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Clipston Place – Named after Clipston, a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire. In the Oaklands subdivision which was developed by Karl Scott (1910-1997), a journalist and developer. His father’s family had emigrated from Nottingham in the early 20th century. First appears in street directories in 1987. A reasonable amount of information from the …

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Lillian Street – Named after Lillian Anne MacKenzie, née Gahagan, (1886?-1968). Lillian MacKenzie was the wife of James McBeth MacKenzie (1886?-1970). He was Halswell County clerk 1920-1935, proprietor of Tattersalls Hotel 1935-1950 and the Halswell County chairman in 1960 when the street was named. Named by Karl Scott (1910-1997), a journalist and developer. In the …

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Nicholls Rd- Named after James Nicholl (1838- 1917). Nicholls was a gardener at Riccarton. He owned a store with a delivery round. He later moved to Halswell where he owned a block of land at the western end of what became Nicholls Road. First appears in street directories in 1912. A reasonable amount of information …

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Nottingham Ave – Named after Nottingham, a city in the English Midlands. In the Oaklands subdivision which was developed and named in 1957 by Karl Scott (1910- 1997), a journalist and developer. His father’s family had emigrated from Nottingham in the early 20th century. First appears in street directories in 1957.A reasonable amount of information …

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Oakridge St – Named after Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was established in the early 1940s as a base for the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government operation that developed the atomic bomb. The subdivision was developed and Oakridge Street named by Andrew James Cunningham (1906- 1985), a farmer of 250 Halswell Road. The street was …

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Ridder Pl – Named after the Ridder family Douglas James Frank Ridder (1917-2002) was a prominent Halswell identity. He had a long involvement with St Mary’s Anglican Church in Halswell and made a valuable contribution to the establishment of Halswell Quarry Park. He was widely known as “the Halswell historian”. His parents, John Frank Ridder …

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Patterson Tce- First appears in street directories in 1976. Not much information from the library website, I have a theory about the naming of this street and it is possibly spelt wrong. There was a Ned (Edward ) Paterson who was quarry manager at Halswell Quarry. The historic house at the quarry is now called …

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Bracken St – Shelly Road, Named after Thomas Bracken (1843-1898). Shelly Road first appears in street directories in 1903. Re-named Bracken Street in 1917. Bracken, a poet who wrote the words for New Zealand National Anthem, “God defend New Zealand” in 1870 A small amount of information from the library website. This street is in …

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Morris St – Carlyle Street – Carlyle Street first appears in street directories in 1914. Re-named Morris Street in 1917. A small amount of information from the library website. This street is in the red zone and no longer has any houses.Found a council report on Papers Past about the renaming of the street. There …

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Monkton Place- Probably named after Monkton, near Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1974. A small amount of information from the library website. Another red zone street. Couldn’t find any other information about the naming of the street and Monkton is really close to Glasgow airport. Found an article in The …

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