# The borough’s own, a Christchurch heritage walk Woolston was its own borough once, and the register kept the evidence, the borough monument, the cemetery, the training hostel, a cottage named for whalebone. A kilometre and a half of the flat. 8 listed stops · 6.3 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Woolston ## The stops, in order 1. [Dwelling and Setting, Bloomsbury](https://www.chch.live/place/289), 37 Maunsell Street Bloomsbury, the named dwelling at the walk’s north end. 2. [Woolston Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/place/460), 76 Rutherford Street Woolston Cemetery, the borough’s dead get their own entry. 3. [Dwelling and Setting, Whalebone Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/72), 704 Ferry Road · Heritage NZ list 1945 Whalebone Cottage, the name is the story. 4. [51 Radley Street](https://www.chch.live/place/486), 51 Radley Street 51 Radley Street, a listed dwelling. 5. [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/71), 650 Ferry Road A listed commercial building, the borough’s working side. 6. [Former Girls’ Training Hostel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/475), 30 Sullivan Avenue · Heritage NZ list 7636 The former Girls' Training Hostel, institutional Woolston on the roll. 7. [Woolston Borough Monument and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/69) · Heritage NZ list 1949 The Borough Monument, the marker of the borough itself. 8. [MED substation and setting](https://www.chch.live/place/73) An MED substation, even the power company is heritage here. ## 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 ramp at Woolston Park, 4 m long · built 2009 - A ramp at Woolston Park, 4 m long · built 2009 - A set of steps, 3 steps · built 2018 - A jetty (2 m off the line) - A set of steps, 3 steps · built 2018 (6 m off the line) - A set of steps at Woolston Park, 12 steps · built 2017 (8 m off the line) - A set of steps, 6 steps · built 2018 (9 m off the line) - A viewing platform at Christchurch Quay Reserve, 5.7 m² deck · built 2006 (11 m off the line) ## The reports along it 6,339 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/9087462), [79 MacKenzie Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/79-mackenzie-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9085362), [79 MacKenzie Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/79-mackenzie-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075399), [32 Wildberry St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/32-wildberry-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074529), [102 Cumnor Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/102-cumnor-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074520), [102 Wildberry Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/102-wildberry-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074492), [102 Cumnor Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/102-cumnor-terrace) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070293), [713 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/713-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069870), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9066130), [23 Heathcote Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/23-heathcote-street) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9064577), [23 Maronan St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/23-maronan-street) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9061791), [61 Hopkins Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/61-hopkins-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9059426), [26 Richardson Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/26-richardson-terrace) --- 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: Woolston, https://www.chch.live/history/woolston The same ground today: Woolston, https://www.chch.live/woolston 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/woolston-borough.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The borough’s own" walk?** Woolston was its own borough once, and the register kept the evidence, the borough monument, the cemetery, the training hostel, a cottage named for whalebone. 8 listed places, 6.3 km as the line runs, Woolston. **Where does "The borough’s own" start and end?** Dwelling and Setting, Bloomsbury (37 Maunsell Street) to MED substation and setting, the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The borough’s own" 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 borough’s own" walk?** 6.3 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.