Buchan Street – Named after John Buchan (1875- 1940). Queen Street first appears in street directories in 1887. Re-named Buchan Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were renamed. Buchan was a novelist, publisher and politician. Continues the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Without looking it up I would guess that there were too many streets called Queen Street which is why it was renamed.
John Buchan was one of my favourite authors when I was a teenager but haven’t read any of his books in years.
This is a business district and too many businesses for me to name but the AA would be the most obvious one. There are back entrances to those new apartments on Brougham St here.
There is the Buchan St playground and it is very sad to see how rundown this is looking. The old school bell that was here has disappeared but the plaque regarding it is still there.
When I worked at the old ANZ (before earthquakes) I used to enjoy eating my lunch in this park. I wouldn’t want to do this now. The play equipment is so neglected and I can’t imagine that it be that safe for children.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 