Beveridge Street in the Central City, Christchurch

Beveridge Street – Formerly Aldred Street. Named after the Rev. John Aldred (1818-1894). Re-named Beveridge Street. Named after Baron William Henry Beveridge (1879- 1963) In 1857 Aldred moved to Christchurch from Lyttelton and built his home in Durham Street North, near where he later developed Aldred Street as a private street. He was the first minister of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Aldred Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1869 when the Christchurch City Council declined to take it over as a public thoroughfare as it was not wide enough. Formed in 1871 and taken over by the council in 1877. Re-named Beveridge Street on 1 September 1948 when l20 streets were re-named. Beveridge was a British economist. Reasonable amount of information on the library website. Another street of old and new houses. There is an Aldred Park with a plaque about John Aldred on Durham Street.