Princess Street – First mentioned in the Star in 1883. First appears in street directories in 1896.
Not much information from the library website. It doesn’t say if it was named after a particular princess or just a generic princess. Princess Alice a grandchild to Victoria was born in February of 1883. This is very much an industrial area of Addington / Riccarton and Skope would be the biggest company on this street.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 