# Reverie Booksellers, Saint Albans

Reverie Booksellers is a bookshop in Saint Albans, Christchurch, inside the Edgeware commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Reverie%20Booksellers%2C%20Saint%20Albans%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Reverie%20Booksellers%2C%20Saint%20Albans%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Reverie Booksellers is a bookshop in Saint Albans, Christchurch, inside the Edgeware commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Edgeware Rd near Caledonian Rd, route 100) is 18 m away; a shared path on the Papanui Parallel route passes the door.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Bookshops _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429049188141, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** REVERIE BOOK SELLERS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2021-03-26 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Book retailing _(NZBN register)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Edgeware, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
1,168 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074403), [18 Cornwall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/18-cornwall-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9071316), [1049 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1049-colombo-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9058686), [5 Keoghs Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/5-keoghs-lane)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041881), [1040A Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1040a-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041840), [1040 Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1040-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041811), [1034 Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1034-colombo-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9041641), [130 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/130-caledonian-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9041642), [130 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/130-caledonian-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041620), [130 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/130-caledonian-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8994390), [1034 Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1034-colombo-street)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8992695), Colombo St near Canon St, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8924669), [31 Edgeware Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/31-edgeware-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Edgeware Rd near Caledonian Rd, 18 m (routes 100) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Edgeware Rd near Caledonian Rd, 40 m (routes 100) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Edgeware Village, 50 m (routes 27) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, Papanui Parallel route, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Reverie%20Booksellers%2C%20Saint%20Albans%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5135659,172.6360883)

## Nearby

- [Scottish Society of NZ](https://www.chch.live/business/scottish-society-of-nz-saint-albans), Association, 20 m
- [St Albans Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/st-albans-pharmacy-saint-albans), Chemist, 23 m
- [Super Liquor Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-edgeware-saint-albans), Bottle stores, 24 m
- [Edgeware Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/edgeware-takeaways-saint-albans), Fast food, 25 m
- [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-saint-albans), Bottle stores, 35 m
- [Edge Cafe & Artisan Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/edge-cafe-artisan-bakery-saint-albans), Cafés, 45 m
- [St Albans Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1473-st-albans-tennis-club), Sports ground, 315 m
- [Springfield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1296-springfield-reserve), park, 467 m
- [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), Botanic, 495 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 bookshops

- [King's Books & Stamps](https://www.chch.live/business/king-s-books-stamps-mairehau), Mairehau, 1.0 km
- [Parris & Jeanne](https://www.chch.live/business/parris-jeanne-merivale), Merivale, 1.1 km
- [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-merivale), Merivale, 1.2 km
- [Scorpio Books](https://www.chch.live/business/scorpio-books-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.1 km
- [Scorpio Books Next Door](https://www.chch.live/business/scorpio-books-next-door-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.1 km
- [Telling Tales: Scorpio Books' Children's Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/telling-tales-scorpio-books-children-s-bookshop-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.1 km
- [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-shirley), Shirley, 2.5 km
- [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.8 km
- [Every one in Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-saint-albans)

## Also in Saint Albans

- [Cafe Edge & Artisan Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-edge-artisan-bakery-saint-albans), Cafés, 49 m
- [SuperValue Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/supervalue-edgeware-saint-albans), Supermarkets, 53 m
- [KB's Bakery Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/kb-s-bakery-edgeware-saint-albans), Business, 59 m
- [Ma Baker - Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-baker-edgeware-saint-albans), Business, 60 m
- [Westpac](https://www.chch.live/business/westpac-saint-albans), ATMs, 61 m
- [Bailies](https://www.chch.live/business/bailies-saint-albans), Restaurants, 63 m
- [Bailies Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/bailies-bar-restaurant-saint-albans), Bars & pubs, 64 m
- [FreshChoice](https://www.chch.live/business/freshchoice-saint-albans), Supermarkets, 71 m
- [NZ Post Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-post-edgeware-saint-albans), Post offices, 74 m
- [Kiwibank](https://www.chch.live/business/kiwibank-saint-albans), Banks, 75 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=-43.5135659&lon=172.6360883)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5135659,172.6360883,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Reverie%20Booksellers)
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2404322373), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Reverie Booksellers?**

A bookshop in Saint Albans, Christchurch.

**Where is Reverie Booksellers?**

Somewhere in Saint Albans, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5135659,172.6360883,17)

**Is Reverie Booksellers still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other bookshops are near Reverie Booksellers?**

[King's Books & Stamps](https://www.chch.live/business/king-s-books-stamps-mairehau) (1.0 km), [Parris & Jeanne](https://www.chch.live/business/parris-jeanne-merivale) (1.1 km), [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-merivale) (1.2 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop).

**What’s near Reverie Booksellers?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Scottish Society of NZ](https://www.chch.live/business/scottish-society-of-nz-saint-albans) (20 m); the Edgeware Rd near Caledonian Rd bus stop is 18 m away: route 100; a shared path on the Papanui Parallel route passes the door; nearest park: [St Albans Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1473-st-albans-tennis-club) (315 m).

**What stood where Reverie Booksellers is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5135659&lon=172.6360883)

## 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)
- 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 2026-10-18

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