Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Muirhill Street in Halswell and is too new for library website. Because there is already an existing street called Muir Ave plus a Muir Park in Halswell it is highly likely that Muirhill is named after the same person. John Edward Muir was a nurseryman who lived in Halswell. In 1911 and 1919 he was …
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Hoyle Way in Halswell and it is too new for library website. This is a tiny street with about 4 houses on only one side of the road. On the other is a green space which looks like it will become a reserve. The street runs from Muirhill St to Spalling Rd. I was at …
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Findlay Ave in Halswell – Named after the original Findlay’s farm which adjoined the Halswell Quarry. George Findlay (1830-1888) was a stonemason and foreman of works for the City Council. In the Quarry View subdivision. The developers submitted street names having a connection with the Halswell Quarry, its location and its product. Named in 2012.A …
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Shotfirer Lane in Halswell – Name given to the men who worked with explosives to dislodge rock from the rock face at the Halswell Quarry. In the Quarry View subdivision. Named in 2012. A small amount of information from the library website. This tiny street runs from Provincial Rd to Findlay Ave and there is …
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Provincial Road in Halswell – Named because the Provincial Chambers was one of the early buildings to use the blue greystone from the Halswell Quarry. In the Quarry View subdivision. The developers submitted street names having a connection with the Halswell Quarry, its location and its product. Named in 2012A small amount of information from …
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Pegson Lane and it is too new to be on the library website. I didn’t walk this one as there wasn’t a footpath and looks like a private driveway as the lane is so tiny. A bit of googling gave me the information that pegson is a crushing machine using in quarries and mining
Napper Place in Halswell is too new for library website. The council website said it is named for a hammer. I couldn’t find a napper hammer when I googled but found the word knapping in connection with a hammer that is used with flint and similar rocks. This street runs from the corner of Hoyle …
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Leyland Lane in Halswell and is too new for library website. Another street that was blocked by vehicles belonging to builders plus there wasn’t a footpath to be able to walk on. I dislike streets with no footpaths. My best guess for the name of this street is the Leyland truck which was produced by …
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Foden Lane and Dennis Lane are both too new for library website. Both these lanes run off Prospect Place and are possibly named after Dennis Foden. I will need to read the books Divine Rock the Quarryman’s Gift by Greg C Smith and History of Halswell by Graeme C Penney as the developers took the …
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Forge Close in Halswell and is too new for library website. I don’t think that I need to explain the meaning of forge. This tiny street runs off Tempering Drive. The houses here are mostly finished being built. It looks like a wee walkway is going to be developed here to join up with the …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project