Devon Street – Named after Devon, a county in south-western England. Mentioned in the source as a private road off Colombo Street South in 1880. Its formation was discussed at a meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council reported in the Star in 1880. Devon Road first appears in street directories in 1887. Becomes Devon Street in 1916. Not formally recognised as a public street by the Christchurch City Council until 1952.
A wee bit of information from the library website. This street had a mixture of new and old houses on it. A couple of well looked after worker cottages. Some of the other older houses were well looked after but others were looking rundown. There were new apartments with a Mediterranean look but not sure if I liked them or not. There were other new looking apartments on this street and they are similar in style to some that are in Addington. They look lovely when new but unless painted on a regular basis they quickly look shabby.There is a Countdown supermarket at the Colombo St end of the street. One of my photos is of a huge tree.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 