Halswell Quarry Park

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Halswell Quarry Park
Halswell Quarry, Canterbury, New Zealand 01.jpg
LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
Coordinates43°36′03″S 172°34′42″E / 43.60083°S 172.57833°E / -43.60083; 172.57833Coordinates: 43°36′03″S 172°34′42″E / 43.60083°S 172.57833°E / -43.60083; 172.57833
Operated byChristchurch City Council

Halswell Quarry operated between 1861 and 1990 before becoming the 60.4 hectares (149 acres) Halswell Quarry Park, one of many Christchurch City Council reserves. It offers a combination of walking and mountain biking tracks, historic sites, picnic areas, botanical collections, and six sister city gardens.[1][2][3]

Location[]

Halswell Quarry Park is located in the suburb of Kennedys Bush at 185 Kennedy's Bush Road in Christchurch, New Zealand.

History of Halswell Quarry[]

Halswell Quarry provided crushed stone for roading and cut stone for significant works including the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, Durham Street Methodist Church, Cranmer Court formerly Christchurch Normal School and the Sign of the Takahe. The stone was a distinctive blue-grey colour. Between 1861 and 1925 the quarry had several owners and was finally bought, in 1925 by the Christchurch City Council who managed it until 1990 when it became commercially unviable due to reduced stone reserves. It is thought to have been the oldest and longest continually operating quarry in Australasia.[4]

Halswell Quarry buildings[]

Three original buildings are still located in Halswell Quarry Park which are the crusher plant workshop (1912), the singlemen's accommodation barracks (1922), and the manager's residence which is listed in Heritage New Zealand as Halswell Quarry stone house and garden (1927).[5] All three buildings were renovated after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.[6]

  • Formerly the manager's residence for Halswell Quarry.

    Formerly the manager's residence for Halswell Quarry

  • Formerly the singlemen's quarters for Halswell Quarry.

    Formerly the singlemen's quarters for Halswell Quarry

  • Crusher plant buildings formerly in use at Halswell Quarry.

    Crusher plant buildings formerly in use at Halswell Quarry

Halswell Quarry walks and tracks[]

  • Canterbury Wetland walk[7]
  • Cashmere Hill loop[8]
  • Cashmere Road shared use track[9]
  • Findlay's walk[10]
  • Kennedy's Bush access track[11]
  • Quarry Rim track[12]
  • Quarry view[13]
  • Sister city walks[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Christchurch City Council (2 December 2014). "District plan – Listed heritage place: Heritage assessment – Statement of significance – former Halswell Quarry – 185 Kennedys Bush Road, Christchurch" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Halswell Ward profile" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. February 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Christchurch City Parks" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Halswell Quarry walks and tracks". Christchurch City Council. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Halswell Quarry Stone House and Garden". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Historic Quarry building reopens to the public". Christchurch City Council Newsline. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Canterbury Wetland Walk". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Cashmere Hill Loop". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Cashmere Road shared use track". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Findlay's Walk". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Kennedys Bush Access Track". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Quarry Rim Track". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Quarry View". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Sister City walks". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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