Majestic Lane in Cashmere – Named after the Majestic Theatre, until 2014 at 126 Manchester Street, Christchurch. Named because it was developed on the site of a property used by the New Life Centre, an organisation which also used the Majestic Theatre. The site was part of the old Thorrington estate. The old Wairoa homestead and a block of flats were demolished and eight sections were sold. Developed in 1994.
A small amount of information from the library website. There were a few entries on Papers Past about 16 Thorrington Rd where this lane was developed. The owner of the Thorrington Estate subdivided his land a few times. In 1970 part of the Thorrington Estate comprising of 9 flats and over 2 acres of woodland were sold. That same year there was an application by the New Life Centre for a permit to allow a residential Bible Study School to be set up. The 9 flats would be converted into living quarters for the students. The main house to be admin and lecture rooms. The property was obviously sold again in the 1990s but Papers Past doesn’t cover this period. The buildings were demolished and land divided into 8 sections. All the houses here were built in the 1990s and they are huge. One house right at the end I suspect has been built to resemble the original big house that was on the property. Wish that I could have got a photo of it. There was also a wee footpath to walk on for most of the lane.
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