Jameson Avenue in the suburb of St Albans, Christchurch

Jameson Avenue in St Albans – formerly Part of McFaddens Road. Also Jameson Street. Named after George Jameson (1850-1934). Jameson lived at 116 McFaddens Road in a large house named Ellerton. For a time he was secretary and general manager of the New Zealand Cooperative Association in Christchurch. His father, James Purvis Jameson (1824-1896), was the mayor of Christchurch in 1871. Jameson Street first appears in street directories in 1947. Becomes Jameson Avenue in 1950

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. George Jameson’s will had several donations to charities. He was born in Manchester and came to New Zealand with his family on the ship Sebastopol. He went to Christ’s College and was a stock agent in Ashburton for many years before coming back to Christchurch.

When looking at Papers Past I just looked at Jameson Street / Jameson Ave information. In 1947 the section of McFaddens Road running at right angles to the rest of McFaddens Road was renamed Jameson Street and in 1948 it was renamed Jameson Ave. Not much information on Papers Past. Several ads and the usual birth and death notices. The best street competition mentioned a few times plus discussion about bus routes.

I walked this street very early on Monday morning and at the end of the street by McFaddens Road there is a creek and it is possibly Dudley Creek as this creek has so many twists and turns in it.

There is also a Art Deco house this end as well. It is a pleasant tree lined street and most houses were built in the 1940s with a few built in the 1950s.