Cathedral Square Christchurch
Open civic square at the heart of the city, long a stage for street speakers and public gatherings.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Cathedral Square in Christchurch follows Ian Brackenbury Channell, the London-born man in a pointy hat who set up a stepladder here in the nineteen-seventies and began to talk. It touches a city council, the police, an art gallery association and a prime minister, all trying to decide what to do about him. Best heard standing near the middle of the square, where the crowds once gathered round his ladder.
This audio guide was created using AI.
Similar places
ChristChurch Cathedral
Quake-shattered Gothic Revival Anglican cathedral on the central square, now being rebuilt in stages.
Chalice The Sculpture
Eighteen-metre steel cone of native-leaf panels, glowing from within after dark.
Christchurch Tram
Restored heritage trams looping the central city, with live driver commentary and eighteen stops.