West-Watson Avenue in the suburb of Hillmorton, Christchurch

West-Watson Ave – Named after Campbell West Watson (1877- 1953) – West-Watson was the third Anglican bishop of Christchurch 1925/26- 1951 and also Archbishop of New Zealand 1940-1952. He was a Warden at Christ’s College in 1925. One of the streets in the area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1970.A wee bit of information from the library website. The land no longer belongs to Christ College and this has been in the news recently. The land was sold to an Auckland developer without the knowledge of the house owners and not only did the cost of their leases increase but they no longer had the same option to freehold the land.The houses are mostly made of summerhill stone and of a similar style. Many had modern chimneys and I am assuming that the original ones were damaged in the earthquakes. There is a lovely big park here. Didn’t manage to get photos of the houses here.