Athelstan Street – Probably named after Athelstan (c.895- 939) – Athelstan was the first king of all England, and Alfred the Great’s grandson. Athelstan Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1913 when 32 sections in Spreydon were auctioned.
A small amount of information from the library website. Athelstan was actually a popular name in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There was an Edward Athelstan Worthy who was a teacher at Christs College and he drowned in France in 1894.
There was also Leonard Athelstan King a builder in Christchurch. Also John Athelstan Parsons who lived in Kaikoura but he moved to Christchurch in 1897 and he worked for the Land Board. Another possible reason for the name is to do with the Athelstan Druid Lodge who had their first meeting in Christchurch in 1880.
This small street has Barrington Mall on one side and a few houses on the other side along with a few businesses. The businesses are related to health as there is a dentist and medical centre.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 