Charles Upham Avenue in suburb of Hillmorton, Christchurch

Charles Upham Ave in Hillmorton– formerly Upham Avenue. Named after Charles Hazlitt Upham (1908- 1994). Upham was a farmer, soldier and prisoner of war. He was also an old boy of Christ’s College. One of the streets in the area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. Upham Avenue first appears in street directories in 1968. Re-named Charles Upham Avenue on 23 February 1970. This first appears in street directories in 1973.A reasonable amount of information from the library website and not a lot that I can add. Charles Upham name is well known in New Zealand and lots of information online about him. The land would have been leasehold land but in recent years owners have had the ability to buy the freehold of many properties. The houses here were mostly built in the 1960s and 1970s and none stood out for me. It was getting dark by the time I walked this street. My sons had a school friend who grew up on this street. There was one of those free food pantries on this street.