Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Mary Quinn Ave in Halswell and too new to be on the library website. Information from the council website – Mary Quinn came from London as a young girl with her family in the 1870’s. Mary was a very pioneering woman who due to the death of her parents at a young age carried on …
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Dalness Crescent in Halswell and it is too new to be on the library website. The council website said that it is named after a racehorse called Dalness Xchange. The houses here are built in 2023 and 2024 with some still being built. I had noticed when walking around the streets in this area that …
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Sequel Road in Halswell and it is too new to be mentioned on the library website. The council minutes said that it is named after a racehorse called Franco Sequel and was stabled at Spreydon Lodge. The houses here were built between 2022 and 2024 with houses still being built. A couple of houses had …
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Gisele Crescent in Halswell and too new to be mentioned on the library website. The council minutes said that the street is named after a racehorse Gisele Franco that was stabled at Spreydon Lodge. I lived near Spreydon Lodge and I honestly can’t remember seeing the racehorses that were stabled here. The houses here were …
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Summerleas Lane in Halswell and it is too new to be mentioned on the library website. Couldn’t find the council minutes for the naming of the street but I did find a couple of items mentioning Summerleas Farm at 79 Milns Road on Papers Past for the year 1987. I didn’t take any photos here …
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Thackers Quay in Woolston – Named because it is near Thacker’s Slipway and also the Heathcote River. A cul-de-sac serving 15 warehouses at 119 Connal Street. Named in 1999. A small amount of information from the library website and it is exactly the same information that was on the council website. Note it was actually …
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Barnsfield Close in Halswell – There has been a barn associated with this property for nearly 100 years. The old red wooden barn, built around 1920-30, was a well-known feature in the neighbourhood and prominent landmark. The old barn was demolished after the September 2010 earthquake and replaced with the new red barn. The fields …
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Another random post while I am recovering from an illness and I found this building after walking Ensors Rd in August. Entries on Papers Past started in 1910 when the fundraising started for the Girls Hostel connected to the Technical College. The foundation stone was laid in January 1912 and the hostel was opened in …
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This is obviously not a street but as I am recovering from an illness called Guillain Barre Syndrome that saw me in hospital for a week I am under orders not to overdo things. I will probably post some random stuff that interests me. This is the only photo that I found on my computer …
Merton Place in Bryndwr – Named after George Henry Merton (1855‐1932). Merton was headmaster of the Cathedral School and later of the Lower School at Christ’s College. One of the streets in the Papanui area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1958. A small amount of information from …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project