Harvey Tce in Richmond – formerly Windsor Terrace. Named after Patrick Harvey (1880?-1949).Land for sale in Windsor Terrace is advertised in the Star in 1893. Windsor Terrace first appears in street directories in 1896 as a “continuation of Draper Street”. Re-named Harvey Terrace on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Harvey, a teacher, was the secretary of the SINZ Motor Union and a longtime resident of the street. Information about the naming of Harvey Terrace supplied in 2007 by Allan Williamson in an interview with Margaret Harper.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Not much information about Patrick Harvey on Papers Past but he was assistant teacher at Sumner School in 1918.
In 1893 there were six sections sold on this street. Complaints about drains in 1902 and in 1910 there were complaints about the damage to the roads from traction engines. Lots of death notices. The street changed it’s name in 1948 and for a couple of years articles called it Harvey Tce formerly known Windsor Tce. In 1960 an 80 year house was sold and it is probably why sections were available in 1960s and 1970s. Tennis club is mentioned a few times.
I did like this street when I walked it but houses are mostly only on one side of the street now and the other side is in the red zone. Many houses date between 1960s and 1980s with a few built since the earthquakes. One house is from 1920 and another from 1910. I did like a house from 1905 but wasn’t quite so sure about the other house from 1905. The tennis club seems to be still there but didn’t see any club rooms. I looked at google street view from before the earthquakes and there were some gorgeous older houses. So sad that they have gone. This street is a living street and there is a noticeboard with information on it. It claimed that the area was called Daisyfields but I couldn’t find anything on Papers Past about this.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 