Cardrona Street in the suburb of Avondale Red Zone, Christchurch

Cardrona St in the red zone of Avondale – Probably named after the Cardrona River near Peebles, Scotland. Named in 1955.

A tiny amount of information but the library website and as the rest of the streets nearby are named after places in Scotland this is probably correct. The mention in 1955 about naming the street doesn’t mention why. In 1960s there are a few houses for sale but the majority would have built in the 1970s. In 1971 the company Merritt Beazley was selling 41 sections and they would have built the houses as well. Not much more information on Papers Past. Street view from 2007 showed a pleasant but ordinary looking street. There was also a hotel called Cardrona on Avon on the corner of Cardrona St and Breezes Rd. Street view for 2012 show most houses still standing but they weren’t looking good. There are no longer any houses here but you can still see where there used to be gardens.