Wyn Street in the suburb of Hoon Hay, Christchurch

Wyn St in Hoon Hay – First appears in street directories in 1952.
A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out a reason for the name of the street but suspect that it was a surname.
A lot of information on Papers Past and there was an article in 1957 about the street being metalled plus footpath being formed. The subdivision was formed in 1952 and there were houses built there shortly afterwards. The residents weren’t happy about how long it took to form the road properly. In 1954 there were state sections available for ballot and as usual for these ballots returned servicemen had first preference. There were ads for sections in 1952 and 1956. There was a large number of death notices and I recognised at least two surnames connected to people I worked with in the Post Office. Most houses were built in the 1950s with a few in later decades.
The footpath was a bit rough to walk on as pipes had been laid recently. Most houses were typical 1950s style with a couple of exceptions. Two houses stood out and one from 1980s was built in an older worker’s cottage style. The other house that stood out was built in the 1970s and had a weird log cabin cladding.