Lovelock St in Dallington – Named after Jack Lovelock (1910- 1949). Lovelock was a New Zealand runner who once held the world mile record and competed in the Olympics in Berlin in 1936. While at school he was head prefect at Timaru Boys’ High School. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1960.
A small amount of information from the library website. Jack Lovelock was born near Reefton and died in the US. He suffered from dizzy spells and aged 39 he had a dizzy spell at a train station. He fell onto the train tracks and was hit by a train. There is a Wikipedia page for him.
In 1961 there were ads in Papers Past for houses being built by International Homes. In 1965 the residents wanted a playground in a yet to be subdivided land. Council said that they would review this once the land had been subdivided.
Most houses were built in the 1960s and there are only houses on one side of the street now. The other half of the street is now in the red zone. There was a walkway through to Halberg St.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 