King Edward Terrace In Woolston- Named after King Edward VII (1841-1910).First appears in street directories in 1908. [In 1985, because of the Woolston Cut flood relief development, the council proposed that this street should disappear. This did not happen.]
A small amount of information from the library website.
A reasonable amount of information on Papers Past and flooding issues mentioned frequently. Lots of death notices but no birth notices. In 1920 there were complaints about the new tip on the corner of King Edward Terrace and Bamford St because of the smell from the nightsoil being dumped. The company G L Bowron was frequently mentioned. Lots of ads for workers plus a big fire fire in 1953. The saddest entry that I found was from 1920 when the founder of G L Bowron committed suicide. He was only 33 years old and financially well off. He left two letters behind and one was to his father and the other to a young woman.
I ended up looking at old maps of Christchurch to confirm that this street used to be a much bigger street. I looked at maps from 1911 to 1955 and this street ran from Rutherford St / Garlands Rd by the bridge and followed the river to Ferry Rd. The street is now much shorter and runs from Atom Lane to Bamford St. The part between the bridge and Atom Lane is now part of Rutherford St. There is a walkway following the river from Bamford St end to Long St. The part of King Edward Terrace near Ferry Rd was added to Long St.
Papers Past only goes up to 1971 and the changes to the street would have happened in the 1980s because of the Woolston Cut. It is now a tiny street with the river on one side a few businesses on the other side. Caddyshack is on this street. I was geocaching here yesterday on the walkway and I was overdressed for the unexpected warmth of day.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 