12,000 miles apart: Glasgow has a special link to Christchurch THEY are nearly 12,000 miles apart. but Springburn and the New Zealand city of Christchurch have something surprising in common. In October, the Glasgow Times wrote about ambitious £8.1 million plans to transform Springburn Winter Gardens into a thriving community asset. And after the story went to print, we were contacted by a reader in Christchurch with the fascinating story of the city’s Winter Garden. Cuningham House, the glasshouse in Christchurch s Botanic Gardens, is a replica of ours in Glasgow - and both are to undergo renovations. While Springburn Winter Gardens was allowed to fall into disrepair and has lain derelict since 1983, Christchurch has nurtured its Winter Garden.