Fleete Street in red zone of Burwod and Dallington – formerly Queensbury Street. The section south of New Brighton Road was formerly Queen Street and was incorporated into Fleete Street. Named after Percy Lonsdale Fleete (1884-1968). Queensberry Street first appears in street directories in 1913. Re-named Queensbury Street in 1934. The section south of New Brighton Road was re-named Queen Street by 1930 and later, in 1955, Fleete Street. Fleete, a market gardener, is listed as a resident of the street in 1954, living at 69 Queensbury Street.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website and the only mention of Percy Lonsdale Fleete on Papers Past is in a death notice for his wife in 1964.
I only looked at Fleete Street as I covered Queensbury Street fairly fully when I walked that street. The council notice said that Queensbury Street South from New Brighton Rd to McBratneys Road to be called Fleete Street. The same notice said that Queensbury Street South from Birchfield Ave to McBratneys Road to be called Madge Street. In 1955 the council notice said that Madge Street would be called Fleete Street. Confused as yes I was. I checked old maps and Queensbury Street which became Fleete Street all ended at Birchfield Ave. It was only after 1954 that the street is shown as going all the way to McBratneys Road.
It was mostly death notices on Papers Past and a few engagement notices including one for a relative of the ex-husband. Sewage wasn’t installed on this street until 1961 and there were drainage pipes being laid in 1982.
Another street where I couldn’t find images from google maps for the street from before the earthquakes. I was able to look at these images in 2023. This area is very popular with dog walkers.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 