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Willard Street – Named after Frances Willard (1839-1898). Miss Willard was an American educator, temperance reformer and women’s suffragist. One of two streets named after the two leading temperance women of the world at the time. Named by the Spreydon Road Board in 1895. A reasonable amount of information from the library website. This street …

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Howard Street – formerly Havard Street. The Spreydon Borough Council did not know why Havard Street was named, saying it was the early form of Harvard, the name of the founder of the American University and that there was a Havard, a hero of an Icelandic saga about 1000 years ago. Havard Street “between Simeon …

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Simeon Street – Named after Charles Simeon (1816-1867). Simeon was acting Canterbury Association agent and provincial treasurer of Canterbury in 1854. He bought Rural Sections 154 and 214, land in Lower Lincoln Road, and Rural Section 240, 100 acres in Lincoln Road and Riccarton Road. First mentioned in the Star in 1878 when land for …

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David Ching Lane in Spreydon and this tiny lane isn’t on library website or Google maps but does have a signpost. It is beside Simeon Park and Addington school and leads to the school’s Conductive Education Facility and I got most of my information from Addington Times. I like the Addington Times as I get …

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Blakehall Place – Named in 1966. First appears in street directories in 1970.A small amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find any extra information. All the houses are from 1960s and 1970s and are mostly summerhill stone. A couple of houses looked more modern but the dates were 1970s. I didn’t …

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Leith Place – First appears in street directories in 1993.Not much information from the library website.. I couldn’t find out any information but the naming of the street is obvious as the street runs off Edinburgh St. All the houses except for one were built in the 1990s. They were modern brick houses with neat …

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Granton Lane – First appears in street directories in 1993.A tiny amount of information from the library website. All the houses here are from the 1990s and I suspect that it was developed at the same time as Leith Place as it runs off Leith Place. Granton is a waterfront area of Edinburgh so Granton …

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Nairn Street – formerly Edenbridge Street. Named after David Nairn (1833-1916). Edenbridge Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1880 when a property for sale there is advertised. First appears in street directories in 1902. Re-named Nairn Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Nairn was a nurseryman who established businesses …

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Meadowville Ave wasn’t mentioned on the library website which I found strange as it is an older street. My guess would be that this area was originally meadows. This was a lovely wee street with lovely older wooden houses. At the Barrington Mall end there were more modern brick houses. When walking here I thought …

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Manhire Street – Formerly Johnston Street. Named after James Johnston (1830?-1907). Re-named Milne Street and later, Manhire Street. Named after Bethel Prinn Manhire (1865- 1915). Johnston is a resident of the street in 1884 when it is first mentioned in the Star in a report of a meeting of the Drainage Board. First appears in …

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