# The port’s own town, a Christchurch heritage walk The harbour walk covers the waterfront; this one is the town behind it, the vicarages and named houses of the west end, the lodges and shops of the main streets, the cells, the stables and the cobblestone gutters the borough left on the roll. It ends at the battery that watched the harbour mouth. Long, with a climb at the finish. 18 listed stops · 4.6 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Lyttelton ## The stops, in order 1. [Magazine and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/335) · Heritage NZ list 7234 The magazine, where the port kept its powder. 2. [Erskine Point Gun Emplacement and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/393) The Erskine Point gun emplacement, the harbour’s western gun. 3. [Dwelling and Setting, Omarama](https://www.chch.live/place/409), 53 Cressy Terrace Omarama, the west end’s named dwelling. 4. [Dwelling and Setting/ Former St Saviour's Vicarage](https://www.chch.live/place/391), 2 Brittan Terrace The former St Saviour’s vicarage. 5. [Dwelling and Setting, Dalcroy House](https://www.chch.live/place/345), 16 Godley Quay · Heritage NZ list 7379 Dalcroy House. 6. [Dwelling and Setting, Lochranza](https://www.chch.live/place/328), 14 Godley Quay · Heritage NZ list 3087 Lochranza. 7. [Former Boarding House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/382), 28 Dublin Street The former boarding house, the town’s travellers had a listed roof. 8. [Former Kilwinning Lodge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/351), 26 Canterbury Street The Kilwinning Lodge, one of two lodge halls on the walk. 9. [Commercial Building and Setting, Former Maher's Drapery](https://www.chch.live/place/410), 31 London Street Maher’s Drapery, the main street’s commercial entry. 10. [St Saviours Church at Holy Trinity](https://www.chch.live/place/446), 17 Winchester Street St Saviour’s at Holy Trinity, the church the vicarage belonged to. 11. [2 Norwich Quay](https://www.chch.live/place/484), 2 Norwich Quay 2 Norwich Quay, back down to the water’s edge. 12. [Former Warder's House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/344), 39 Oxford Street · Heritage NZ list 7533 The former warder’s house, the gaol’s keeper had a listed home. 13. [Former Lyttelton Borough Council Stables and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/355), 4 Donald Street The borough council’s stables, local government kept horses here. 14. [Cobblestone Gutters and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/402) The cobblestone gutters, the street itself is a listing. 15. [Former Lyttelton Police Station Cells and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/339), 5 Sumner Road · Heritage NZ list 7355 The police station’s cells, the town kept its lock-up too. 16. [Former Masonic Lodge Hall, Lodge of Unanimity, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/342), 6 St Davids Street · Heritage NZ list 7382 The Masonic hall, the second lodge on the roll. 17. [Former Court Queen of the Isles Foresters' Lodge Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/360), 26 St Davids Street The Foresters' hall, the third; the town was built on lodges. 18. [Battery Point Battery](https://www.chch.live/place/412) · Heritage NZ list 7553 Battery Point, the battery at the harbour’s far point, the walk’s last climb. ## 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 set of steps at Albion Square, 5 steps · built 2014 - A set of steps at Albion Square, 21 steps · built 2014 - A set of steps at Sumner Road Gardens, 2 m long · built 2008 (4 m off the line) - A set of steps at Albion Square, 6 steps · built 2014 (4 m off the line) - A ramp at Lyttelton Recreation Centre, 2.62 m long · built 1899 (5 m off the line) - A set of steps at Albion Square, 6 steps · built 2014 (5 m off the line) - A set of steps at Lyttelton Recreation Centre, 6 steps · built 1899 (5 m off the line) - A set of steps at Lyttelton Cemetery, 14 m long · built 2008 (6 m off the line) ## The reports along it 3,461 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) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082720), [22 Godley 3, Lyttelton Christchurch 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/22-godley-3) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9075414), [54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-oxford-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9065307), 3–17 Cunningham Tce, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9065304), [2 Cunningham Tce, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/2-cunningham-terrace) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9063671), [54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-oxford-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9061594), [19 Park Terrace, Corsair Bay, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/19-park-terrace) - [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) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9033747), [13 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/13-marina-access) - [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) --- 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 More walks over this ground: The port’s first streets, https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-harbour 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-town.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The port’s own town" walk?** The harbour walk covers the waterfront; this one is the town behind it, the vicarages and named houses of the west end, the lodges and shops of the main streets, the cells, the stables and the cobblestone gutters the borough left on the roll. 18 listed places, 4.6 km as the line runs, Lyttelton. **Where does "The port’s own town" start and end?** Magazine and Setting to Battery Point Battery, the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The port’s own town" 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 own town" walk?** 4.6 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.