Alice St in the red zone in Burwood – Named after HRH Princess Alice (1843-1878). One of three streets named after Queen Victoria’s family. Princess Alice was a daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. First mentioned in The Press in 1923. First appears in street directories in 1924.
A small amount of information from the library website. Most entries on Papers Past were in the 1950s and street improvements and drainage were mentioned. There was a big hail storm in February 1956 and the market gardens in this area were badly damaged. At 11 Alice St at the property of W E Weld 7000 asters and 3000 zinnias were damaged. Until the 1950s there seemed to be only to properties on the street. There was an interesting report from a councillor in 1959 about new housing areas being a future trouble spot because of the ground conditions. The Windsor block being the worst. The land being unsuitable for subdivisions because of the ground soaking of sullage and not suitable for septic tanks. I had to google sullage and it is another word for grey water. There were many complaints about sewerage and sullage flooding gardens. The street runs from Queensbury St to Kingsford St and all houses have now been demolished.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 