Picton Ave – Named after Picton, a town in Marlborough. One of a group of streets named after places in central New Zealand. First mentioned in The Press in 1890 when land in the vicinity is advertised for sale. First appears in street directories in 1900.
A wee bit of information from the library website. I did a little bit more research and Picton is named after Sir Thomas Picton who was a Welsh military associate of the Duke of Wellington. I didn’t know this so that was cool to find out. The street runs from Riccarton Rd to Blenheim Rd. Businesses at both ends with houses on the rest of the street. Many houses looked rundown but there are some newer places.. There is also a reserve here and a geocache is hidden here. I will come back to find the geocache. I only managed one photo as it is at the reserve where I tripped over. Fancy putting a low chain across an entrance to a reserve. The photo shows new and old houses.
Note it took over three weeks to recover from my fall. Motto: always look where you are walking. I am not getting any younger.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 