Sydney Street – formerly Little Simeon Street – May be named after Sir Philip Sydney (1554- 1586). Little Simeon Street first appears in street directories in 1903 as a “blind street off the right side of Selwyn Street”. Re-named Sydney Street in 1913 when it was extended further towards Simeon Street. Sir Philip Sydney was a poet, diplomat, courtier and soldier. May continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Mostly older villas here in various conditions. Some have been done up nicely but others need serious work done on them. A pleasant street.
Nothing in Papers Past about why this street was given this name. I found Sydney St mentioned as early as 1911. Thought that it might have something to do with Simeon family but they didn’t seem to have a connection to Sydney and had already left New Zealand to return to England.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 