Tyne Street – Formerly Smith Street. Named after Albert George Smith (1847?-1914). Re-named Tyne Street. Smith was the Locomotive Superintendent at Riccarton. Some of the streets in the vicinity of the Addington Railway Workshops are named after railway employees. Smith Street first appears in street directories in 1900. Re-named Tyne Street on 27 September 1948.
A bit of information from the library website. I will have to research this one as well as I don’t know if Tyne is after a person or a place in the UK. This is a business area near the railway line and Blenheim Rd. A mixture of new and old buildings. I could look for a job here?
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 