School Road in the suburb of Halswell, Christchurch

School Rd- Named because of its proximity to Halswell Primary School. First mentioned in The Press in 1890. First appears in street directories in 1940.A small amount of information from the library website. Took me ages in Papers Past to find the same article mentioned on the library website. There were several School Roads in Christchurch before 1950. The first mention of the school that I could find was in 1871 but I believe that it was opened in 1864. There was a Mr Sparks who lived on School Rd and there is a Sparks Rd nearby. The school takes up the entire side of the road and it was completely rebuilt after the earthquakes. The entrance of the school has three information boards with the history of the school on the boards. I was doing a lab adventure on Monday and needed information from these boards. The QV website has 20 properties on this street and most were built in the 1970s. There is one house built in 2016 and it is an interesting design. Found some street art near the school and I love street art.