Victoria street – Formerly Whately Road. Named after Richard Whately (1787-1863). Re-named Victoria Street. Named after HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901). – Whately was Archbishop of Dublin and a member of the Canterbury Association from 1848. One of the original streets of Christchurch named in 1850 by Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?) and Edward Jollie (1825-1894). The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke’s Peerage. Re-named Victoria Street in 1877 after George Gould presented a petition signed by 61 residents asking that the name be changed.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website and I can’t really add anything more.
Mostly cafes along here plus expensive shops. The casino in on Victoria St. The clock tower by Victoria Mansion is a fantastic monument and it has an interesting history.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 