# The old university, a Christchurch heritage walk Before it moved to Ilam, the university kept a whole campus on Hereford Street, the roll lists its chemistry, physics, biology and engineering blocks, its library, its quadrangles and its students' union, building by building. A campus walk the way Christ’s College is a school walk. 12 listed stops · 0.6 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Christchurch Central City ## The stops, in order 1. [West Lecture Block and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/263), 50 Rolleston Avenue The West Lecture Block, the campus’s west door on Rolleston Avenue. 2. [Girls' High School/School of Art Block and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/255), 101/1 Hereford Street The Girls' High / School of Art block, the street’s first entry. 3. [Chemistry Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/265), 3/5 Hereford Street The Chemistry building. 4. [Library and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/261), 13 Hereford Street The Library. 5. [North and South Quadrangles and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/266), 13 Hereford Street The North and South Quadrangles, the ground between the buildings is listed too. 6. [Electrical Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/260), 13 Hereford Street The Electrical Engineering laboratory. 7. [Men's Common Room and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/268), 7 Hereford Street The Men’s Common Room. 8. [Biology and Observatory Block and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/256), 7 Hereford Street The Biology and Observatory block. 9. [Physics Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/264), 7 Hereford Street The Physics building. 10. [Electrical Engineering Extension, School of Engineering, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/262), 15 Hereford Street The Electrical Engineering extension, the school’s second entry. 11. [Students' Union and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/104), 39 Hereford Street The Students' Union, the last of the campus’s own. 12. [Mill Island and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/296), 71 Hereford Street Mill Island, a step east, where the campus met the river. ## 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 Avon Riverbank Central City, 3 steps · built 1899 (10 m off the line) ## The reports along it 5,493 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084452), [60 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-cashel-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9084216), [11 Rolleston Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-rolleston-avenue) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9070847), [48 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-boulevard) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070812), [86 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-worcester-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9069529), [15 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/15-cashel-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9062190), [28 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-worcester-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9054179), [88 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048411), [2 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048303), [48 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048293), [296 Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/296-montreal-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048260), [262A Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262a-montreal-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9048252), [262A Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262a-montreal-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: Central City, https://www.chch.live/history/central-city The same ground today: Christchurch Central City, https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city More walks over this ground: The square and its ring, https://www.chch.live/walks/cathedral-square · The boulevard, https://www.chch.live/walks/worcester-boulevard · The river bend, https://www.chch.live/walks/the-river-bend · The school’s own register, https://www.chch.live/walks/christs-college · The city’s stones, https://www.chch.live/walks/civic-stones · Belfries and chapels, https://www.chch.live/walks/belfries-and-chapels · The old high street, https://www.chch.live/walks/high-street 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/the-old-varsity.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The old university" walk?** Before it moved to Ilam, the university kept a whole campus on Hereford Street, the roll lists its chemistry, physics, biology and engineering blocks, its library, its quadrangles and its students' union, building by building. 12 listed places, 0.6 km as the line runs, Christchurch Central City. **Where does "The old university" start and end?** West Lecture Block and Setting (50 Rolleston Avenue) to Mill Island and Setting (71 Hereford Street), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The old university" 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 university" walk?** 0.6 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.