Gasson Street in the suburb of Sydenham, Christchurch

Gasson Street – Part of Madras Street, the section of the street south of Moorhouse Avenue. Named after the Gasson family. The Gasson family were early settlers in this area. Charles Gasson (1846?- 1905), a carpenter, lived with his wife, Harriet, at Sixth Street (later Stanley Street). Named Gasson Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named.
A small amount of information from the library website. I am sure that I have a photo of this family’s grave somewhere. I remember thinking to myself when I took the photo that there had to be a connection to this street. As with the rest of Sydenham it used to be a residential area that it now a street full of businesses. A mixture of new and old buildings. I got the feeling when walking in this area that every type of business connected to cars is in this area. There are other businesses but cars do dominate. This street runs from Brougham St to Moorhouse Ave and there is street art by the railway line. Lots of horrible graffiti as well on the buildings near the railway lines. There were a couple of cafes on this street that actually looked OKish.