Birdwood Avenue in the suburb of Beckenham, Christchurch

Birdwood Avenue – Named after FieldMarshall William Redell Birdwood (1865-1951). Birdwood was the commander of ANZAC forces during the evacuation from Gallipoli in World War I. A “portion of Norwood Avenue” was re-named Birdwood Avenue in 1920.
A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had information from council meeting about the fact that they hadn’t been unable to agree on the renaming of the portion of Norwood St that was between Sandwich Rd and the river. The recent visit of General Sir William Birdwood was the inspiration for the naming of this street.
Information from the QV website had houses dating from 1910 to 2017. Most houses are wooden here and the more modern houses were also wooden and in a similar style to the older houses in the street. Looks like the newer houses are possibly rebuilds after the earthquakes. There was one very sad rundown house.
The house built in 1910 I couldn’t see but it had the most fantastic hedge. Hetties Rockshop is on this street. I had a coffee at a cafe called The Birdwood but the entrance was actually on Malcolm Ave. Some lovely houses here with matching lovely gardens.