Engineers & Bessie
Engineers & Bessie is a bar or pub at 178 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
Tavern at 178 St Asaph Street, on-licence held by Cook Brothers Bars Christchurch Ltd, current to 3 Nov 2027: read from the public record
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
178 St Asaph Street Central City
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Getting there
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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 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 178 St Asaph Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | Council licence register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 3 Nov 2027, held by Cook Brothers Bars Christchurch Limited | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Central City Mixed Use Zone | District Plan |
What stood on St Asaph Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Bohemian Bakery, 2024-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
3,940 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,364 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 3,940 reports on file
Pavement - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
Road Signage
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
178 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on St Asaph Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 3 Nov 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
Engineers (2 m), Empire (37 m), A Rolling Stone (38 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Engineers (2 m); the St Asaph St near Colombo St bus stop is 49 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (369 m).
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 · 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
Read source notes 5
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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)
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