Cemeteries

Conservation Plan Addington Cemetery

A conservation plan for Addington Cemetery has been prepared by Opus international consultants to provide Christchurch City Council with tools to restore and maintain this important heritage cemetery for future generations.

Addington Cemetery, which covers five acres on Selwyn St, Christchurch, was established by the St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in 1858 and was in effect the city’s first public cemetery, allowing for the burial of virtually anyone regardless of their religious beliefs. Within 30 years the cemetery was declared to be full but burials continued until 1980, when it was officially closed.

Early settler Jane Deans was a prime mover in the establishment of the cemetery and several members of the Deans family of Riccarton are buried there. Other notable people buried at the cemetery include suffragist Kate Sheppard, politician Tommy Taylor, artist John Gibb and architect Samuel Farr. Many graves simply record the lives of ordinary people of the time.

Since 1947 Christchurch City Council has owned the cemetery, which previously belonged to the Presbyterian Church. It is listed in the heritage schedule of the Christchurch City Plan.

Have Your Say

Have Your Say on the Draft Addington Cemetery Conservation Plan. The consultation is open 10th Auhust - 23rd September 2005.

Read the Council Media Release.

Read the Draft Addington Cemetery Conservation Plan and the accompaning Appendicies

These documents are PDFs. You will require the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view them.

• Draft Addinton Cemetery Conservation Plan [2,058KB]

• Appendix 1 [1,670KB]
• Appendix 2 [108KB]
• Appendix 3 [36KB]
• Appendix 3a [313KB]
• Appendix 3b [126KB]
• Appendix 3c [80KB]
• Appendix 3d [46KB]
• Appendix 3e [109KB]
• Appendix 3f [75KB]
• Appendix 3g [115KB]
• Appendix 3h [86KB]
• Appendix 3i [79KB]
• Appendix 3j [44KB]
• Appendix 3k [108KB]
• Appendix 3l [343KB]
• Appendix 3m [116KB]
• Appendix 3n [247KB]
• Appendix 4 [75KB]
• Appendix 5 [89KB]
• Appendix 6 [107KB]
• Appendix 7 [46KB]
• Appendix 7i [135KB]

For Further Information

Visit the library Cemeteries information web pages.