Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
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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Vili Place – Named after the Reverend Tumama Vili and his wife, Elisapeta. The Vilis arrived from Samoa in December 1985. Under their leadership, the Samoan Congregational Christian Church purchased land on the corner of Linwood Avenue and Dyers Road and built all the church buildings. The church was opened in June 1998. The congregation …
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Reserve Close – Named because the cul-de-sac leads to St Lukes Reserve. Developed at 66B St Johns Street. Named in 2002.A wee bit of information from the library website. I walked from the reserve onto this street. Fairly modern houses and there was one house that I wanted to take a photo of but the …
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St Judes Lane – Named to continue the street name theme begun by St Johns Street. Developed off St Lukes Street. Named in 1999.A wee bit of information from the library website. I didn’t actually manage to walk this private lane as I wasn’t comfortable doing this. Some private lanes give off a vibe of …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project