Benedict Street in the suburbs of Aidanfield and Halswell, Christchurch

Benedict Street – In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield subdivision where all the names are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters Home at Halswell. Named in 2011.

A small amount of information from the library website. I found two women named Sister Benedict on the plaque in the cemetery. Sister Benedict O’Neill who died in July 1950 aged 76 and Sister Benedict Moroney who died in March 1948 aged 66.

The best thing about this street was that there was a footpath on both sides of the street plus a walkway through to Fintan Reserve. The houses here were built in 2013 and 2014 and none stood out for me. They had immaculate lawns with a few shrubs and in other words boring. There was one garden that I did like but didn’t manage a photo. There were several bird ornaments in a rock garden plus other garden ornaments.

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