St David Street in the Central City, Christchurch

St David Street – Formerly Creyke Street. Named after Alfred Richard Creyke (1831-1893). Re-named St David Street in 1909.. Named after the bishopric of St David’s in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

A small amount of information from the library website. Note this St David Street is in Central City and is a one way street that runs from Montreal St to Moorhouse Ave. It isn’t big but then it is named after the smallest city in the UK. Mostly one big car yard here plus areas where there are empty sections where building have been demolished. The car yard is using the empty section for storing cars. There is also a plumbing business here. Correct me if I am wrong but I think that this is where there was a Warehouse shop before the earthquakes. A friend corrected me and it was a Noel Leeming shop that was here.
I have been to St David in Wales and it is a lovely wee place.

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