Antrim Street -Named after County Antrim, one of six counties forming Northern Ireland. Named in 1927 at the request of the estate of W. Walls, the owner of the land subdivided to form the street.
A small amount of information from the library website. I am not sure why it is called Antrim as the headstone for William Walls says that he is from Co Derry. It is possible that his wife is from Antrim.
Information from Papers Past. William Walls was former landlord of Cambridge Hotel and had also been landlord of Sandridge Hotel. He died in the Port Hills in 1889 by shooting himself by accident when climbing through a fence. He was only 48 years old and an article said that he left a wife and 10 children.
His wife Elizabeth died in 1926 and the sections were offered for sale in July 1927 with a note saying new street known as Antrim Street. William and Elizabeth are buried at Addington.
This is a small street with a mixture of new and old houses and there was at least one empty section when I walked this street.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 