Praem Place in the suburb of Shirley, Christchurch

Praem Place in Shirley- formerly Neil Place. Developed on farmland previously owned by Arthur William Emmett (d. 1948) and sold after his death. Part of the land was bought by the government for a state housing area “laid out on modern town-planning lines”. It was referred to as Emmetts Block. Neil Place was named on 24 June 1948. Re-named Praem Place on 14 September 1948 “in view of this name conflicting with a similar name in the Paparua County”. First appears in street directories in 1950.A small amount of information from the library website. Another street that I walked back in May. I couldn’t find any information on Papers Past. I also couldn’t find out the meaning of Praem but is possibly a Dutch word. There are only 6 houses here from 1940. They have a very definite state house look about them. Google maps showed a building called Saint Gebriel Church and it just looks like an ordinary house. At the end of the street there is a walkway through to Riselaw St. I remember feeling unsafe walking here and was pleased it was a tiny street. It was one of the houses near the walkway that made me feel uncomfortable.