# London St Books, Lyttelton London St Books is a bookshop in Lyttelton, Banks Peninsula, inside the Lyttelton commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 20 June 2026. ## About, in one paragraph London St Books is a bookshop in Lyttelton, Banks Peninsula, inside the Lyttelton commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Winchester St near Coleridge Tce, route 8, route 155) is 139 m away. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Bookshops _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Last checked by a mapper:** 20 June 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Lyttelton, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 1,413 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9060214), 44–78 London St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9052334), [17 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/17-oxford-street) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9022230), [7 Dublin Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/7-dublin-street) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9019163), [26 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/26-oxford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005341), [2 London Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/2-london-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9001841), [14 Canterbury St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/14-canterbury-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8979409), [7 Dublin St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/7-dublin-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8978315), [25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/25-canterbury-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8955564), [2 London Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/2-london-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955506), Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955490), Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8915718), [40 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/40-norwich-quay) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Winchester St near Coleridge Tce, 139 m (routes 8, 155) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Norwich Qy near Dublin St, 157 m (routes 8, 155) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Dublin St near Norwich Qy, 179 m (routes 8, 155) _(ECan bus stops)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=London%20St%20Books%2C%20Lyttelton%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.6021842,172.7201545) ## Nearby - [50 Works Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/50-works-gallery-lyttelton), Galleries, 7 m - [Shroom Room](https://www.chch.live/business/shroom-room-lyttelton), Cafés, 10 m - [Ata Ceramics Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/ata-ceramics-shop-lyttelton), Art, 11 m - [Heisenburger Food Truck](https://www.chch.live/business/heisenburger-food-truck-lyttelton), Fast food, 19 m - [Spooky Boogie](https://www.chch.live/business/spooky-boogie-lyttelton), Cafés, 25 m - [Ladybird](https://www.chch.live/business/ladybird-lyttelton), Clothing, 29 m - [Albion Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1579-albion-square), Botanic, 32 m - [Sutton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1187-sutton-reserve), Botanic, 183 m - [Sumner Road Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/977-sumner-road-gardens), park, 257 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._ - [Lyttelton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-37), Library, 69 m ## The nearest other bookshops - [Leslie's Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/leslie-s-bookshop-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 113 m - [Paper Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-plus-ferrymead), Ferrymead, 5.3 km - [Smiths Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/smiths-bookshop-woolston), Woolston, 6.0 km - [Paper Tree](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-tree-saint-martins), Saint Martins, 7.2 km - [J Books](https://www.chch.live/business/j-books-woolston), Woolston, 7.9 km - [Book Barn on Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/book-barn-on-ferry-woolston), Woolston, 7.9 km - [Christian Superstore](https://www.chch.live/business/christian-superstore-sydenham), Sydenham, 9.2 km - [Paper Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-plus-spreydon), Spreydon, 9.5 km - [Every one in Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-lyttelton) ## Also in Lyttelton - [Ray White](https://www.chch.live/business/ray-white-lyttelton), Estate Agent, 30 m - [Kungfu Chicken](https://www.chch.live/business/kungfu-chicken-lyttelton), Restaurants, 34 m - [Min Sarginson](https://www.chch.live/business/min-sarginson-lyttelton), Estate Agent, 35 m - [Nom Nom Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/nom-nom-kitchen-lyttelton), Restaurants, 37 m - [Bank of New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/business/bank-of-new-zealand-lyttelton), ATMs, 39 m - [Dead Video](https://www.chch.live/business/dead-video-lyttelton), Video, 39 m - [Port Hole Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/port-hole-bar-lyttelton), Restaurants, 50 m - [Forty Two](https://www.chch.live/business/forty-two-lyttelton), Bars & pubs, 57 m - [The Vapor Box](https://www.chch.live/business/the-vapor-box-lyttelton), E Cigarette, 69 m - [Grubb Cottage](https://www.chch.live/business/grubb-cottage-lyttelton), Attractions, 72 m - [Every kind of business in Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6021842&lon=172.7201545) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.6021842,172.7201545,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=London%20St%20Books) - [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/101185369), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is London St Books?** A bookshop in Lyttelton, Christchurch. **Where is London St Books?** Somewhere in Lyttelton, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.6021842,172.7201545,17) **Is London St Books still trading?** On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 20 June 2026. **What other bookshops are near London St Books?** [Leslie's Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/leslie-s-bookshop-lyttelton) (113 m), [Paper Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-plus-ferrymead) (5.3 km), [Smiths Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/smiths-bookshop-woolston) (6.0 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop). **What’s near London St Books?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [50 Works Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/50-works-gallery-lyttelton) (7 m); the Winchester St near Coleridge Tce bus stop is 139 m away: routes 8, 155; nearest park: [Albion Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1579-albion-square) (32 m). **What stood where London St Books is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6021842&lon=172.7201545) ## 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-20 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/london-st-books-lyttelton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop Suburb: https://www.chch.live/lyttelton