# Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws, Saint Albans Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws is a hardware store at 311 Cranford Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch. [Call 03 355 9741]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=cranford-mowers-chainsaws-saint-albans. ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Since December 1974, Cranford Outdoor Equipment Centre (formally Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws) has been keeping Canterbury’s grass short, hedges trimmed, and chainsaws happily buzzing, making us one of”…. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Cranford St near Mcfaddens Rd, route 27, the Orbiter (anticlockwise)) is 73 m away; a shared path passes within 43 m. The address’s own page keeps 3 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Friday: 7.30 am, 5 pm - Saturday: 8.30 am, 4 pm - Sunday: Closed _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 311 Cranford Street, Christchurch 8052 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Hardware _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 355 9741 _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Website:** https://www.cranfordmowers.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** cranfordmowers@xtra.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **NZBN:** 9429051135751, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** CRANFORD MOWERS & CHAINSAWS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2023-02-23 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Lawn mower retailing _(NZBN register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [311 Cranford Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/311-cranford-street), 3 reports on file ## The reports nearby 221 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8878304), [305 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/305-cranford-street) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8629450), [86 McFaddens Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/86-mcfaddens-road) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8605600), [277 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/277-cranford-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8539344), [75 McFaddens Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/75-mcfaddens-road) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8529251), [75 McFaddens Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/75-mcfaddens-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8431057), [280 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/280-cranford-street) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8269211), Cranford St near Mcfaddens Rd, Canterbury Region 8052, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8253294), [8 Carnaby Cl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/8-carnaby-cl) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8093202), [75 McFaddens Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/75-mcfaddens-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8047507), Cranford St near Mcfaddens Rd, Canterbury Region 8052, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7903750), [8 Carnaby Cl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/8-carnaby-cl) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7783592), [116 McFaddens Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/116-mcfaddens-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Cranford St near Mcfaddens Rd, 73 m (routes 27, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Cranford St near Mcfaddens Rd, 146 m (routes 27, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Cranford St near Innes Rd, 423 m (routes 27, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Shared path, 43 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Cranford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/cranford-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Cranford%20Mowers%20%26%20Chainsaws%2C%20311%20Cranford%20Street%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4985574,172.6283082) ## Nearby - [Waitomo](https://www.chch.live/business/waitomo-saint-albans), Petrol stations, 25 m - [Robbies Cranford Street](https://www.chch.live/business/robbies-cranford-street-saint-albans), Restaurants, 34 m - [Cranford Ale House](https://www.chch.live/business/cranford-ale-house-saint-albans), Bars & pubs, 35 m - [PlaceMakers](https://www.chch.live/business/placemakers-saint-albans), Hardware, 67 m - [Red Box Burger & Grill Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/red-box-burger-grill-cart-saint-albans), Fast food, 95 m - [G.J. Gardner Homes](https://www.chch.live/business/g-j-gardner-homes-saint-albans), Company, 128 m - [Lewisham Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1225-lewisham-reserve), park, 221 m - [Rutland Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1177-rutland-reserve), park, 457 m - [Knowles Plantation](https://www.chch.live/park/1784-knowles-plantation), park, 557 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## The nearest other hardware - [PlaceMakers](https://www.chch.live/business/placemakers-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 67 m - [Plumbing World](https://www.chch.live/business/plumbing-world-papanui), Papanui, 1.7 km - [Health Based Building](https://www.chch.live/business/health-based-building-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 1.9 km - [Mitre 10 Mega](https://www.chch.live/business/mitre-10-mega-papanui), Papanui, 1.9 km - [Bunnings Warehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/bunnings-warehouse-shirley), Shirley, 2.6 km - [Carters](https://www.chch.live/business/carters-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.9 km - [Knights Hardware](https://www.chch.live/business/knights-hardware-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 3.4 km - [Mitre 10 Mega](https://www.chch.live/business/mitre-10-mega-marshland), Marshland, 3.9 km - [Every one in Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-saint-albans) ## Also in Saint Albans - [Cranford Oak Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/cranford-oak-motel-saint-albans), Motels, 210 m - [Kidd's Cakes Bakery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/kidd-s-cakes-bakery-cafe-saint-albans), Business, 507 m - [Kidds Cakes](https://www.chch.live/business/kidds-cakes-saint-albans), Cafés, 510 m - [Ken's Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/ken-s-takeaway-saint-albans), Fast food, 552 m - [Innes Road Medical Rooms](https://www.chch.live/business/innes-road-medical-rooms-saint-albans), Doctors & clinics, 559 m - [Fine Tune Allied Healthcare](https://www.chch.live/business/fine-tune-allied-healthcare-saint-albans), Alternative, 607 m - [St Albans Community Market](https://www.chch.live/business/st-albans-community-market-saint-albans), Markets, 614 m - [Christchurch PsychMed](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-psychmed-saint-albans), Doctors & clinics, 637 m - [Winematters](https://www.chch.live/business/winematters-saint-albans), Bottle stores, 723 m - [Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby Training ground](https://www.chch.live/business/crusaders-and-canterbury-rugby-training-ground-saint-albans), Sports centres, 740 m - [Every kind of business in Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4985574&lon=172.6283082) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4985574,172.6283082,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Cranford%20Mowers%20%26%20Chainsaws) - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/305819218), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws?** A hardware store in Saint Albans, Christchurch. **Where is Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws?** 311 Cranford Street, Saint Albans, on [Cranford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/cranford-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4985574,172.6283082,17) **Is Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws?** phone [03 355 9741](tel:+6433559741), its [website](https://www.cranfordmowers.co.nz/), email [cranfordmowers@xtra.co.nz](mailto:cranfordmowers@xtra.co.nz). **When is Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws open?** Monday – Friday: 7.30 am, 5 pm; Saturday: 8.30 am, 4 pm; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other hardware are near Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws?** [PlaceMakers](https://www.chch.live/business/placemakers-saint-albans) (67 m), [Plumbing World](https://www.chch.live/business/plumbing-world-papanui) (1.7 km), [Health Based Building](https://www.chch.live/business/health-based-building-saint-albans) (1.9 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware). **What’s near Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/311-cranford-street) holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Waitomo](https://www.chch.live/business/waitomo-saint-albans) (25 m); the Cranford St near Mcfaddens Rd bus stop is 73 m away: routes 27, Oa; a shared path passes within 43 m; nearest park: [Lewisham Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1225-lewisham-reserve) (221 m). **What stood where Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4985574&lon=172.6283082) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/cranford-mowers-chainsaws-saint-albans Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware Suburb: https://www.chch.live/saint-albans