Scorpio Books Next Door
Scorpio Books Next Door is a bookshop in Christchurch Central City.
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Checked 23 Oct 2026
Christchurch Central City
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 bookshops
More nearby bookshops 5
All 4 bookshops 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Bookshops | OpenStreetMap |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Last checked by a mapper | 19 June 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
The Somme
On This Site on the 16th Dec
The Battle for Crete / May 1941The reports nearby
7,123 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,932 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 7,123 reports on file
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
Facility - General Request
Litter
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Poles and Signage - General
Dumped RubbishQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A bookshop in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Christchurch Central City, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 19 June 2026.
Scorpio Books (26 m), Telling Tales: Scorpio Books' Children's Bookshop (31 m), Whitcoulls (647 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Brazilian Secrets Beauty (8 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 200 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 59 m; nearest park: The Stewart Plaza (127 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 · 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
- 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)
- 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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