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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 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 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 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 -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 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 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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