Maryhill Ave in Hoon Hay – First appears in street directories in 1953.
A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out the reason for name. It was either someone’s name or a place name in Scotland.
Several entries in Papers Past and it was a new subdivision in 1953. In 1955 there was Crown Land offered and returned servicemen had first option in the ballots. In 1955 the street was extended to Sparks Rd. There were sections available between 1970 and 1972. Lots of death notices.
Most houses were built in 1950s and another big lot built in 1990s. I didn’t really like this street and it wasn’t until I had walked the full length that I realised why. Many of the wooden 1950s houses had been roughcasted. When I was looking at buying a house about 20 years ago my late brother said never touch such houses as you don’t know what the cladding is hiding.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 