Blue Gum Place in the suburb of New Brighton, Christchurch

Blue Gum Place in New Brighton. Named after a gum tree on the site. The tree was planted in the early 1940s by the landowner, Davie Holder. It was felled as a danger in 2007. Formed post-1997. Information supplied in 2008 by Jack Ryan, in a letter to Margaret Harper.A reasonable of information from the library website and I can’t add anything about the naming of the street. This street is on the edge of the red zone but managed to survive. Most the houses date from 1990s and 2000 but a few have been built within the last couple of years. David Holder lived at 184 Travis Rd and his occupation was farmer. He died in July 1958 aged 62 and his wife Ethel died in 1961 aged 63 and they are both buried at Burwood. They both come from the Forest of Dean area in the UK and were married at Littledean in 1920. I couldn’t find a date for their arrival in NZ but they were living at Travis Road in 1928. Note, I love the Forest of Dean area in the UK. None of the houses stood out for me but it looked like there were some larger really nice houses on back sections. The houses were tidy and well cared for with some nice gardens. The best thing for a street of this type was that there was a footpath on both sides of the street.