Bullock Place in Ilam – One of the streets developed in the 1960s by Maurice R. Carter Ltd., a company which built 138 houses in a block of land off Grahams Road bought from the PGG superannuation fund. First appears in street directories in 1966. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an interview with Margaret Harper. CH357/50 Waimairi County Council minutes book, 1961, p 403, held at Christchurch City Council archives.
A small amount of information from the library and I would seriously love a look at the council archives. Only 8 properties on this tiny street and most built in 1960s. I was actually surprised there was that many houses but then realised that at least three of them are on back sections. Only two entries on Papers Past and one was a death notice and the other was an engagement notice. I was actually walking Grahams Rd and was walking past Bullock Reserve and took a short detour to walk this tiny street. One of the houses has a craft and gift shop but I didn’t visit. Another tree lined street with houses built built by Maurice Carter. He was a busy man. The street is probably named after someone and I have narrowed down to two men. Either Garnet Bullock who died suddenly in 1962 or Thomas Arthur Bullock who died in 1972. One was an accountant and the other was a salesman.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 