Lyttelton is a fun and exciting place to do archaeology. I’ve been lucky enough to get to do a bit of archaeology in Lyttelton in the last few months, mainly out in the road, because of the digging that’s been … Continue reading →
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 20 May 2013 entitled, "The Low Down on a Lyttelton Walk".
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 25 February 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she walks".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 25 February 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she walks".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
Our city is a repository for the social and historical narrative of our past Each street, wall, facade, interior is an integral part of the people who walked passed them, shopped in them, worked in…
A PDF copy of five posters that encourage walking. Each image includes the distances in metres and minutes to nearby places, beneath the words "Why not walk?".
If you walk along the Avon River by Cashel Street you might catch a glimpse of the small gondolas taking their fares for a leisurely punt through the city and botanical gardens. Today this attraction is aimed largely at tourists, … Continue reading →
  Of all the house sections in all the world, ‘The Smiths’ had to walk into mine. Between 1897 and 1899, that is… Today on the blog I’ll refrain from making jokes about ‘Brangelina’ and the 2004 movie that shares … Continue reading →
How did people get around Christchurch in the 19th century? People certainly walked, or rode, perhaps on a horse, or in a wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse, such as a dray, gig, hackney, or hansom. And let’s not forget … Continue reading →
A brochure created for Beca Heritage Week 2014, outlining SCIRT's repair work on heritage structures in the Central City. It was handed out to members of the public at SCIRT's walk and talk tours.
A PDF copy of a poster created for The Breeze Walking Festival. The poster reads, "When did you last walk together? A good stroll is even better with the ones you love".
A PDF copy of an advertisement for the AWA Trails. The advertisement reads, "Walk, talk and explore the East. Four trails to enjoy, twenty five spots to discover. Download your own printable map today at allright.org.nz/AWA".
Posters created for Beca Heritage Week 2014, outlining SCIRT's repair work on the Armagh Street and Colombo Street bridges in the Central City. They were hung on the bridges for members of the public to read during SCIRT's walk and talk tours.
A PDF copy of the map created for AWA Trails. It shows each of the four trails, the location of each of the twenty five spots to discover and the expected time to walk each track. The maps were available to download from the All Right? website.
A photograph captioned, "I miss living here, right by the river. I'd been there for quite a long time, 12 years or so. I realize now I took it for granted a bit. I used to get a bit bored with having a big old house that was cold, difficult to clean, and perhaps hard to keep warm. But now, when I go back there, I miss living in a big house by the river with an open fire and a big lounge and everything. I had the park there on the other side of the river. And there was a little bridge down there where you could walk over to it. There was actually a circuit you could do, up to the New Brighton Bridge and back. Yeah, it was beautiful".