Penny Lane Records
Penny Lane Records is a variety store at 430 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Sydenham commercial centre.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
Record shop at 430 Colombo Street, Sydenham, open Monday to Saturday 9 am to 5.30 pm, Sundays 10 am to 5 pm: read from the public record
The only variety store on the record in Sydenham
430 Colombo Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Saturday | 9 am to 5.30 pm |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 10 am to 5 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 58 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
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 variety store
More nearby variety store 5
Also in Sydenham
More businesses in Sydenham 7
What the record holds 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 430 Colombo Street | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Variety Store | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | pennylanerecords.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| NZBN | 9429035958000, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | PENNYLANE RECORDS LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 25 June 2003 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Compact disc, cassette tape and record retailing | NZBN register |
| Trades as | Pennylane Records Ltd | NZBN register |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Last checked by a mapper | 20 June 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Sydenham, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
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Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th AnniversaryWhat stood on Colombo Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
3,300 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,891 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 3,300 reports on file
Pest / Vermin
Damaged Street Light
Dumped Rubbish
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 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 8
A variety store in Sydenham, Christchurch.
430 Colombo Street, Sydenham, on Colombo Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 20 June 2026.
its website.
Monday – Saturday: 9 am to 5.30 pm; Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Two Dollar Things (621 m), Creative Junk (1.1 km), Cashel shop (1.3 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 22 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest SPCA Op Shop (13 m); the Colombo St near Lawson St bus stop is 74 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Buchan Playground (171 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- 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
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