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Annell Place in Burnside – Named after Annie Elizabeth Witbrock, née Ell, (1868-1947).Named by her daughter, Mabel Mabel Winifred Witbrock (1893-1991). Annie Witbrock was the daughter of Charles and Mary Ell and a cousin of Henry George “Harry” Ell (1862- 1934). She is listed in street directories from 1939 living at 184 Burnside Road (later …

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Ambleside Drive in Burnside – Formed on land owned by Professor Albert Hugh Flay (1905-1973) and developed by his son. First appears in street directories in 1964. Information supplied in 2009 by Peter Foster in an interview with Margaret Harper. A small amount of information from the library website and I am not convinced that …

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Gregan Crescent in Burnside – Named after the Gregan family.Bernard Daniel Gregan (1910-1976) farmed at 341 Wairakei Road. The farm extended from Grahams Road to the shingle pits at Lake Bryndwr. The land was bought by the Government for state housing in 1956. First appears in street directories in 1960. Information supplied in 2007 by …

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Ashbourne Street in Burnside – Named after Ashbourne in Derbyshire, England. About 1963 Waimairi County Council minuted a policy that all its streets be named after English place names. In a subdivision by Maurice F. Carter Ltd. First appears in street directories in 1966. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an …

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Kingsgate Place in Burnside and nothing on library website. It is amazing how many streets in this area aren’t on the library website yet all the houses date from 1960s. I couldn’t find much information on Papers Past unless you want to know how many times MED were turning off the power for maintenance. As …

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Sevenoaks Drive in Bryndwr – Developed by Maurice R. Carter Ltd. The Waimairi County Council was given extra land for the widening of the berms on the bend of the street. Seven oaks were planted there to commemorate the name of the street. First appears as Seven Oaks Drive in street directories in 1962. Becomes …

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Springbank Street in Bryndwr – Blogg Brothers built “half of the streets in the Wairarapa riding including Kendal Avenue and Springbank Street”. Maurice F. Carter Ltd also built houses there. Carter is listed in street directories of 1962 living in Wairakei Road near its intersection with Springbank Street. First appears in street directories in 1960. …

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Sandringham Place in Bryndwr – Named after Sandringham in Norfolk, England. About 1963 Waimairi County Council minuted a policy that all its streets be named after English place names. In a subdivision developed by Maurice F. Carter Ltd. First appears in street directories in 1962. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in …

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Derwent Street in Bryndwr – Named after the River Derwent, Cumbria. About 1963 Waimairi County Council minuted a policy that all its streets be named after English place names. In a subdivision by Maurice F. Carter Ltd. First appears in street directories in 1962. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an …

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Glencoe Street in Burnside – nothing on library website which surprised me as the houses were built in the 1960s and there is a mention in Papers Past as early as 1960. Papers Past mentions this area including this street as being sold off by Lands and Survey Dept and is a subdivision being developed …

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