Feast Place – Named after Herbert Stanley Feast (1898?- 1961) – Feast was the town clerk of Christchurch 1940-1961. I didn’t walk the full street here as I didn’t feel comfortable or safe to do this. This street is social housing and seems to be mostly men here. Unable to find this man’s grave.
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Feilding Street in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
Feilding Street -formerly Spohr Street. Formerly Spohr Street. Named after Louis Spohr (1784-1859). Re-named Feilding Street. Spohr was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. Re-named Feilding Street in 1917 because of a dislike of German names during World War I (1914-1918). Mostly older houses along this street. It runs behind Addington Shopping Centre.
Stuart Mill Street in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
Stuart Mill Street – Named after John Stuart Mill (1806- 1873). Mill was a philosopher and author. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham. This is a street that many people miss as it just looks like a driveway to the back of shops. There is a brand new building …
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Kenilworth Street in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
Kenilworth Street – Probably named after Kenilworth, in Warwickshire, England. The library website didn’t have much to say about this street. It was mostly wooden villas ranging from very nice to seriously needing repairs. At the Clarence St end there were some modern ugly apartments. It was almost impossible to walk on the footpath because …
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Leamington Street in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
Leamington Street – Probably named after Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. Another street where the library website has very little information. This street has mostly older wooden villas and one Art Deco place. There is a big section where new buildings are going up and I can’t remember what was originally there but was probably the …
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Longley Place in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
Longley Place – there was no information on library website. A short street that curves around the playground with apartments on the other side. I wouldn’t like to live here as too close to the railway line. It goes from Leamington Street and curves around back to Leamington Street but it isn’t a crescent.
O’Shannessey Place in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
O’Shannessey Place – Named after John “Jack” O’Shannessey (1900-1989). O’Shannessey was employed by NZ Rail. He was recalled from retirement to act as clerk of works when the Christchurch Railway Station was built in Moorhouse Avenue. The subdivision off 471 Whiteleigh Avenue is alongside the main south railway line so a name associated with railways …
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Lincoln Lane in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
Lincoln Lane and there was nothing on the library website about this tiny lane. I frequently walk past this lane but didn’t realise that you could walk from Lincoln Rd to Grove Rd here as it just looks like a car park for a taxi company. It is bordered on the other side by the …
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Moule Street in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
Moule Street – May be named after Stephen Cole Moule (1821?- 1890). Moule was an early settler. His carpenter’s shop in Cashel Street was among the first buildings in the street. First mentioned in the Star in 1912. Well that was interesting information from the library website as I didn’t realise that this street was …
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Twigger Street in the suburb of Addington in Christchurch
Twigger Street – formerly Westenra Street Re-named Twigger Street by the Waimairi County Council on 8 February 1933 . Named after John (sometimes known as Jacob) Twigger (1817- 1885). John Twigger was the heir of the Rev. Joseph Twigger (1802-1855) who purchased Rural Sections 128 & 132, 300 acres on the Lower Lincoln Road. A …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 