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Charles Upham Ave in Hillmorton– formerly Upham Avenue. Named after Charles Hazlitt Upham (1908- 1994). Upham was a farmer, soldier and prisoner of war. He was also an old boy of Christ’s College. One of the streets in the area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. Upham Avenue first appears in street directories in …

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Harling Ave in Hillmorton – Named after Carl Harling (1841?- 1926). Harling was a master at Christ’s College 1888- 1904. One of the streets in the area formed on land owned by Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1972.A small amount of information from the library website. It would have been leasehold land …

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Heaton Street in Strowan. Named after Robert Heaton Rhodes (1861- 1956). His grandmother’s maiden name was Theodosia Maria Heaton. Rhodes opened up his land for development in 1914. At the time he stipulated that houses built there cost at least £3000 and be “of a certain style”. Tenders are invited for “the erection of a …

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Leinster Rd formerly Pepperell’s Lane. in Strowan – Formerly Pepperell’s Lane. Named after Thomas Mills Pepperell (1819- 1887). Re-named Leinster Road. Named by a Mrs Strangman, probably Marian Strangman (1824?- 1892), widow of John Strangman (1809-1881). Originally an accommodation road ie. a route for stock. Pepperell’s Lane was an early, informal name that does not …

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Aranoni Track in Clifton Bay / Clifton Hill. Nothing on the library website and it is a track rather than a street but the library has included other tracks on it’s website. It starts at Nayland St and finishes at Brownlee Park. There are 13 houses and two date from 1910 and two from 1920s …

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Mulgans Track in Clifton Bay / Clifton Hill. Nothing on the library website but it is a track rather than a street but the library does have other such tracks on it’s website. This track runs from Kinsey Tce to the Main Road and in early days was mentioned as being in Redcliffs. There are …

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The Zig Zag in Clifton Bay / Clifton Hill. Nothing on the library website but it is a track but the library website does have other tracks on it. The track is very short and runs off Aranoni Track. There are three properties here and one was built in 2000. It was impossible to see …

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Tuawera Tce in Clifton Bay / Clifton Hill- Formerly Victoria Terrace. Named after HM Queen Victoria (1819- 1901). Re-named Tuawera Terrace. Tuawera is the name of the Cave Rock at Sumner. Victoria Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1926. First appears in street directories in 1940. Re-named Tuawera Terrace on 1 September 1948 …

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Kinsey Tce in Clifton Bay / Clifton Hill – Formerly Alexandra Terrace. Named after HM Queen Alexandra (1844- 1925), consort of Edward VII. Re-named Kinsey Terrace. Named after Sir Joseph Kinsey (1852-1936). Alexandra Terrace first appears in street directories in 1941. Re-named Kinsey Terrace on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Kinsey was …

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Van Asch St – formerly Queen Street. Named after Gerritt van Asch (1836-1908). Queen Street first appears in street directories in 1914. Re-named van Asch Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Van Asch was the first principal of the School for the Deaf in 1880.A small amount of information from the …

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