# The sea front, a Christchurch heritage walk Sumner keeps five entries on the register, the rock, the sea walls, the clock tower and two houses, and this walk covers all of them. Flat along the front, then a little uphill. 5 listed stops · 2.6 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Sumner ## The stops, in order 1. [Sumner Clock Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/439), 147R Esplanade The clock tower on the Esplanade, the village’s own listing. 2. [The Esplanade War Memorials, Sea Walls and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/420) The war memorials and sea walls, one listing for the whole front edge. 3. [Tuawera/Cave Rock and Pilot/Signal Station, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/229) Tuawera/Cave Rock, the rock on the beach, listed with its pilot and signal station. 4. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/163), 62 Nayland Street 62 Nayland Street, a dwelling on the roll. A private house, so the record is the visit. 5. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/462), 58 Colenso Street · Heritage NZ list 7406 58 Colenso Street, the other Sumner house, up from the beach and on the Heritage NZ list. ## 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 Scarborough Park, 6 steps · built 2013 - A set of steps at Scarborough Beach Developed, 2 steps · built 2013 (5 m off the line) - A ramp at Marriner St And Flowers Track, 10 m long · built 2000 (9 m off the line) - A ramp at Marriner St And Flowers Track, 18 m long · built 2000 (10 m off the line) - A set of steps at Scarborough Beach Developed, 5 steps · built 2013 (12 m off the line) - A ramp at Scarborough Beach, 13 m long · built 1998 (14 m off the line) - A set of steps at Scarborough Beach Developed, 5 steps · built 2013 (14 m off the line) - A ramp at Sumner Beach, 9 m long · built 2002 (15 m off the line) ## The reports along it 2,440 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/9084221), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083524), [16 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/16-esplanade) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9082963), [58 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/58-esplanade) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082027), [25 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/25-esplanade) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9075213), [52 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/52-esplanade) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071150), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9065025), [110 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/110-esplanade) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9064422), [27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059946), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9055332), [61 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/61-nayland-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052824), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052785), [27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade) --- 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: Sumner, https://www.chch.live/history/sumner The same ground today: Sumner, https://www.chch.live/sumner 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/sumner-front.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The sea front" walk?** Sumner keeps five entries on the register, the rock, the sea walls, the clock tower and two houses, and this walk covers all of them. 5 listed places, 2.6 km as the line runs, Sumner. **Where does "The sea front" start and end?** Sumner Clock Tower and Setting (147R Esplanade) to Dwelling and Setting (58 Colenso Street), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The sea front" 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 sea front" walk?** 2.6 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.