Oakford Close in Riccarton – Named after Oakford, a large house originally on eight acres of land laid out in garden on the corner of Riccarton Road and Mandeville RoadThe house was built in 1857, on a 20 hectare block on the southern side of Lower Riccarton Road, by Henry Joseph Hall (1837- 1897). Later owners were: Nelson King Cherrill (1845-1916), a photographer, and George Low Beath (1827-1914), a draper and outfitter. The last owner was John Heaton Rhodes (1888- 1960), a lawyer and the chairman of the Christchurch Press Company Ltd. for 24 years. The house was demolished in 1965 to make way for a motel development. Named in 1997.
A reasonable amount of information on the library website. The owner of the house died in 1960 and in 1965 the house was demolished. I don’t know if the motels were ever built but in 1997 approval was granted to a developer to build 55 apartments and townhouses. A reasonable footpath here but parking would be terrible. This street runs off Deans Ave and I couldn’t decide if I would like to live here or not. The street might be called Oakford Close but the complex is called Kirkstyle Estate.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 