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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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Cheviot Street – Probably named after the Cheviot Hills on the border of England and Scotland. Cheviot Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1896 in a report of a meeting of the Spreydon Road Board. First appears in street directories in 1902. A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past …

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Dominion Ave – May have been named after the Dominion Home Builders. The building company built many of the homes in the street which is first mentioned in The Press in 1922. First appears in street directories in 1924. NB New Zealand had become a dominion in 1907. A small amount of information from the …

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Angus Street – Named after John Craib Angus. St Andrew’s Presbyterian marriage records have Angus, a saddler, marrying Janet Murison in 1859 at the home of John Anderson, Cashel Street. Angus was a member of the first Christchurch City Council in 1868. He later absconded overseas, probably to Australia, to escape his creditors. An election …

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Shelley Street – Named after Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792- 1822). Shelley was an English poet. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. First mentioned in The Press in 1882 when land for sale there is advertised. First …

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