Plynlimon Rd in Fendalton – Named after the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales. Named to continue the Welsh theme of street names in the area. First mentioned in the Star in 1888 when a house is advertised for sale in Plynlimon Road. First appears in street directories in 1894.
A small amount of information from the library website. I thought that I knew the names of Welsh mountains but I didn’t know this one. I have climbed Mt Snowdon and Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons.
The oldest entry that I found in Papers Past was in 1887 when a section of land was for sale. Also found ads for the sale of sections in 1893, 1896, 1907 and 1927. In September 1943 a well known property called Leigh was for sale and in October 1943 there were plans for a subdivision at the property.
Papers Past had several entries about a rubbish dump on the street. In 1942 it is mentioned that a dump was opened near the railway lines. In 1943 there were many complaints about the dump and the council reply to the complaints was that the flies and smell was because of unauthorised dumping of rubbish at the dump. In 1944 the dump was closed over the summer period. The dump was sited on a disused shingle pit. In 1953 a new park and playground was being developed on the street and they had to keep topping the ground with soil as it kept sinking. The park was being developed on the old dump and shingle pit site so that probably explains sinking issue. In 1958 the council refused permission for a kindergarten to be built in the park.
There are at least two houses dating from 1920 and several from 1940 which will be from the subdivision mentioned on Papers Past. Several houses date from 1960s but most decades have at least one or two houses. The original houses on the street would have had large sections and would gradually have sold off the land for houses. Between 2013 to 2017 there was a large number of houses built.
I had parked my car on this street near the park so that I could do a multi cache and after I found the cache I decided to do more walking. The street runs from the park end to Garreg Rd and I had to cross Idris Rd which wasn’t easy because of the traffic and this was on a Saturday. A pleasant street with many different styles of houses. I did like the 1920s villa and there was an Art Deco house. The new houses I didn’t really like as they looked sterile and only had immaculate lawns and no gardens. There was a small garage that did car repairs on this street and it was called Sadlers Garage and I am not trying to promote the business. When reading Papers Past there were several entries for a family with the surname Sadler so it would be interesting to know if there is a connection.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 