Mason Place in Sockburn -Named after Richard John Mason (1853- 1932). Mason was a horse trainer especially known for training Gloaming. First appears in street directories in 1970.Information supplied by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch CityCouncil.
A small amount of information from the library website. Richard Mason was born in Wellington in 1853 and he died in May 1932. There were many entries in Papers Past and he was called the Wizard of New Zealand Racing. The obituaries and tributes all pointed out that he died a couple of weeks after the horse Gloaming died. The owner of Gloaming died a couple of months later in the same year. There are at least two online blogs about Richard Mason if you wish to know more about him. This street runs off Cheyenne St and most houses were built in 1960s. This street didn’t really stand out for me but seemed pleasant enough. The person it was named after was more interesting.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 