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Stapletons Road in Richmond – Named after Thomas Stapleton (1826-1895). Stapleton, a gentleman, was a sawyer and “poultry enthusiast”. He died at his home in Stapletons Road. First appears in street directories in 1887. A small amount of information from the library website. Any street name with an s on the end usually means it …

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Guild Street in Richmond – Named after a position in the Anglican church. Guilds were originally associations of craftsmen in particular trades. The term was borrowed by the Anglican Church. A guild tends to be a group of lay persons (often women) within a parish which meet together for social purposes and to maintain the …

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Chancellor Street in Richmond – Named after a position in the Anglican Church. The chancellor is the legal adviser to an Anglican diocese. He or she is one of those who administer the affairs of a diocese between meetings of synod. One of a number of streets with names with Anglican associations, chosen when the …

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Julius Terrace in Richmond – Formerly Harper Terrace. Named after Henry John Chitty Harper (1804-1893). Re-named Julius Terrace. Named after Churchill Julius (1847- 1938). Harper Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1912. First appears in street directories in 1914. Bishop Harper was the first Anglican Bishop of Christchurch 1856-1889. Formed on land originally …

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Averill Street in Richmond – Named after the Rev. Alfred Walter Averill (1865-1957). Averill was the vicar of St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1894-1910. He then became Bishop of Waiapu before becoming Bishop of Auckland. He was Archbishop of New Zealand 1925-1940. First mentioned in The Press in 1912 when land in North Richmond is advertised …

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Kawau Crescent in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website. Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in …

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Korora Street in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website. Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in …

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Pateke Place in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website. Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in …

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Takapu Place in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website. Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in …

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Taranui Place in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website. Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in …

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