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Town center/square/plaza
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As English as putting Mayo on your chips
... beginning with a punt along the Avon River. We enjoyed a twenty-minute journey from the Worcester Street bridge up to Victoria Square and back again taking in the views from sea-level including a semi-submerged shopping trolley. Now that's where they ...
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Our new home
... 30 mins in over 3 months - surprising that we havent strangled each other yet! As it was a clear sunny day, I wandered round Victoria Square which has a river running through it and fountains - v nice apart from the nearby town hall and hotels - all ...
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Explore Christchurch
... Square - Worcester Bridge - Art Gallery - Arts Centre - Clock Tower - Hagley Stop - Cranmer Square - Casino Stop - Victoria Square - New Regent Street - Cathedral Junction ps: While at Victoria Square (Stop #9), do look ...
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Arriving in Christchurch and Gondola to Port Hills
... the real one...), the Bridge of Remembrance (for NZ soldiers who died in WWI I think), an unimpressive floral clock in Victoria Square (which also had some nice sculptures of James Cook and Queen Victoria), New Regent street with its Spanish architecture ...
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Checking out Skry's new home.
... set off 'a pie' for a walking tour of the city. Some of the highlights were the Gothic cathedral in Cathedral Square, green Victoria square with the gentle river Avon, a pretty dodgy floral clock (where you could smell the time among other things), ...
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It could have been England...
... . For our day's exercise, we climbed up the spire of the Cathedral for views over the main square. We ate our lunch in Victoria Square sitting by a statue of, yes you've guessed it, Queen Victoria. Christchurch reminded us a lot of English cities like ...
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British You Say
... found here. This city also contains an Avon river, complete with weeping willows and punting, the Christchurch College of Canterbury, Victoria Square, and a Tram that goes on a circular route through downtown . The city is full of UK ...
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New Zealand's ''English city''
Our first stop in New Zealand was Christchurch on the south island. Christchurch is often referred to as New Zealand's English city, due to its beautiful gardens and graceful buildings. The river Avon runs through the city where punting is a ...
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Christchurch Day 2 - A gentle stroll
... . From the market stalls we then boarded the tram for a final ride until we reached Victoria Square. Victoria Square is a small park in the middle of Christchurch named after Queen Victoria and in fact has a statue of her overlooking the park that was ...
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Christchurch
... and road repairs. In the afternoon, we wandered down Oxford Terrace alongside the River Avon seeing the town hall and dandelion fountains at Victoria square. After walking around much of the city, we had a cozy evening with pizza back at our ...
Victoria Square Map
- Floral Clock
- Victoria Park
- Victoria Street Clock Tower
- Christchurch Casino
- Christchurch Town Hall
- Cramner Centre Building
- Cramner Courts Building
- Cramner Square
- Dobson Bashford Gallery
- Banks Peninsula
- Canterbury Provincial Buildings
- St. Mary's Merivale
- Chamber Music New Zealand
- Christ's College
- St. Luke the Evangelist
- Hare Krishna Temple
- Christchurch Art Gallery (Te Puna o Waiwhetu)
- The Court Theatre
- Library Chambers
- Robert McDougall Art Gallery