Gloucester Street is a major urban street in central

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

in the South Island of New Zealand. It runs for approximately from a junction with Rolleston Avenue, directly opposite Christ's College at its western end to the suburbs of

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and

Avonside Avonside is an eastern suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is one of the oldest suburbs of the city, with only Heathcote being older. History The suburb was named after Holy Trinity Avonside, which was built beside the Avon River in 18 ...

in the east. For the majority of its length it runs due west-east, with the section from the

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's eastern edge to Linwood veering to the northeast. The street lies parallel with and one block to the north of

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. The street's course is interrupted for one block by the Convention Centre Precinct. As it crosses Linwood Avenue, the street turns northeast and narrows, becoming a suburban arterial road. It then turns north, ending at the

Avon River / Ōtākaro The Avon River / Ōtākaro ( and ) flows through the centre of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, and out to an estuary, which it shares with the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River, the Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai. Course The Avon follows a me ...

. A bridge, Dallington Bridge, crosses the river at this point, and the street continues as Gayhurst Road through a former residential area which was razed as a result of the

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Important buildings

Theatre Royal, Christchurch, New Zealand

Major sites on or adjacent to Gloucester Street include Rolleston House, a NZHPT Category II-listed historic place; Gloucester Street Bridge, a NZHPT Category II-listed historic place;

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, at the corner of Montreal Street, and the neighbouring

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; the

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, a NZHPT Category I-listed historic place; Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, between Oxford Terrace and

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;

Latimer Square Latimer Square is an urban park in central Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located east of the city's centre, Cathedral Square. Many commemorative events take place in Latimer Square. The square lies between the major urban thoroughfares of Glo ...

; and

Christchurch East School Christchurch East School, initially referred to as East Christchurch School, is located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. History The Canterbury Provincial Council passed The Education Ordinance 1873 in June of that year to conso ...

. Other notable sites previously along Gloucester Street include the Malings & Co building and DFC House, Luck's Building and the MFL Building, all of which were on the site now occupied by the Convention Centre Precinct, and several buildings demolished or destroyed as a result of the

: Wave House (formerly the Trade Union Building), the former Gas Company Building, the former Canterbury Times and Star Building, the Coachman Inn, and the former Canterbury Television Building, all of which were listed as Category II historic sites by

Heritage New Zealand Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) ( mi, Pouhere Taonga) is a Crown entity with a membership of around 20,000 people that advocate ...

.Lost heritage Christchurch City D-H
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. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

References

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