Cholmondeley Ave – Formerly Victoria Avenue. Named after HM Queen Victoria (1819- 1901). Re-named Cholmondeley Avenue. Named after the Venerable George James Cholmondeley (1833-1901). Victoria Avenue first appears in street directories in 1905. Re-named Cholmondeley Avenue in 1918 because of duplication of the name Victoria Avenue. Cholmondeley was an archdeacon of Christchurch and the vicar of Heathcote and Sumner, then St. Marks Anglican Church, Opawa.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add to this. Some lovely older houses here but only managed a photo of Risingholme. St Marks School is here and it has to have been rebuilt after the earthquakes as it is a very modern looking building. I remember going to evening classes at Risingholme a long time ago and I think it was to do with dyeing wool with natural dyes. A lovely street that I liked.The street runs from the Heathcote River to Opawa Rd.There is also Elms Court Rest Home on this street.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 