J Books
Checked 13 Oct 2026
J Books is a bookshop at 374a Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch. It opens 61 hours a week. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file.
Bookshop on Ferry Road in Woolston, open every day: read from the public record
374a Ferry Road
Opening hours
| Monday, Tuesday | 10 am, 6 pm |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, Sunday | 9 am, 6 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 61 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Within a short walk
The nearest other bookshops
Also in Woolston
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 374a Ferry Road | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bookshops | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | facebook.com | OpenStreetMap |
| Social | OpenStreetMap |
Is this your business? Send hours, menu or photos, free and this page updates.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Industrial General | District Plan |
| Consent CRC970824.1 | Wood Waste, held by Timber Tru Limited, to 20 Nov 2031, 4 m from the pin | ECan consents |
The reports nearby
459 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 374 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 459 reports on file
Questions, answered briefly
A bookshop in Woolston, Christchurch.
374a Ferry Road, Woolston, on Ferry Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
its website.
Monday, Tuesday: 10 am, 6 pm; Wednesday, Sunday: 9 am, 6 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Book Barn on Ferry (33 m), Paper Tree (1.9 km), Smiths Bookshop (1.9 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Kapa Tucka Food & Coffee (26 m); the Ferry Rd near Aldwins Rd bus stop is 63 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes within 46 m; nearest park: Edmonds Factory Garden (198 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:
- 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/j-books-woolston.md.
This Tree Commemorates the Re-Opening of the Edmonds
Edmonds Factory Garden plaque
In Memory of Mrs Doris Basher 1912–2004 1st Life Member
Dumped Rubbish
Damaged Asset – CCC contractor
Damaged Asset – CCC contractor
Damaged Asset – CCC contractor
Hazard, vehicle
Damaged Asset – CCC contractor
Rubbish and Bins - General
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Accessibility