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I have now finished walking Heathcote Valley apart from the Summit Road. The library has the Summit Road as part of Heathcote Valley. The area was named after Sir William Heathcote who was a member of the Canterbury Association. There was an article in Papers Past for 1848 with a list of the members and …

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Bridle Path Rd – formerly Heathcote Valley Road. Heathcote Valley Road is mentioned in The Lyttelton Times 1860- 1904. Bridle Path Road first appears in street directories in 1903, running from Sumner Road to Port Hills. A small amount of information from the library website. In Papers Past under the name Heathcote Valley Road the …

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Broadleaf Lane and nothing on the library website. I imagine that it is named after a tree. Google maps and the valuation website that I use say that this road is in Heathcote Valley. The road actually goes up from the Summit Road to the top of Mt Pleasant. The QV website puts this street …

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Bass Street in Woolston – First appears in street directories in 1896 but was in existence earlier. Alexander Dixon Neave (1852?-1949), a labourer, is listed in church registers in 1892 as living at “Bass Street, Ashbourne, Christchurch”. Bass Street is first mentioned in the Press newspaper in 1897 when a house burnt down due to …

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Avoca Valley Rd in Heathcote – Named after The Vale of Avoca, a poem by Thomas Moore (1780-1852). Formed from land owned by William Robinson and named by him. His farm was subdivided from 1918 and the road formed. First mentioned in The Press in 1921. First appears in street directories in 1921. A small …

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Gilders Grove in Heathcote – Named after Digby Te’Ohia Leslie Gilders (1896-1980). Gilders was a private surveyor practising in Christchurch 1930s-1970s. He surveyed the subdivision which created the allotment subdivided to create the street. A subdivision at 19 Avoca Valley Road by W. J. Mauger. Named in 1999. A small amount of information from the …

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Morgans Valley in Heathcote and nothing on the library website. The following information is from Barrie Wood’s Heathcote Lovely Lanes Information – Morgans Valley was named after Captain William Morgan. Morgan was one of the pioneer settlers. His home was still there in 1920 at the head of the valley. The house was built of …

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Cooks Lane in Heathcote – formerly Cook Street. Named after William Cook. Cook, a timber merchant, built the homes on Cooks Lane. He is listed living there in 1907, the year Cook Street first appears in street directories. Becomes Cooks Lane in 1936. A small amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t …

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Cross Street in Heathcote/ Ferrymead and this street no longer exists. It is named on a map from 1930 but maps previous to that showed it but with no name. It was mentioned in Papers Past in 1933 as keeping the name Cross Street. I have checked old maps to compare with modern maps and …

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Wheatsheaf Lane in Heathcote – Named after wheat, one of the grains used in the making of malt extract (barley is the predominant grain). The sheaf of wheat is a common agricultural symbol. Additional information: Date Named: 17 February 2021 Subdivision: 68 Port Hills Road. The road names are themed for the historic use of …

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