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Searidge Lane in the suburb of Scarborough, Christchurch

Searidge Lane in Scarborough – formerly Pearson Lane. Pearson Lane first appears in street directories in 1993. Re-named Searidge Lane in 1995.A tiny amount of information from the library website. Searidge is a fairly obvious considering the lane sits above the sea near Whitewash Head. It didn’t keep the name Pearson for very long and …

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Paisley Street in the suburb of Sumner, Christchurch

Paisley St in Sumner – formerly Parke Street. Parke Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1904. First appears in street directories in 1927. Re-named Paisley Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. A small amount of information from the library website. There were several Parke Streets in Christchurch so that …

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Nayland Street in the suburb of Sumner, Christchurch

Nayland St – Named after Stokeby-Nayland, in south Suffolk, England. Nayland Street was the original road to Lyttelton. One of the Sumner street names connected with the Wakefield family. One of Edward Gibbon Wakefield’s sisters was married to the Rev. C. M. Torlesse, vicar of Stoke-by Nayland. Nayland Street is first mentioned in The Press …

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Menzies Street in the suburb of Sumner, Christchurch

Menzies Street in Sumner – Formerly Euston Street. Named after Euston Road in the London borough of Camden. Re-named Menzies Street. Named after John Francis Menzies (1881-1954) Euston Street is listed on the original 1874 plan of the Town of Wakefield. Land in Euston Street in the Township of Wakefield, Sumner Bay is advertised for …

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Sumnervale Drive in the suburb of Sumner, Christchurch

Sumnervale Drive in Sumner and there is nothing about this street on the library website. The street would have been developed from a farm called Sumnervale Estate. The ownership of this farm I am not sure about without checking land registrar. Gordon Ogilvie in his book Place Names of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills …

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Cascade Place in the suburb of Sumner, Christchurch

Cascade Place in Sumner – First appears in street directories in 1979. A tiny amount of information from the library website. It was probably developed the same time as Sumnervale Drive and the name was in theme with vale but this is guesswork on my part. I walked from Sumnervale Reserve to this place. Most …

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Evans Pass Road in the suburb of Sumner, Christchurch

Evans Pass Rd – Formerly part of the Lyttelton-Sumner Road. Named after Lieutenant Evans of HMS Acheron. Development of the road began in September 1849 under the direction of Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?), chief surveyor for the Canterbury Association. He had thought to take the road over the hills at the back of Lyttelton …

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Flowers Track in the suburb of Scarborough, Christchurch

Flowers Track -Named after Arthur Edward Flower (1874- 1952) Goes from Scarborough Road to Nicholson Park Flower was a pupil of Christ’s College and later a master at for 40 years. He was a resident of Scarborough in the 1930s. A reasonable amount of information from the library website. This is a confused wee street …

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McRae Street in the suburb of Woolston, Christchurch

McRae St in Woolston – Named after Duncan McRae (1875?-1937). McRae, a labourer, was a Woolston borough councillor during the 1910s. Formed because of the Woolston Cut flood relief development. Named in 1985 by residents from an approved list. First appears in street directories in 1991.A small amount of information from the library website. Duncan’s …

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Lane Street in the suburb of Woolston, Christchurch

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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