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Churchills Tavern

Churchills Tavern is a bar or pub at 54 Battersea Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Sydenham commercial centre.

Checked 18 Oct 2026

Churchills Tavern has standard TAB pub facilities

Licensed to Churchills Tavern Limited, to 16 Feb 2027

54 Battersea Street Sydenham

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Nearest bus stop
66 m
Bars & pubs in the suburb
9

Getting there

Bus stop, Colombo St near Lawson St 66 m · Routes 1, 8, 44 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Colombo St near Byron St 108 m · Routes 1, 8, 44 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Colombo St near Wordsworth St 154 m · Routes 1, 8, 44 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Wilson off-street parking 497 m · private · 28 spaces · Council parking data
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Nearby

More nearby places 6

Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.

The nearest other bars & pubs

More nearby bars & pubs 5

All 9 bars & pubs in Sydenham → · Every one in the city →

Also in Sydenham

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What the record holds 9 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Sydenham (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 18 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address54 Battersea Street SydenhamCouncil licence register
KindBars & pubsCouncil licence register
Phone03 379 0503Find Christchurch, 2024
NZBN9429050812240, NZ Limited CompanyNZBN register
Registered nameCHURCHILLS TAVERN LIMITEDNZBN register
Registered since2 Sept 2022NZBN register
IndustryTavern operation - mainly drinking placeNZBN register
Food registrationreg CCC005107/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 20 Apr 2027MPI food register
Alcohol licenceOn-licence tavern, expires 16 Feb 2027, held by Churchills Tavern LimitedCouncil licence register

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How the council’s directory described it

Churchills Tavern has standard TAB pub facilities.

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneLocal centre zoneDistrict Plan
Commercial centreSydenham, large neighbourhood centreDistrict Plan

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The reports nearby

3,538 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,082 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 3,538 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Churchills Tavern?

A bar or pub in Sydenham, Christchurch.

Where is Churchills Tavern?

54 Battersea Street Sydenham, on Battersea Street Sydenham. On the map →

Is Churchills Tavern still trading?

Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 16 Feb 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

How do you contact Churchills Tavern?

phone 03 379 0503 (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other bars & pubs are near Churchills Tavern?

Decant (196 m), Two Thumb on Colombo (209 m), Two Thumb Brewing Company (218 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Churchills Tavern?

the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Andrew & Juenith McIntosh Lawyers (26 m); the Colombo St near Lawson St bus stop is 66 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Buchan Playground (189 m).

What stood where Churchills Tavern is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

The record behind this

This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:

Sources: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register

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