Kyle St – Named after Herbert Seton Stewart Kyle (1873-1955) Kyle was a veterinarian and mayor of Riccarton 1925-1927 and 1955- 1968 and Reform Party member of parliament for Riccarton 1925-1943. Named in 1938. First appears in street directories in 1946.
Seton St – Named after Seton Stewart Kyle (1906- 1923). Seton was the son of Herbert Seton Stewart Kyle (1873-1955). He died in an accident while playing cricket at St Andrews College. He was 17 years old. The family lived at 41 Riccarton Road. First appears in street directories in 1946.
A reasonable amount of information from the library for these streets. It should be obvious why I put these two streets together. Nothing in Papers Past about the naming of the streets but there were ads for both streets in 1945. Most of the houses in both streets were wooden houses built in the 1940s. Seton Street had one slightly more modern house while Kyle Street had a few more modern houses that were mostly dated from 1990s. Kyle St did have NIWA at the end of the street. Both were small streets which normally would be called place rather that street. Seton St runs off Kyle St.
The inquest for Seton Kyle has him dying from a ruptured liver after colliding with another boy. In Papers Past there was mention of Seton Kyle Memorial Cup for A & P Show. There was also a Memorial Cup in his name at St Andrews College.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 