Barrer Lane in Cashmere – Named after Bryan Amherst Barrer (1908-1980) and his wife, Margaret (1916-1982). The Barrers owned several acres of flat tussock land behind Queen Elizabeth II Park in Victoria Park Road which they landscaped, naming the property Four Winds. The property was subdivided after Mrs Barrer’s death. First appears in street directories in 1995.
A small amount of information from the library website and there is a mistake in the information. The park is actually called Elizabeth Park and it is named after the queen but has never been known as Queen Elizabeth II Park.
Bryan and Margaret’s daughter still lives here and she has named her house Four Winds but it isn’t the original house. Her parents were passionate about trees and plants and their daughter Jennifer is just as passionate. As well as her house Jennifer has about an acre of land planted mostly in native bush. Recently someone has been trespassing onto her land and poisoning the trees which she is very upset about. Jennifer is passionate about social history and she also is a poet. You can find her books at the library. Jennifer said her father was a wonderful and caring man. She went mountain climbing with him from a very young age. Last time I had caught up with Jennifer was at an open day at the Ngaio Marsh house which was about three years ago. We had a good natter today and she liked the sound of my street project.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 