Kiltie St in Upper Riccarton – Named by Joseph Irvine Colligan (1910-1965). Colligan, a hairdresser, was chairman of the Waimairi County Council 1960-1965. His cousin, Charles “Charlie” Gibson, lived at 40 Waimairi Road, opposite where Kiltie Street was formed. He was a member of the Caledonian Pipe Band, members of which wore a kilt when performing. Named in 1961. First appears in street directories in 1964. Information supplied in 2004 by Aileen Colligan (d. 2010) in an interview with Margaret Harper. Waimairi County Council minutes book, 1961, CH357/50, p 1093,held at Christchurch City Council archives.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website and what surprise to find out that members of a pipe band wore kilts. Yes that last comment is dripping with sarcasm.
Not much information on Papers Past apart from the usual death notices. Should we be concerned that there are lots more death notices than birth or marriage notices on Papers Past. In 1962 it is described as an executive subdivision and 15 sections were available. I found Pipe Major Charles Gibson of the Caledonian Pipe Band mentioned in 1934. He was also mentioned in 1920 when he married Barbara Irvine at St Andrews Church. Reason he was mentioned was because he wore a kilt at his wedding.
All the houses on the street were built in 1960s and none stood out for me but 2 or 3 had an unkempt look about them. If you look at street view for September 2022 the same properties look nice and tidy. They possibly belong to the water rates protest group. Fr some reason this street didn’t have a street sign saying which street it was and I had to double check my map to make sure that I had the correct street. I am very disappointed that there wasn’t a kilt in sight. I don’t have an obsession with pipe bands and men in kilts. Honestly I don’t. I also have no idea why there was a sign of an arrow in a tree here.
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