# The old road’s houses, a Christchurch heritage walk A dozen entries along the road Upper Riccarton grew around, named houses, a church with its graveyard and lychgate each listed, a library built as a memorial, and the hotel the road was made for. Under a kilometre end to end. 12 listed stops · 5.8 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Upper Riccarton ## The stops, in order 1. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Middleton](https://www.chch.live/place/1) · Heritage NZ list 1824 Middleton, the named dwelling at the walk’s south end. 2. [Dwelling and Setting, Strone](https://www.chch.live/place/94), 75 Hansons Lane Strone, the road’s named houses continue. 3. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Stevenholme/ Rannerdale House](https://www.chch.live/place/555), 71 Suva Street Stevenholme, also listed as Rannerdale, two names on one listing. 4. [J.R. McKenzie Memorial Children's Library and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/444), 393 Riccarton Road The J.R. McKenzie Memorial Children’s Library, built as a memorial, on the roll. 5. [Dwelling and Setting, Midway](https://www.chch.live/place/151), 7 Middleton Road Midway, another named dwelling. 6. [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/196), 355B Riccarton Road A listed commercial building, the road’s working side. 7. [St Peter's Church Graveyard and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/144), 24 Main South Road St Peter’s graveyard, the ground around the church is its own entry. 8. [St Peter's Church & Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/418), 24 Main South Road · Heritage NZ list 1792 St Peter’s Church, the parish church on the roll. 9. [St Peter's Church Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/432), 25 Yaldhurst Road And its lychgate, the precinct’s third listing. 10. [Bush Inn Hotel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/195), 350 Riccarton Road The Bush Inn Hotel, the road’s own hotel, on the roll. 11. [Dwelling and Setting, Chokebore Lodge](https://www.chch.live/place/188), 148 Racecourse Road · Heritage NZ list 1791 Chokebore Lodge, the name alone earns the stop. 12. [Dwelling and Setting, Huntley](https://www.chch.live/place/284), 67 Yaldhurst Road Huntley, the last named dwelling on the walk. ## The reports along it 2,703 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9081790), [6 Brake St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/6-brake-street) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9077785), [55 Auburn Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/55-auburn-avenue) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9071422), [3E Field Terrace, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/3e-field-terrace) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069345), [11 Leslie St, ????, ??? 8041, ???](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/11-leslie-street) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9066555), [15 Leslie St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/15-leslie-street) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033949), Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9026691), [4 Haynes Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/4-haynes-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9026661), [24 Hansons Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/24-hansons-lane) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9026658), [24 Hansons Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/24-hansons-lane) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9026656), [34 Hansons Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/34-hansons-lane) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9024219), [8/380 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/8-380-riccarton-road) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9014615), [327 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/327-riccarton-road) --- 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: Upper Riccarton, https://www.chch.live/history/upper-riccarton The same ground today: Upper Riccarton, https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton 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/upper-riccarton-old-road.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The old road’s houses" walk?** A dozen entries along the road Upper Riccarton grew around, named houses, a church with its graveyard and lychgate each listed, a library built as a memorial, and the hotel the road was made for. 12 listed places, 5.8 km as the line runs, Upper Riccarton. **Where does "The old road’s houses" start and end?** Former Dwelling and Setting, Middleton to Dwelling and Setting, Huntley (67 Yaldhurst Road), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The old road’s 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 old road’s houses" walk?** 5.8 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.