Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Ernlea Terrace – Named after Leonard Ernle Clark (1906- 1964). Clark’s middle name is pronounced Ernlee so the “a” may have been added to ensure his name was pronounced correctly Very little information on the library website for a street named after an interesting person. The Terrace is named after a man dubbed the forgotten …
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Wherstead Road -Probably named after Wherstead, a village in Suffolk, England. This was a street of mostly lovely old houses but wasn’t possible to take photos. Near the playground there were two very modern ugly houses. This is a posh and expensive area. Very little information on the library website. It is likely that an …
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Lewis Street – Named after the Lewis family. David Lewis (1825- 1874), of Halswell House, arrived in Canterbury in the 1850s. His son, Charles Lewis (1857-1927), was a member of the House of Representatives and also parliamentary whip. He farmed at Halswell where he bred Shropshire cattle. The library website had a long blurp for …
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Brougham St – formerly Going’s Road and Pound Road, Lord Brougham Street and Lord St Leonards Street. Sydenham Crescent Road and South Crescent Road were incorporated into Brougham Street. . Named after Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778- 1868). Going’s Road was the section of road east of Colombo Road through to …
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Hazeldean Road – First mentioned in the Star in 1873. First appears in street directories in 1878. Not much information from the library website.This is a street in the industrial area of Addington and most of the businesses seem to be connected to the auto industry. A small amount of information on the library website, …
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Church Square – surrounds St Mary’s Church. Not a lot of information on the library website. There is a well used cycleway that goes through Church Square. There is a mixture of new and old houses in the square and most are in a good condition. The square is close to the Salvation Army Hostel …
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Show Place – Named after the neighbouring Addington Show Grounds. The Show Grounds were closed in 1996. Show Place was “devised by property developer Ernie Henshaw as a precinct of high specification, energy-efficient buildings aimed mainly at multinationals”. Formed post-1997 As the library website states this is a street designed for businesses. There are insurance …
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Barrie Street – Formerly Jubilee Street. Named to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), celebrated in 1887. Re-named Barrie Street. Named after James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937). Jubilee Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1888: a birth notice for a child whose parents lived in Jubilee Street, Addington. Re-named Barrie Street …
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Kipling Street – Formerly Mansfield Street. Named after Kate Hickman Peacock, née Mansfield, (1835?-1894). Re-named Hawkesbury Street. Named after the Hawkesbury district in NSW, Australia. Re-named Kipling Street. Named after Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) Kate Peacock was the first wife of the Hon. John Thomas Peacock (1827-1905). Mansfield Street was developed through his property and named …
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Disraeli Street – Named after Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881). Disraeli was the Prime Minister of Great Britain 1868 and 1874-1880. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham. A small amount of information from the library website. I walk part of this street on a daily basis and not only because there …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project