# The bush and the great houses, a Christchurch heritage walk The oldest ground the roll holds, Riccarton Bush’s remnant kahikatea, and the big houses the early families built along the river flat: Riccarton House, Deans Cottage, Mona Vale. 6 listed stops · 4.0 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Riccarton & Fendalton ## The stops, in order 1. [Former dwelling and setting, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/place/119), 16 Kahu Road Riccarton House, the Deans family’s third house, the one that stayed. 2. [Former dwelling and setting, Deans Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/120) · Heritage NZ list 3679 Deans Cottage, the 1843 original, the oldest building on the Canterbury roll. 3. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Okeover](https://www.chch.live/place/114) Okeover’s grounds edge the river bend across Kahu Road. 4. [Christchurch Boys' High School Main Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/228), 39 Kahu Road · Heritage NZ list 3658 Christchurch Boys' High’s main block on Kahu Road. 5. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/place/64), 63 Fendalton Road · Heritage NZ list 283 Mona Vale, the homestead the city owns, on the Fendalton Road bend. 6. [Mona Vale Gatehouse and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/65), 65 Fendalton Road · Heritage NZ list 1799 Mona Vale’s gatehouse, the lodge at the drive’s mouth is its own listing. ## 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 Mona Vale, 5 m long · built 2009 (3 m off the line) - A ramp at Mona Vale, 1 m long · built 2009 (6 m off the line) - A jetty (6 m off the line) - A footbridge at Mona Vale, 13.2 m long · built 2018 · rated accessible (7 m off the line) - A set of steps at Mona Vale, 4 steps · built 1899 (7 m off the line) - A viewing platform at Mona Vale, built 2009 (8 m off the line) - A set of steps at Mona Vale, 2 m long · built 2009 (9 m off the line) - A jetty (16 m off the line) ## The reports along it 1,101 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9064705), [54 Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/54-fendalton-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048617), Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9026829), [55 Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/55-fendalton-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9026730), [22 Daresbury Lane, Fendalton, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/22-daresbury-lane) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8971166), [8 Fendall Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/8-fendall-lane) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8912928), Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/8882966), [15 Daresbury Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/15-daresbury-lane) - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/8882944), [17 Daresbury Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/17-daresbury-lane) - [Sediment - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/8866844), Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8864967), [16A Daresbury Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/16a-daresbury-lane) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8826533), [70 Harakeke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/70-harakeke-street) - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/8799177), [16A Ngahere Street, Fendalton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/16a-ngahere-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: Fendalton, https://www.chch.live/history/fendalton · Ilam, https://www.chch.live/history/ilam The same ground today: Riccarton, https://www.chch.live/riccarton · Fendalton, https://www.chch.live/fendalton 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/riccarton-bush.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The bush and the great houses" walk?** The oldest ground the roll holds, Riccarton Bush’s remnant kahikatea, and the big houses the early families built along the river flat: Riccarton House, Deans Cottage, Mona Vale. 6 listed places, 4.0 km as the line runs, Riccarton & Fendalton. **Where does "The bush and the great houses" start and end?** Former dwelling and setting, Riccarton (16 Kahu Road) to Mona Vale Gatehouse and Setting (65 Fendalton Road), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The bush and the great houses" 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 bush and the great houses" walk?** 4.0 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.