Duke Street in the Central City, Christchurch

Duke Street in the Central City- Queen Street South Land for sale in Queen Street South is first advertised in the Star in 1886. First appears in street directories in 1887. Re-named Duke Street on 7 March 1904.A small amount of information from the library website. I searched Papers Past but found very little information. Not helped by both Queen St and Duke St being very common names. There was also a Queen Street South in Sydenham. In a coroner’s report in 1891 there was mention about the filthy condition of the street and the concern about the diseases typhoid and diphtheria. In 1903 the council were asked about the dedication of the street. Road to be inspected and report back to the Board. In 1923 there was a fire in a small whare. The name Queen is obvious as Victoria was on the throne and it is possible that the name Duke St is after the Duke of Cornwall and York as he had visited New Zealand in 1901. The street runs from St Asaph St to Lichfield St and there are several businesses here but many are the back entrances to the businesses. A couple of empty sections which were full of rubbish. There is also a back entry to the Cancer Society here as well.