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Praem Place in Shirley- formerly Neil Place. Developed on farmland previously owned by Arthur William Emmett (d. 1948) and sold after his death. Part of the land was bought by the government for a state housing area “laid out on modern town-planning lines”. It was referred to as Emmetts Block. Neil Place was named on …

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Orontes Street in Shirley – Named after the Orontes, a P. & O. liner. Developed on farmland previously owned by Arthur William Emmett (d. 1948) and sold after his death. Part of the land was bought by the government for a state housing area “laid out on modern town planning lines”. It was referred to …

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Hercules Street in Shirley- First appears in street directories in 1948. Tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out how this street got it’s name. I expected Papers Past to have information but nothing. I actually walked this street in May but didn’t have time to research to write it …

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Louisa Chandler Place in Linwood -Named after Louisa Brittan, née Chandler, (1810?- 1901). Louisa Brittan was the wife of William Guise Brittan (1809-1876), commissioner of Crown lands for Canterbury in 1853 and also a newspaper editor. They lived at Englefield in Fitzgerald Avenue. First appears in street directories in 1995. A small amount of information …

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Price Place in Linwood – Named on 21 February 1962. A tiny amount of information from the library website and this is another street that I walked December 2019 and thought that I had already written it up. I couldn’t find any more information about the street. There are only 11 properties here and most …

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Nicholas Drive in Linwood – Named after Sergeant Henry James Nicholas (1891-1918). Nicholas was awarded the Victoria Cross following his bravery in action at Polderhoek in Belgium on 3 December 1917. Members of his family are buried at Bromley Cemetery. Developed in Sandilands. Houses were built there by the Christchurch City Council for returned soldiers …

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Seaview Rd and Brighton Mall in New Brighton – Sea View Road was formed in 1890 and first appears in street directories in 1911. It was the road into New Brighton when leaving New Brighton Road and went directly towards the sea. In 1887, the New Brighton Tramway Company put its bridge over the river …

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Joe Burns Place – Named after a local identity of the Wigram area. First appears in street directories in 1993.A small amount of information from the library website. I found a Joseph Gregory Burns who was an airman at Wigram and in 1969 his address was Air Force Station. He died 31st March 1990 and …

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FW Delamain Drive – Named after Frederick William Delamain (1835- 1910). Delamain, a horsebreeder, owned Yaldhurst, a racing stables and stud. He named it after his uncle’s place in Exeter, England. He sold this property in 1878. He was also a descendant of one of France’s great cognac making families. In the Delamain subdivision. Named …

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Southampton Street in Sydenham- Probably named after Southampton in Hampshire, England. First appears in the Star in 1882 when a house to let is advertised Southampton Street. First appears in street directories in 1887. A small amount of information on the library website. Nothing that I can add about the name of the street and …

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