Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
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Lane St in Woolston – Junction Street. Junction Street first appears in street directories in 1890. Re-named Lane Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. A small amount of information from the library website. There was possibly two Junction Streets but not sure about this. There were sections for sale in 1897. …
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Rutherford St – formerly Princes Street, Probably named after Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937). Princes Street first appears in street directories in 1887. Re-named Rutherford Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Rutherford was a scientist. [It was extended in 1985 as the only vehicular bridge across the Woolston Cut.]A small amount of …
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Woolston Courts and this private lane isn’t mentioned on the library website. There are only 6 brick houses here and they were all built in the 1970s where 12 Rutherford St would have been
Vincent Place in Opawa – formerly Church Road (later Vincent Street), Station Road (later Lucas Street) and Railway Terrace. Named after Richard Vincent (d. 1888). Vincent was a farmer of Opawa. In 1887 he advertised part of Rural Section 20 for sale in the Star. This was in between “Ferry Road and Heathcote”, land originally …
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Opawa Rd – Named because it runs through the suburb of Opawa which, in turn, is named after Opawaho, the Māori name for the Heathcote River. First mentioned in the Star in 1877 in a report of a meeting of the Heathcote Road Board. Appears on an 1879 map. A small amount of information from …
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Bronte Place in Waltham – Named after Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte. The Bronte sisters were 19th century authors from Yorkshire, England. Named to continue the theme of “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 …
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Manatu Lane in Waltham and this street wasn’t on the library website. There are only 14 houses here and most were built in 1970s but one dates from 1930. This lane is where 56 Opawa Rd used to be and I suspect that it would have been the address for the house from the 1930s. …
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Raycroft St in Waltham – formerly Reycroft Street. Also part of York Street. First mentioned in The Press in 1898. First appears in street directories in 1909 as Reycroft Street. Becomes Raycroft Street in 1914. York Street north of Opawa Road was incorporated into and renamed Raycroft Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets …
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Mowbray St in Waltham- Probably named after Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. Named in 1897 by Harman and Stevens, land and commission agents.A small amount of information from the library website. I found the same information about Harman and Stevens in Papers Past. There were several ads in 1897 for the sale of sections. In 1904 …
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Defoe Place in Waltham – formerly part of Cecil Street. Named after Daniel Defoe (1660-1731). Maps in street directories in 1983 show Cecil Street split into two, the section between Brougham Street and Shakespeare Road becoming Defoe Place and the section between Hastings Street and Brougham Street becoming Cecil Place. Defoe was the author of …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project