The Mechanics
The Mechanics is a car repair workshop at 17 Lawson Street, Sydenham, Christchurch.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
17 Lawson Street
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
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 car repair
Also in Sydenham
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 17 Lawson Street, Christchurch 8023 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Car repair | OpenStreetMap |
A name, a kind and a pin, the sources carry little more. Add what you know on OpenStreetMap →
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Industrial General | District Plan |
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Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th AnniversaryThe reports nearby
3,123 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,747 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 3,123 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
Damaged Street SignQuestions, answered briefly
A car repair workshop in Sydenham, Christchurch.
17 Lawson Street, Sydenham, on Lawson Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
Atkins Panelbeaters Limited (95 m), Hammonds Collision + Mechanical (225 m), Harman Motorsport (359 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 14 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Further Faster (33 m); the Colombo St near Lawson St bus stop is 107 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 92 m; nearest park: Buchan Playground (115 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:
- 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)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-mechanics-sydenham.md.