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Dellow Place – Named after Albert Dellow (1906-1995). Dellow, a building inspector for the Christchurch City Council, lived at 55 Evesham Crescent where this street was developed. First appears in street directories in 1970. A small amount of information from the library website and not really a lot that I can add. I am wondering …

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Forsyth Street – First appears in street directories in 1962.Not much information on the library website. Checked QV website and most houses are from 1960s but No 1 Forsyth St is from 1930s. It looks like this street was developed at 29 and 31 Wychbury St. I found a couple of possible names on cemetery …

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Deejay Lane – Named after Desmond Joseph Soper (1919- 1993). Soper was a builder. Named in 2006.A tiny amount of information from the library website and the date 2006 is totally wrong. I remember Deejay Lane from my Post Office days so 2006 isn’t possible for the naming of this street. Checked QV website and …

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Peters Lane – First appears in street directories in 1976. A tiny amount of information from the library website.Checked QV website and all properties are from the 1970s. As there is no 25 or 27 Coronation St I suspect that the original houses were demolished for this 1970s subdivision. The original sections in this area …

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Pony Lane and Stable Court Lane. Neither lane is mentioned on the library website and both lanes have houses dating from 1980s and 1990s. I didn’t walk these lanes as they were clearly marked private. Stable Court Lane curves around until it almost meets up with Pony Lane. My best guess for the names of …

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Domain Tce – formerly Mill Road. Named Domain Terrace because it runs along the north boundary of the Spreydon Domain. Mill Road first appears in street directories in 1902. Re-named Domain Terrace which is first mentioned in The Press in 1915. A reasonable amount of information from the library website. I found the same article …

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Clent Lane – Named after Clent, a village in north Worcestershire. The Lyttelton family seat is Hagley Hall in Worcestershire. Several streets in this area have names associated with the Lyttelton family because they were formed on Rural Section 76, 700 acres on the “Lower Lincoln Road, Heathcote Bridge” purchased by Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl …

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Cobham Street – Named after a Viscountcy in the Peerage of Great Britain. Each Viscount Cobham holds the subsidiary title of Baron Lyttelton Several streets in this area have names associated with the Lyttelton family because they were formed on Rural Section 76, 700 acres on the “Lower Lincoln Road, Heathcote Bridge” purchased by Frederick …

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Rosebery Street – Named after Archibald Philip Primrose Rosebery, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929). The earl was British Foreign Secretary 1886 and 1892-1895 and British Prime Minister for one year and 109 days 1894-1895. Land for sale in the “Rosebery Street subdivision” is advertised in The Press in 1901. First appears in street directories in …

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Somers Place – Probably named after Thomas Somers Cocks (1815-1899). Cocks was the banker to John Robert Godley and also to the Canterbury Association. First appears in street directories in 1943. A small amount of information from the library website and I believe that it is incorrect. Papers Past had nothing on their website about …

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