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Fendall Lane – Named after Walpole Cheshire Fendall (1830– 1913). Named to pay tribute to Fendall whose land, Rural Section 18, 50 acres in Fendall Town, was subdivided to create what is known today as Fendalton. Named in 2015 A small amount of information from the library website. This was a private lane that isn’t …

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A small amount of information from the library website. The Gate – Named after the “Gate”, a term given to the door at the entrance to the Delamain Cellars where the cognac matures. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007. Modern houses with nice gardens and no footpaths so I really didn’t feel comfortable walking …

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Philippe Avenue – Named after Philippe Delamain (d. 1902). Delamain took over management of Delamain & Co, along with his cousins, in 1899. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007. A wee bit of information from the library website. The street had modern houses on only one side but no footpaths. You could see the …

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Vesper Lane – Named after Vesper, a variety of Delamain Cognac. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007. Not a lot I can say here. Modern houses with nice gardens with no personality.

Ferdinand Terrace – Named after Henry-Ferdinand Delamain (d. 1899). Delamain took over the cognac producing business in 1865. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007. Modern houses with nice gardens. There were a couple of houses that looked like up-market versions of a bach and they looked a bit weird. They are the type that …

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Rubicon Place – Named after the Rubicon River, a tributary of the Waimakariri River. This name continues the theme of the adjoining subdivision to the south where the street names used are those of West Coast lakes and reservoirs. Named in 2004. I found a nearby cache before walking this street. Gilberthorpe School is on …

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There was nothing on the library website about this street. Waterman Place led to Charlesworth Reserve. Shopping Centre one side and businesses on the other side. The name would have to be from the old days when people and goods were ferried to Christchurch from here. The men who worked the ferries I am assuming …

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This street wasn’t on the library website. I am assuming that Mallard Place is named after the duck. This place had large new houses that I liked. This is unusual for me as I don’t tend to like modern houses. One house I would loved to have taken a photo of as it was fantastic …

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There was nothing on the library website about this street. Settlers Crescent is in Ferrymead and it has mostly businesses but I found out last night that there are apartments here as well. This is an old area of Christchurch and in the old days it would have been considered separate to Christchurch. People and …

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