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Goldsmith Place in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Goldsmith Place in Waltham -Oliver Goldsmith Street and Goldsmith Street. Named after Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774). Goldsmith was the author of The Vicar Of Wakefield. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. First appears in street directories as …

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Domett Street in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Domett St in Waltham – Formerly Goethe Street. Named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749- 1832). Re-named Domett Street. Named after Alfred Domett (1811- 1887). Goethe was a German playwright. Goethe Street is first mentioned in The Press in1886. First appears in street directories in 1911. Re-named Domett Street in 1917 at the request of …

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Cecil Place in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Cecil Place in Waltham – Horsley Street and Cecil Street. Probably named after Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1831- 1903). Horsley Street was re-named Cecil Street on 31 October 1898 at the suggestion of Harman and Stevens. Probably re-named to continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington …

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Bunyan Street in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Bunyan St in Waltham – Named after John Bunyan (1628- 1688) Bunyan was an author who wrote Pilgrim’s Progress. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. Bunyan Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1886 in …

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Buffon Street in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Buffon St in Waltham – Named after Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788)Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. First appears in street directories in 1887.A small …

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Bond Street in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Bond Street in Waltham – formerly Little York Street. Little York Street first appears in street directories in 1908. Re-named Bond Street on 1 September 1948 when120 streets were renamed. A small amount of information from the library website. Not a lot of information on Papers Past. In 1928 there was a meeting to discuss …

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Westby Street in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Westby Street in Waltham – Named after Westby Brook Perceval (1854- 1938). Perceval, a lawyer, was the Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1890-1891, and agent-general for New Zealand in the United Kingdom from 1891. First appears in street directories in 1912.A small amount of information from the library website. Very little information on Papers Past. …

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Eastern Terrace in the suburbs of Sydenham and Beckenham, Christchurch

Eastern Terrace in Sydenham and Beckenham – Runs along the bank of the Heathcote River. First mentioned in The Press in 1911 when land is advertised for sale there. First appears in street directories in 1916.A tiny amount of information from the library website. There was less information on Papers Past than I expected. In …

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Roxburgh Street in the suburb of Sydenham, Christchurch

Roxburgh Street in Sydenham- formerly Regent Street. Regent Street first appears in street directories in 1931. Re-named Roxburgh Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. A small amount of information from the library website. I didn’t manage to get much information from Papers Past apart from death notices. There were so many …

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Hume Street in the suburb of Sydenham, Christchurch

Hume Street in Sydenham- Named after David Hume (1711-1776). Hume was a writer on religious topics. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. First appears in street directories in 1892. Approval was given by the council for …

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