# Whitcoulls, Hornby Whitcoulls is a bookshop in Hornby, Christchurch, inside the Hornby commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph Whitcoulls is a bookshop in Hornby, Christchurch, inside the Hornby commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (The Hub Hornby, route 5, route 130, route 140) is 74 m away; a cycle lane passes within 73 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Bookshops _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Hornby, district centre _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 842 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9018068), 416–418 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9012260), 381–385 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9010065), [31E Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/31e-chalmers-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976103), [21 Goulding Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21-goulding-avenue) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8972213), [17 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/17-carmen-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8951318), [431 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/431-main-south-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8904636), [18 Goulding Avenue, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/18-goulding-avenue) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8884944), 35–41 Chalmers St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8797443), [13 Chalmers St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/13-chalmers-street) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8793820), [28 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/28-carmen-road) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8732056), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8657282), [13 Chalmers St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/13-chalmers-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, The Hub Hornby, 74 m (routes 5, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Main South Rd near Carmen Rd, 75 m (routes 5, 125, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, The Hub Hornby, 133 m (routes 5, 125, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 73 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Whitcoulls%2C%20Hornby%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5427478,172.5239977) ## Nearby - [St Pierres Sushi & Bento Bowl Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-bento-bowl-hornby), Fast food, 7 m - [iRazor](https://www.chch.live/business/irazor-hornby), Business, 8 m - [Goodstuff](https://www.chch.live/business/goodstuff-hornby), Gift shops, 14 m - [Dumplings](https://www.chch.live/business/dumplings-hornby), Fast food, 16 m - [OPSM](https://www.chch.live/business/opsm-hornby), Opticians, 16 m - [Silvermoon](https://www.chch.live/business/silvermoon-hornby), Jewellery, 16 m - [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground), park, 225 m - [Denton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1905-denton-park), Sports ground, 354 m - [Kyle Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1895-kyle-park), Sports ground, 370 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._ - [Hornby Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-24), Library, 245 m ## The nearest other bookshops - [Paper Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-plus-hornby), Hornby, 40 m - [Piccadilly Bookshop Limited](https://www.chch.live/business/piccadilly-bookshop-limited-avonhead), Avonhead, 4.5 km - [University Book Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/university-book-shop-ilam), Ilam, 5.1 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-riccarton), Riccarton, 6.2 km - [Steadfast Books](https://www.chch.live/business/steadfast-books-addington), Addington, 7.0 km - [Dove Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/dove-bookshop-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 7.7 km - [Books Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/books-plus-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 7.8 km - [Bishopdale Books and Post](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-books-and-post-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 7.9 km - [Every one in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-hornby) ## The other Whitcoulls doors, 4 on the roll - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-merivale), Merivale, 8.5 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-northcote), Northcote, 9.0 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 9.0 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-shirley), Shirley, 12.1 km ## Also in Hornby - [Shamiana Indian - The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/shamiana-indian-the-hub-hornby), Restaurants, 18 m - [Great Wok](https://www.chch.live/business/great-wok-hornby), Fast food, 20 m - [Teasme](https://www.chch.live/business/teasme-hornby), Tea, 20 m - [Cheeky Sparrow](https://www.chch.live/business/cheeky-sparrow-hornby), Cafés, 21 m - [The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/the-hub-hornby), Malls, 21 m - [Black Bull Liquor Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/black-bull-liquor-hornby), Bottle stores, 22 m - [Rodney Wayne](https://www.chch.live/business/rodney-wayne-hornby), Hairdressers, 23 m - [Glamlette](https://www.chch.live/business/glamlette-hornby), Jewellery, 25 m - [Farmers The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/farmers-the-hub-hornby), Department stores, 26 m - [Simply Beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/simply-beauty-hornby), Beauty, 28 m - [Every kind of business in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5427478&lon=172.5239977) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5427478,172.5239977,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Whitcoulls) - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10776682257), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Whitcoulls?** A bookshop in Hornby, Christchurch. **Where is Whitcoulls?** Somewhere in Hornby, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5427478,172.5239977,17) **Is Whitcoulls still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **What other bookshops are near Whitcoulls?** [Paper Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-plus-hornby) (40 m), [Piccadilly Bookshop Limited](https://www.chch.live/business/piccadilly-bookshop-limited-avonhead) (4.5 km), [University Book Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/university-book-shop-ilam) (5.1 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop). **What’s near Whitcoulls?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [St Pierres Sushi & Bento Bowl Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-bento-bowl-hornby) (7 m); the The Hub Hornby bus stop is 74 m away: routes 5, 130, 140; a cycle lane passes within 73 m; nearest park: [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground) (225 m). **What stood where Whitcoulls is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5427478&lon=172.5239977) ## 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) - Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0) - 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) - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-hornby Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop Suburb: https://www.chch.live/hornby