Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Nabob Lane – A nabob was a governor in India during the Mogul empire. Another meaning is a wealthy man, especially one who has made his fortune in the Orient. Sir John Cracroft-Wilson (1808-1881) was often called “Nabob” Wilson or “the Nabob”. Named to continue the tradition of using Indian placenames as street names in …
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Kotare Street – Pukako Terrace was incorporated into Kotare Street. An offer by Mr J. Deans to construct a road through the Riccarton Road Board’s property to connect Clyde Road with Puriri Street was considered by the Board in 1909. The Riccarton Road Board office was in Clyde Road. Kotare Street is described as a …
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Ngahere Street – Ngahere means: bush or forest. Named to continue to commemorate the Deans’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. First appears in street directories in 1950. A reasonable of information from the library website. This street is a …
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Montana Ave – First mentioned in The Press in 1929. First appears in street directories in 1946. Not much information from the library website. I searched Papers Past and couldn’t find much. The only information I could find was that the road was going to have roadworks in 1929. It is possibly named after the …
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Rotherham Street in Riccarton and this street isn’t on the library website. I searched Papers Past and I found entries for this street as far back as 1906 and at that stage it sounds like there were houses surrounded by paddocks. In the 1930s and later the residents were complaining about the lack of street …
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Milns Road – Named after John Miln (1827-1900). Miln played an important role in the development of Canterbury, including serving on the Canterbury Provincial Council. He built his home, Te Repo, at 265 Halswell Road where it is now the White House Black Restaurant (2015). Named in 2000. A bit of information from the library …
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Hyde Place – Named after the William Hyde. The William Hyde was an immigrant ship which arrived in Lyttelton on 5 January 1852. Continues the theme of previous stages in the Halswell Park subdivision and names streets after prominent citizens and identities from early Halswell. Named in 2005. That was more interesting information from the …
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Parklea Ave – Named because of the proximity of the subdivision to parks and reserves. Named in 2005 Not much information from the library website. This street backs on to Halswell Domain and there is an entrance to the Domain from this street. Modern houses built from a mixture of bricks and weatherboard looking cladding. …
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Dalgety Street -First appears in street directories in 1957. Not much information from the library website. A small street that went from Princess St to Blenheim Rd. No photos here and again it is a business area. Two companies tha I recall being on this street were Crafter Coffee Company and Snowmania. The entrance to …
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Sasaram Lane – Named after Sasaram, a town of British India, in the Shahabad district of Bengal. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. Formed post-1997. A wee bit of information from the library website. I checked Gordon Ogilvie’s book but nothing in his book about this street. …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project