# The old north road, a Christchurch heritage walk Papanui Road was the road north before the suburbs were suburbs, and St Albans kept the best of its houses, the register lists nineteen places here, most of them on the road or a street off it. This walk follows the road south and picks up the named dwellings on the way. Flat, about two kilometres with the detours. 13 listed stops · 4.1 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · St Albans ## The stops, in order 1. [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/174), 20 Papanui Road A commercial building on the road’s north end, the walk starts where the shops start. 2. [Te Whatu Manawa Maoritanga O Rehua and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/224), 79 Springfield Road Te Whatu Manawa Māoritanga o Rehua on Springfield Road, the register’s Rehua entry. 3. [Former Dwelling/ School and Setting, Former Rangi Ruru/Roseneath House](https://www.chch.live/place/177), 110 Papanui Road The former dwelling and school at 110 Papanui Road, two past lives in one listing. 4. [Dwelling and Setting, Te Wepu](https://www.chch.live/place/48), 122 Papanui Road · Heritage NZ list 4923 Te Wepu at 122 Papanui Road, the first of the road’s named houses. 5. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/190), 45 Ranfurly Street · Heritage NZ list 298 45 Ranfurly Street, half of the street’s listed pair. 6. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/189), 41 Ranfurly Street · Heritage NZ list 1890 41 Ranfurly Street, the other half, a few doors down. 7. [Dwelling and Setting, Orana](https://www.chch.live/place/178), 146 Papanui Road · Heritage NZ list 1910 Orana at 146 Papanui Road, another named house the road kept. 8. [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/place/4) Abberley Park, listed ground, not just a house on it. 9. [Dwelling and Setting, Amwell](https://www.chch.live/place/179), 166 Papanui Road Amwell at 166 Papanui Road, the names continue south. 10. [Former St Albans Automatic Telephone Exchange and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/464), 29 St Albans Street The former automatic telephone exchange on St Albans Street, infrastructure on the register. 11. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Fitzroy](https://www.chch.live/place/148) · Heritage NZ list 1908 Fitzroy, a named former dwelling off the road. 12. [Dwelling and Setting, Chippenham Lodge](https://www.chch.live/place/16), 51 Browns Road · Heritage NZ list 1846 Chippenham Lodge on Browns Road, the named lodge on the roll. 13. [Dwelling and Setting, Cobham](https://www.chch.live/place/127), 35 Knowles Street · Heritage NZ list 1883 Cobham on Knowles Street, the walk’s last entry. ## 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 Abberley Park, 6 m long · built 2006 - A set of steps at Abberley Park, 2 steps · built 2009 - A shelter at Abberley Park, built 2009 (4 m off the line) - A shelter at Abberley Park, built 2009 (13 m off the line) - A shelter at Abberley Park - Facilities, built 2009 (20 m off the line) - A shelter at Abberley Park - Facilities, built 2009 (21 m off the line) - A ramp at Abberley Park, 7 m long · built 2009 (22 m off the line) - A shelter at Abberley Park - Facilities (23 m off the line) ## The reports along it 1,834 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9089898), [23 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9067402), [56 St Albans St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/56-st-albans-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9067082), [35 Webb St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/35-webb-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9031986), [39 Derby Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/39-derby-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9009424), [36 Ranfurly St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/36-ranfurly-street) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9006983), [36 Beverley Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/36-beverley-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9005689), [57 Ranfurly St, St Albans Northland 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/57-ranfurly-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9005609), Abberley Park 15 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8998955), [39 Derby Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/39-derby-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8977062), [53 Derby Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/53-derby-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976002), [39A McDougall Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/39a-mcdougall-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8975973), [2 Bristol Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/2-bristol-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: St Albans, https://www.chch.live/history/st-albans The same ground today: Saint Albans, https://www.chch.live/saint-albans 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/st-albans-north-road.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The old north road" walk?** Papanui Road was the road north before the suburbs were suburbs, and St Albans kept the best of its houses, the register lists nineteen places here, most of them on the road or a street off it. 13 listed places, 4.1 km as the line runs, St Albans. **Where does "The old north road" start and end?** Commercial Building and Setting (20 Papanui Road) to Dwelling and Setting, Cobham (35 Knowles Street), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The old north road" 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 old north road" walk?** 4.1 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.