Godley Quay · Heritage NZ list 4389 The graving dock on Godley Quay, the dry dock cut into the harbour’s edge. ## 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 Lyttelton Library, 5.9 m long · built 1899 (7 m off the line) - A set of steps at Oxford Street Reserve, built 2008 (15 m off the line) - A set of steps at Sumner Road Gardens, 2 m long · built 2008 (16 m off the line) - A set of steps at Oxford Street Reserve, 2 m long · built 2008 (19 m off the line) ## The reports along it 2,235 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9086370), [8 St Davids St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/8-st-davids-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9075414), [54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-oxford-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9063671), [54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-oxford-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9060214), 44–78 London St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9052353), [26E Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/26e-oxford-street) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9052334), [17 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/17-oxford-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9033390), [5C Norwich Quay, Banks Peninsula, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/5c-norwich-quay) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9032668), [26E Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/26e-oxford-street) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9019163), [26 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/26-oxford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005341), [2 London Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/2-london-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9001841), [14 Canterbury St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/14-canterbury-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8993622), [35A Brittan Terrace, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/35a-brittan-terrace) --- 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: Lyttelton, https://www.chch.live/history/lyttelton The same ground today: Lyttelton, https://www.chch.live/lyttelton 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/lyttelton-harbour.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The port’s first streets" walk?** The port’s front: from the pilgrims' landing site along Norwich Quay, up London Street’s shopfronts, and back past the gaol site and the graving dock. 8 listed places, 2.0 km as the line runs, Lyttelton. **Where does "The port’s first streets" start and end?** Pilgrims Landing Site and Setting (7 Norwich Quay) to Graving Dock and Setting (45 Godley Quay), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The port’s first streets" 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 port’s first streets" walk?** 2.0 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.