Muirhill Street in the suburb of Halswell, Christchurch

Muirhill Street in Halswell and is too new for library website. Because there is already an existing street called Muir Ave plus a Muir Park in Halswell it is highly likely that Muirhill is named after the same person. John Edward Muir was a nurseryman who lived in Halswell. In 1911 and 1919 he was living on Duncan St and then in 1928 he was living at 458 Colombo St and had a business of selling seeds and bedding plants. By 1935 he was living in Halswell and his son John Edward William Muir was also living there with his wife. They were both nurserymen. John Edward Muir died in February 1950 aged 83 and is buried at Sydenham Cemetery with his wife Lily who died in 1947 aged 70.This is a long street that runs from Kennedy’s Bush Rd to Sutherlands Rd. There is a huge amount of building work going on especially at the Sutherlands Rd end. The road is closed at the Sutherlands Rd end because of the building work. Very modern looking houses and some are so ugly with what I call toilet block style.