Hilltop Lane in Mt Pleasant – Named because it runs to the top of Cannon Hill. Named by the developer, Cannon Estate Ltd. First appears in street directories in 1964.
A small amount of information from the library website. The developer gave the same information in an article on Papers Past.
There were a few ads for houses in Papers Past. The rest of the articles on Papers Past were confusing. In 1968 an application for tearooms at the intersection of Summit Rd and Hilltop Rd, Mt Pleasant was declined. In 1988 Hilltop Lane Reserve was to be taken over by the Mt Pleasant Community Centre. Another article mentioned Hilltop Lane off Summit Rd.
This lane is a tiny lane that doesn’t go to the top of Cannon Hill and I checked old maps but they didn’t help. I couldn’t find any street called Hilltop Lane going to the Summit Rd. I couldn’t find a reserve near Hilltop Lane. I checked details of nearby streets and couldn’t find any evidence that they were called Hilltop Lane. I think that a visit to archives is required to solve this mystery.
There is only 18 houses here and only about 6 of them date from the 1960s. The rest were rebuilt after the earthquakes. There are still a couple of empty sections. The rebuilt houses seem to be mostly made of glass and they do have great views. I ended up chatting to a local and she said that it is a lovely and friendly street to live on. She also said that it was a mess after the earthquakes.
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