# The boulevard, a Christchurch heritage walk Worcester Street from the Bridge of Remembrance to Rolleston Avenue, the street the civic city stacked itself along: council, church, club, college. Flat, straight, under two kilometres. 8 listed stops · 2.2 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Central city ## The stops, in order 1. [Bridge of Remembrance and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/295), 88 Cambridge Terrace · Heritage NZ list 289 The Bridge of Remembrance, the war memorial arch the whole street is aimed at. 2. [Former Municipal Chambers and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/172), 159 Oxford Terrace · Heritage NZ list 1844 The former Municipal Chambers, where the council sat before the square’s south side. 3. [Worcester Street Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/282) · Heritage NZ list 1833 The Worcester Street bridge itself is listed, the crossing, not just what it carries. 4. [Christchurch Club and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/280), 154 Worcester Street · Heritage NZ list 292 The Christchurch Club, the oldest of the men’s clubs still standing. 5. [Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/279), 124 Worcester Street · Heritage NZ list 306 Former Trinity Congregational Church, the Gothic pile on the corner. 6. [Clock Tower Block and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/252), 2 Worcester Street The Clock Tower block, the Arts Centre’s front door on the boulevard. 7. [Hydraulic Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/259), 28 Worcester Street The hydraulic laboratory, the School of Engineering’s working remnant. 8. [Registry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/267), 40 Worcester Street The Registry, the university’s own record-keeper, listed. ## 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, 5 steps · built 1899 - A boardwalk at Rauora Park, built 2017 (1 m off the line) - A set of steps at Park Of Remembrance, 3 steps · built 2016 (2 m off the line) - A set of steps at Avon Riverbank Central City, 3 steps · built 1899 (3 m off the line) - A set of steps at Godley Statue Reserve, 3 m long · built 2009 (3 m off the line) - A ramp at Godley Statue Reserve, 8 m long · built 2009 (4 m off the line) - A set of steps at Park Of Remembrance, 1 steps · built 2016 (6 m off the line) - A ramp at Avon Riverbank Central City, 18 m long · built 2016 (7 m off the line) ## The reports along it 13,785 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9085935), [195 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195-hereford-street) - [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) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082771), [196 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-gloucester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082761), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082743), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082738), [195R Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195r-hereford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082730), [196 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-hereford-street) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081855), [160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-manchester-street) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081691), 152–160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071726), [136 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/136-worcester-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 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/worcester-boulevard.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The boulevard" walk?** Worcester Street from the Bridge of Remembrance to Rolleston Avenue, the street the civic city stacked itself along: council, church, club, college. 8 listed places, 2.2 km as the line runs, Central city. **Where does "The boulevard" start and end?** Bridge of Remembrance and Setting (88 Cambridge Terrace) to Registry and Setting (40 Worcester Street), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The boulevard" 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 boulevard" walk?** 2.2 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.