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Waverley Street – formerly Templer Street Named after Waverley, a town in Surrey, England. Templer Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1888 in a report of a meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council. First appears in street directories in 1894. Re-named Waverley Street in 1904. Among a number of streets re-named in 1904 …

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Stanley Street – Formerly Sixth Street. The streets south of, and parallel to, Moorhouse Avenue were named in numeric order. Re-named Stanley Street. Named after Henry Morton Stanley (1841- 1904). Sixth Street does not appear in street directories, only maps. On a 1879 map it is shown running from Durham Street to Colombo Road only. …

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Moorhouse Ave – South Belt and South Town Belt. Junction Road and Junction Street were incorporated into Moorhouse Avenue. Formerly South Belt or South Town Belt. Named by the Canterbury Association surveyors who laid out the boundaries of the original city within roadways called ‘belts’ or ‘town belts’. Re-named Moorhouse Avenue. Named after William Sefton …

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Carlyle Street – First Street. Stirling Street was incorporated into Carlyle Street. Formerly First Street. The streets south of, and parallel to, Moorhouse Avenue were named in numerical order. Re-named Carlyle Street. Named after Thomas Carlyle (1795- 1881). First Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1876. On a 1879 map it is shown …

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I am only doing streets that are within easy walking distance for me during lockdown. I am a bit behind with writing up my streets so there are a couple from further afield which I walked before lockdown.

Leslie Hills Drive – Named after Leslie Hills, the historic Rutherford family homestead in the Culverden/Hanmer area. The Rutherford family was involved in the Amuri Corporation which developed the Amuri Business Park. First appears in street directories in 1991. A small amount of information from the library website. This street only has businesses on it. …

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Mandeville St – Formerly Chinamen’s Lane. Named because of the Chinese market gardeners working on 30 acres where this street was formed. Re-named Mandeville Street. Named after William Drogo Montagu, Viscount Mandeville, later 7th Duke of Manchester (1823-1890). Chinamen’s Lane was an early informal name that never appears in street directories. Re-named Mandeville Road. The …

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Kyle St – Named after Herbert Seton Stewart Kyle (1873-1955) Kyle was a veterinarian and mayor of Riccarton 1925-1927 and 1955- 1968 and Reform Party member of parliament for Riccarton 1925-1943. Named in 1938. First appears in street directories in 1946.Seton St – Named after Seton Stewart Kyle (1906- 1923). Seton was the son of …

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Kipax Place in Riccarton and it isn’t on the library website. I couldn’t find any information about this street. Nothing on Papers Past and no one with that name on Ancestry website. Most the houses seem to be from the 1960s so it is an older street. The footpath is on both sides on this …

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Bartlett St formerly Manning Street. Named after Kenneth Hardwicke Bartlett (1904- 1974). Manning Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1892. First appears in street directories in 1896. Re-named Bartlett Street on 27 September 1948. Bartlett was a jeweller and a member of the Riccarton Borough Council. A small amount of information from the …

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