Fendalton Rd – formerly Fendall Town Road. Princess/Princ es Street was incorporated into Fendalton Road. Named after Walpole Cheshire Fendall (1830– 1913) Fendall Town Road was cut through Rural Section 18, 50 acres in Fendall Town purchased by W. C. Fendall. Fendall Town Road is first mentioned in The Lyttelton Times in 1857. Fendalton Road first appears in street directories in 1894. At that time Fendalton Road extended into what became Burnside Road (later Memorial Avenue). A section of Fendalton Road near Holmwood ). Road was formerly named Princess or Princes Street. First mentioned in The Press in 1880 when “53 beautiful villa sites adjoining Mr Wilkin’s residence at Holmwood” are advertised for sale in The Press.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Nothing that I can add here as Walpole Fendall is one of our more well-known early settlers. If you google him I am sure that you will find a huge amount of information.
I walked this street yesterday after being at the University. A quick coffee at a cafe at the Clyde Rd corner before walking home via this street. A fairly long street and sadly many of the wonderful old houses have been demolished. Some still remain but many are hidden behind tall fences and security gates. The rebuilt houses are a mixture of styles. Some have been rebuilt to look similar to the original houses but others are modern looking houses. Some ugly toilet block style here. Also along this street is Fendalton Park, Mona Vale gatehouse and entrance to Mona Vale and Latter Days Saints church. I stopped at St Barnabas as it was open. I realised that I had never been inside this church before so I was pleased to be able to have a good look at it.
I took so many photos.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 