Plymouth Lane – formerly King’s Lane, off Cashel Street, first appears in street directories in 1924. The name change was originally suggested on 24 May 1926 but the official change to Plymouth Lane was not made until 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Named after Plymouth in England from whence the First Four Ships departed in September 1850 for Canterbury.
Small amount of information from library website. I visit this area frequently and I have watched the area change a lot over the four years that I have been home. It is very different to the original lane from before the earthquakes. The dark and narrow lane that I wasn’t keen on walking down at night. The Lichfield St car park has been replaced and it looks friendlier than the old one. I wish that I could remember the shops that backed onto Plymouth Lane and I have just had a mental flash. There was one that sold handmade items for a charity and someone that I worked with at Mrs Popes was a volunteer at the shop.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 