Rhodesvale Tce – Named because it was formed on land formerly belonging to the Rhodes Memorial Convalescent Home. Named in May 1980 by the committee of the Home.
A small amount of information on the library website. The QV website has 15 houses here and all seem to date from 1980s. The Rhodes Memorial Convalescent Home most likely is named after Robert Heaton Rhodes who was a major landowner in the area. I found a newspaper article about residents protesting the building of a new rest home after the original was demolished because of the earthquakes. Claimed it would affect the value of their properties. There has been a nursing home on this site since 1886 so my personal feeling is that the complaining residents need to get over it. When googling I found out that there is a book about the original nursing home and even better it is available at the library.
I didn’t actually walk this street as it had a very private feel about and looked like a private driveway.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 