Roderick Alleyn Lane in Papanui – Named after Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the main series character of the author Ngaio Marsh (1895- 1982). The character made his debut in 1934 in the novel A Man Lay Dead. The street is next to the Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village. Named in 2001.
A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. I have read all of her books as I like murder mysteries. I have also visited her home in the Cashmere Hills when they had an open day a couple of years ago. Most houses built in 2000 except for one built in 1980. Considering it is a private lane there was a footpath at the beginning of the lane so I was able to walk part of the street. The houses are huge and well above my budget. I would quite like to live here if I could afford it.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 