The old St Albans library, now a community centre
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St Albans is one of Christchurch, New Zealand's largest suburbs. It is a short walk from the central city. To the east of St Albans is Shirley and to the west is Merivale. St Albans is in Tim Barnett's electorate. Originally a working-class settlement, it was a separate borough from 1881 until 1903, when it became part of Christchurch City. St Albans is now home to 40% of Christchurch's middle class citizens.
St Albans was the home to the Wizard of New Zealand, then known as the Wizard of Canterbury, aka Ian Brackenbury Channel, throughout much of the '70s and '80s, where he lived in Mersey Street.
| Suburb: | St Albans |
| City: | Christchurch |
| Island: | South Island |
| Surrounded by: | |
| to the north | Mairehau |
| to the west | Merivale |
| to the south | Edgeware |
| to the east | Shirley |
| Population | |
|---|---|
| East | 4,581 (2001) |
| West | 2,445 (2001) |
