Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
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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Ensors Road in Waltham and Opawa – formerly Ensor’s Road. Named after Edmund Henry Ensor (1840-1884).Ensor arrived in Canterbury in 1860 on the William Miles. At different times he shared ownership of several farms, worked as a land and estate agent and part-owned a flax mill. He is listed in street directories in 1864 living …
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Isabella Place in Waltham – formerly part of Ensors Road. Named after Isabella Maria Ensor, née Le Fleming, (1830?-1900) Isabella Ensor was the wife of Edmund Henry Ensor (1840-1884). Their daughter, also named Isabella, died aged 7 months in 1865. Named in 1975. A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had …
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William Massey Courts in Waltham. Technically this lane is at 182 Ensors Road and it is social housing here. There are 14 units built in 1975. Papers Past only had a few death notices for this lane. There is a Wikipedia page for William Massey.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project