# The houses the avenues kept, a Christchurch heritage walk Fifteen register entries, most of them the named dwellings of a leafy nineteenth-century suburb, plus a church, a war memorial, a park and a bridge. The walk strings them into one loop north to south, about two kilometres under the trees. 15 listed stops · 3.6 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Merivale ## The stops, in order 1. [Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/101) · Heritage NZ list 1798 A listed bridge first, Merivale’s entries start with infrastructure. 2. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/102), 2 Helmores Lane A listed dwelling on the bridge’s street. 3. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/103), 16 Helmores Lane And another beside it. 4. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Te Koroaha](https://www.chch.live/place/107), 59P Hewitts Road · Heritage NZ list 3130 Te Koroaha, the first of the named houses. 5. [St Andrew's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/108), 16 Merivale Lane · Heritage NZ list 304 St Andrew’s Church, the suburb’s listed church. 6. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Acland House](https://www.chch.live/place/175), 85 Papanui Road Acland House, a named former dwelling. 7. [Dwelling and Setting, Long Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/184), 10/142 Rugby Street · Heritage NZ list 1900 Long Cottage, the name says the shape. 8. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/130), 41 Leinster Road · Heritage NZ list 3717 Two listed dwellings a street apart, this is the first. 9. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/131), 61 Leinster Road · Heritage NZ list 3718 And the second. 10. [Elmwood School War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/129), 1/76 Leinster Road The Elmwood School war memorial, the school ground carries the names. 11. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/99), 70 Heaton Street · Heritage NZ list 3713 A listed dwelling near the park. 12. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/100), 74 Heaton Street · Heritage NZ list 3716 And its neighbour, the roll keeps them in pairs here. 13. [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/place/98) Elmwood Park, listed ground again. 14. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/473), 98 Heaton Street · Heritage NZ list 3714 One more dwelling on the way south. 15. [Dwelling and Setting, Damsels](https://www.chch.live/place/181), 283 Papanui Road · Heritage NZ list 1884 Damsels, the last named house on the walk. ## 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 footbridge at Millbrook Reserve, 2 m long · built 2009 (16 m off the line) - A set of steps at Millbrook Reserve, 8 steps · built 2009 (17 m off the line) ## The reports along it 1,934 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9092400), [13 Naseby Street, Merivale Christchurch New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/13-naseby-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9087658), [3 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-rossall-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9083763), [3 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-rossall-street) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069346), [126 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/126-winchester-street) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9044535), [116 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/116-winchester-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9044512), [116 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/116-winchester-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9041336), [121 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/121-winchester-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9031920), [126 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/126-winchester-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9029994), [80 Rugby St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/80-rugby-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9011269), [126 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/126-winchester-street) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9007834), [94 Rugby Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/94-rugby-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9005077), [87 Office Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/87-office-road) --- 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: Merivale, https://www.chch.live/history/merivale The same ground today: Merivale, https://www.chch.live/merivale 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/merivale-houses.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The houses the avenues kept" walk?** Fifteen register entries, most of them the named dwellings of a leafy nineteenth-century suburb, plus a church, a war memorial, a park and a bridge. 15 listed places, 3.6 km as the line runs, Merivale. **Where does "The houses the avenues kept" start and end?** Bridge and Setting to Dwelling and Setting, Damsels (283 Papanui Road), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The houses the avenues kept" 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 houses the avenues kept" walk?** 3.6 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.