# The flat that kept its fabric, a Christchurch heritage walk South of the square the flat kept its working fabric, listed cottages on Shelley Street, dwellings on the poet-named streets, the MED’s substations, a coronation fountain. Flat the whole way. 9 listed stops · 2.9 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Sydenham ## The stops, in order 1. [Former Dwellings and Setting, Blackheath Place](https://www.chch.live/place/58), 71 Durham Street South · Heritage NZ list 1829 Blackheath Place, the row of former dwellings on Durham Street, on the Heritage NZ list. 2. [MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/77), 99A Gasson Street The MED substation on Gasson Street, the grid’s own fabric on the register. 3. [King Edward VII Coronation Memorial Lamp and Drinking Fountain and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/15) The coronation lamp and drinking fountain, the register names every part of it. 4. [Former MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/291), 259 Milton Street The former MED substation on Milton Street, retired from the grid, kept on the roll. 5. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/57), 12 Drummond Street 12 Drummond Street, a dwelling on the district plan’s roll. 6. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/220), 5 Shelley Street · Heritage NZ list 3701 5 Shelley Street, half of the listed pair. 7. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/221), 6 Shelley Street · Heritage NZ list 3702 6 Shelley Street, the other half, next door. 8. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/136), 52 Longfellow Street · Heritage NZ list 3719 52 Longfellow Street, a listed dwelling on the poet-named streets. 9. [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/230), 61A Tennyson Street · Heritage NZ list 1882 61A Tennyson Street, the roll’s last entry on this walk. ## The reports along it 7,867 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086780), [238 Milton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/238-milton-street) - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9083365), [15B Byron St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/15b-byron-street) - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9082854), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9077321), [45 Carlyle Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/45-carlyle-street) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9068904), Bruce Rod, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9064931), [460 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/460-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048694), [45 Carlyle St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/45-carlyle-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9047889), [282 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/282-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9045897), [409 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/409-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044497), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044498), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044486), [448 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/448-colombo-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: Sydenham, https://www.chch.live/history/sydenham The same ground today: Sydenham, https://www.chch.live/sydenham 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/sydenham-flat.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The flat that kept its fabric" walk?** South of the square the flat kept its working fabric, listed cottages on Shelley Street, dwellings on the poet-named streets, the MED’s substations, a coronation fountain. 9 listed places, 2.9 km as the line runs, Sydenham. **Where does "The flat that kept its fabric" start and end?** Former Dwellings and Setting, Blackheath Place (71 Durham Street South) to Dwelling and Setting (61A Tennyson Street), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The flat that kept its fabric" 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 flat that kept its fabric" walk?** 2.9 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.