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Ashcroft Place in Burnside and nothing on library website. I am surprised that there was nothing on the library website as all but one of the houses date from 1960s. The only mention on Papers Past is from 1960 and is about connecting sewer pipes. I couldn’t find any reason for the name Ashcroft. It …

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Kingham Place in Avonhead and Burnside and nothing on the library website. I was surprised that there was nothing on the library website as most the houses were from 1980 plus one from 1960. This street runs off Avonhead Rd and half of it looks like a private land. A pleasant looking street with a …

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Lavandula Crescent in Burnside and nothing on the library website. I was surprised that there wasn’t an entry on the library website as the houses here date from 1980 except for one built in 2000. Lavandula means English lavender except it isn’t actually an English plant. This street runs from Crosdale Place and then back …

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Hidcote Place in Burnside – Named after Hidcote Manor Garden, located in the village of Hidcote Bartrim, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England. First appears in street directories in 1981.A small amount of information from the library website. Hidcote Manor Garden is lovely and I am sure that I have found a geocache near here. Lovely …

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Melissa Place in Burnside and nothing on the library website. It surprised me that there wasn’t an entry on the library website as all the properties here were built in 1980. The street runs off Crosdale Place and ends at a wee reserve Coringa Reserve. When I walked this street yesterday I assumed that it …

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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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