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The Bedford

The Bedford is a venue at CPSA Building, 126 Madras Street, Central City, Christchurch.

Unconfirmed lead. Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 374 9988.

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Checked 18 Oct 2026

Available for Shows & Events

The spot itself carries an ECan consent, stormwater industrial

One of 19 venues & events in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count

CPSA Building, 126 Madras Street, Central City

Street record, Madras Street →

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Nearest bus stop
26 m
Venues & events in the suburb
19

Getting there

Bus stop, Madras St Terminus 26 m · Routes 8, 84, 85 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Madras St 149 m · Route 140 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Madras St near Southwark St 172 m · Routes 8, 84, 85, 95 · ECan bus stops
Shared path Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Mainland Parking off-street parking 173 m · private · 40 spaces · Council parking data
The street, Madras Street Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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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 venues & events

More nearby venues & events 5

All 19 venues & events in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7

Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City →

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 18 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
AddressCPSA Building, 126 Madras Street, Central CityFind Christchurch, 2024
KindVenues & eventsFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 374 9988Find Christchurch, 2024
Websitethebedford.co.nz · unreachable when last readFind Christchurch, 2024

How the council’s directory described it

Available for Shows & Events.

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour, every consent ECan grants is on the roll
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneTransportDistrict Plan
Consent CRC165155Stormwater Industrial, to 31 Dec 2027, 12 m from the pinECan consents

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

2,142 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,825 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 2,142 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is The Bedford?

A venue in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is The Bedford?

CPSA Building, 126 Madras Street, Central City, on Madras Street. On the map →

Is The Bedford still trading?

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

How do you contact The Bedford?

phone 03 374 9988 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other venues & events are near The Bedford?

The Loft Coworking Tech Hub (481 m), Space Academy (516 m), One New Zealand Stadium (567 m), every one in the city.

What’s near The Bedford?

the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Native Thai Restaurant (34 m); the Madras St Terminus bus stop is 26 m away: routes 8, 84, 85; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: Gasson Reserve (198 m).

What stood where The Bedford is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer

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