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Hagley Avenue – formerly Part of Lower Lincoln Road, renamed Lincoln Road, from Moorhouse Avenue to Riccarton Avenue. In 1922 residents petitioned the Christchurch City Council for the name to be changed to Hagley Avenue. This was done in 1924. In 1928 the Riccarton Borough Council asked yet again for the name to be changed …

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Acton Street – Formerly Bowen Street. Named after Sir Charles Christopher Bowen (1830-1917). Re-named Acton Street. Named after Lord John Acton (1834-1902). Bowen was an administrator, politician, poet, magistrate and educationalist. Re-named Acton Street by the Christchurch City Council in 1909. Acton was an English historian. A reasonable amount of information from the library website …

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Rolleston Ave – formerly Part of Antigua Street from Cambridge Terrace to Armagh Street – Named after the Hon. William Rolleston (1831- 1903). Rolleston was a public administrator, politician, provincial superintendent and educationalist. He was the fourth and last superintendent of Canterbury. Named because of Rolleston’s association with Canterbury College which adjoined Antigua Street and …

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Chester Street West – formerly Cranmer Terrace – Named after the English Anglican bishopric of Chester. One of the original Christchurch streets named in 1850 by Edward Jollie (1825- 1894), and Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?). The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke’s Peerage. A small amount of information from the library website …

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Victoria street – Formerly Whately Road. Named after Richard Whately (1787-1863). Re-named Victoria Street. Named after HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901). – Whately was Archbishop of Dublin and a member of the Canterbury Association from 1848. One of the original streets of Christchurch named in 1850 by Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?) and Edward Jollie (1825-1894). …

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Cranmer Square – Named after the Oxford martyr Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) – Cranmer was Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII and Edward VI and was burnt at the stake during the reign of Queen Mary I. Latimer Square, Cranmer Square and Ridley (later Cathedral) Square are all named after martyred bishops. One of the original …

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Montreal Street – Named after a colonial bishopric, Montreal, Canada – One of the original streets of Christchurch named in 1850 by Edward Jollie (1825- 1894) and Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?). The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke’s Peerage. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing for me …

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McGregors Road – Named after Donald McGregor (1851?-1909) McGregor’s Road is first mentioned in The Press in 1900 when the “live and dead stock” of Donald McGregor, of McGregor’s Road, Bromley, who is giving up dairy farming, is advertised for sale. A dairy farm in McGregor’s Road, the estate of the late Mrs McGregor, is …

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Eric Adam Way – Named after Eric Adam (1927- 1999) Adam was a member of the Rangers AFC 1927-1999. He was involved as a player, coach and selector and held all the official positions in the club. The Christchurch City Council honoured Eric Adam for his long-service to the Rangers and the community with the …

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Fitzpatrick Lane – Named after Ricardo Patrick “Ric” Fitzpatrick (1924-2010) and Rita Fitzpatrick (d. 2008) Ric and Rita Fitzpatrick were life members of the Rangers AFC. Rita organised and managed women’s football for both juniors and seniors and Ric was involved in the management of junior teams. Both served as delegates of Rangers AFC on …

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