War Shelter & Control Room
War Shelter & Control Room is a bunker in Christchurch City, Canterbury. War Shelter & Control Room is situated nearby to the historic building Radar, as well as near Godley Head Lighthouse (Disused).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Van Asch College.
Van Asch College
School
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre was located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers in the South Island and the Lower North Island. Van Asch College is situated 4 km west of War Shelter & Control Room.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taylors Mistake and Scarborough.
Taylors Mistake
Quarter
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is an area in New Zealand's South Island, at the southeastern extremity of the city of Christchurch Taylors Mistake is a bay adjacent to the locality, on the north side of Awaroa / Godley Head, on the northern edge of Banks Peninsula. Taylors Mistake is situated 2½ km west of War Shelter & Control Room.
Scarborough
Quarter
Scarborough is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Scarborough is located between Sumner and Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake. It was named for the seaside resort in North Yorkshire, England. Scarborough is situated 3 km northwest of War Shelter & Control Room.
Sumner
Suburb
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Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association. Sumner is situated 4 km northwest of War Shelter & Control Room.
War Shelter & Control Room
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.58727° or 43° 35′ 14″ southLongitude
172.80722° or 172° 48′ 26″ eastOpen location code
4V8JCR74+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 401701428OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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