Parish St in the Red Zone of Burwood – Named after Isaac Parish (1845?-1921). Parish worked with his father, William Parish, on the formation of Ferry Road and was later a farmer. He also served for some years on the Avon Road Board. He lived in a “beautifully situated homestead” on the corner of Lake Terrace Road and New Brighton Road. Name suggested by Councillor Liggins at a meeting of the Waimairi County Council on 26 October 1932. Formally named on 8 February 1933. First mentioned in street directories in 1934. First appears as a separate listing in 1955.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Most the entries on Papers Past were for a Parish St off Ferry Rd which is probably named after William Parish. Very few entries for Parish St in Burwood. A few death notices and ads. Isaac Parish was fined several times for not cooling his milk properly before selling it.
I actually walked this street in January last year and there are obviously no longer any houses here. Street view from 2012 shows the mess that the street was after the earthquakes.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 