Burdale Street in the suburb of Riccarton, Christchurch

Burdale St – Alma Street, from Clarence Street to Picton Avenue, and Washbourne Street, formed off Mandeville Street. Formerly Alma Street and Washbourne Street. Washbourne Street was named after Henry John Washbourne (1816- 1898). Re-named Burdale Street. Probably named after Burdale, North Yorkshire, England. Alma Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1901 when the Riccarton Road Board decided to take over some roads in Hall’s Township. First appears in street directories in 1908. Washbourne Street was named in 1913. First appears in street directories in 1915. The second Crown Grant of 50 acres west of Hagley Park was made to Washbourne in 1851. Alma Street and Washbourne Street were amalgamated to form Burdale Street on 27 September 1948. A reasonable amount of information from the library website and not a lot that I can add. Papers Past have an entry in 1913 about new street formed to be named Washbourne St and I found the same information about Alma St from 1901. As Henry Washbourne is from Gloucestershire it is unlikely that Burdale is connected to his family.This street runs from Manderville St to Clarence St and there is a strange kink in the street at Picton Ave and it looks like two different streets. Mostly businesses at the Manderville St end. There is one nice looking wooden house dating from 1930. The rest date from 1960 to 2010 and many are flats rather than houses. Some of the modern ones are ugly.