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Norwood St – formerly Norwood Avenue and Norwood Road. Named after Norwood near Beckenham in England. Formed through the Riverview Estate. Norwood Street first appears in street directories in 1902. Becomes Norwood Road in 1903. Norwood Avenue was dedicated as a public street in 1907. Officially renamed Norwood Street in 1909.A small amount of information …

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Sandwich Rd – formerly Sandwick Road. Named after Sandwich in Kent. Stephen Temple Fisher (1818- 1897) and his brother, James Temple Fisher (1828-1905), emigrated from Sandwich. The brothers bought a large area of land in the Beckenham area. Sandwick Road first appears in street directories in 1903. Sandwich Road first appears in The Press in …

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Waimea Tce – formerly Western Terrace. Western Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1910 when land there is advertised for sale. First appears in street directories in 1912. Re-named Waimea Terrace on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. A small amount of information from the library website. Couldn’t find anything about …

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Castle Way – Named after the developers, Kathryn and Bill Horncastle. The subdivision of 19 houses off Birdwood Avenue covers 9655 sq. m. and was previously the site of Birdwood Greenhouses, a leading grower of roses for Christchurch florists. First Christchurch development by Horncastle Holdings in 1991.A reasonable amount of information from the library website …

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Karen Lane – Formed in 1976. First appears in street directories in 1979.A small amount of information from the library website. Couldn’t find any reason for the name of the street. Looks like it was developed at 40 and 42 Birdwood Ave and Karen is possibly connected to the developer. It was a private lane …

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Piper Lane – Named because early informal names for Tennyson Street were Pipers Lane and Pipers Road. Named after George Piper (1843- 1909), also known as Whistling Piper. Formed off 46 Birdwood Avenue. Named in 2002.A reasonable of information from the library website and nothing that I can add regarding the naming of this lane. …

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Tuscany Place – Named after Tuscany in Italy. Named by Lynda Mallard who was particularly fond of Tuscany. First appears in street directories in 1991.A small amount of information from library website and nothing that I can really add. Most the houses seem to have been built in 1980 and 1985 with a couple built …

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Corson Ave – Named after Frederick Corson (1860?-1927). Corson was a member of the Heathcote Road Board 1902- 1907 and chairman 1906- 1907. Corson Avenue was dedicated in 1907. First appears in street directories in 1910.A small amount of information from the library website. On Papers Past I found the same article from 1907 about …

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Martin Ave – formerly Martin’s Avenue. Named after John Martin. Martin was a land and estate agent and also chairman of the Heathcote Road Board 1899-1901. He lived in Grange Street, Hillsborough. Dedicated as a public street in 1907. Martin’s Avenue first appears in street directories in 1909. Becomes Martin Avenue in 1914.A small amount …

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Malcolm Ave – Named after Robert Malcolm (1863-1929). Malcolm was a Heathcote Road Board member. He lived in St. Martins and managed an importing and manufacturing agency in Christchurch. Dedicated in 1907. First appears in street directories in 1909.A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past has ads for the sale of …

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