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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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Beaumont Street – Named after Francis Beaumont (1584- 1616). Beaumont was a poet and dramatist. 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 appears in street directories in 1887. A small amount of information from the library …

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Forbes Street – Probably named after Edward Forbes (1815- 1854). Forbes was a British naturalist. First mentioned in The Press in 1881 when Anderson’s paddock is subdivided into 44 sections ”situated in the best part of Sydenham” and sold by auction. First appears in street directories in 1906 A small amount of information from the …

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