Hanrahan Street – Part of Allan Street. Named after the Right Rev. Monsignor Thomas Hanrahan (1885?- 1963). Allan Street was in a dog-leg shape and included what is now Newnham Terrace. Allan Street is mentioned in The Press in 1910 (spelt Alan Street) and first appears in street directories in 1914. Hanrahan Street first appears in street directories in 1952. Hanrahan was initially based in a small cottage in Peer Street and went on to found St. Teresa’s Roman Catholic Church in Puriri Street. He was the first Roman Catholic parish priest in Riccarton from 1923.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find anything on Papers Past about this street and very little information about Thomas Hanrahan. He seemed to have a connection to a Hanrahan family in Ashburton and there is a Hanrahan street in Ashburton. He officiated at least one Hanrahan funeral in Ashburton when he was based in Riccarton. He died 26/08/1963 aged 78 and is buried in Bromley cemetery.
A pleasant street in Upper Riccarton close to the University. The street is narrowed in several places. Most houses were made of brick but there was one large wooden older looking house. I liked this house but between high fences and tall trees I couldn’t get a photo.I took a photo of a new building that looked interesting but didn’t really like. Couldn’t figure out the building material.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 