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La Mar Lane in Sumner – La Mar is Spanish: the sea. A private right‐of‐way off Ocean View Terrace in the seaside suburb of Sumner. Named in 2000. Nothing on the old library page for street names but there is information on the new library page for street names. There is possibly still one house …

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Saxon Street in Phillipstown – Formerly Strickland Street. Named after Anne Mackie, née Strickland, (1798?-1871), wife of the Rev. Charles Richard Mackie (1798- 1882). Re-named Albert Street. Named after Prince Albert (1819- 1861), consort to Queen Victoria. Re-named Saxon Street. The Rev. Mackie was the founder and first vicar of the Holy Trinity Church at …

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Inglis Street in Phillipstown – Named after John Inglis (1822- 1884). Inglis was the manager of Matheson’s Agency. He was also associated with the establishment of primary school education. He died in England where he had gone for medical treatment. First appears in the Star in 1883 when building sections in Inglis Street are advertised …

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Newcastle Street in Phillipstown – Named after Newcastle, a city in north-east England. Named by John Alexander Redpath (1846?-1942) in 1909 when he subdivided his land there and laid out the new streets. His land in “Tuam Street, Linwood” is referred to in the Star in 1887. He founded the firm of J A Redpath …

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Redmund Spur Road in Kennedys Bush- Redmond Spur Rd. Named after Mr Redmund, who farmed “Redmunds paddock” over the road from this subdivision. Named in 2016. Redmond Hill subdivision by Rock Hill Ltd. Nothing on the old library website but a small amount on the new library website. The library has the street name as …

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Kitchener Knoll Road in Kennedys Bush – Named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, the Earl of Khartoum, usually known as Lord Kitchener (1850‐1916).Named in 2016. Redmond Hill subdivision for Rock Hill Ltd. Kitcheners Knoll is presumed to be the highest hill landform above Quarry Hill. It is where Lord Kitchener is said to have reviewed the …

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Hewers Lane in Kennedys Bush – Named in recognition of the quarry workers known as the “hewers” New subdivision at 685 Cashmere Road (Halswell end). Named in 2016. A small amount of information from the new streets of Christchurch library website. It isn’t on the old website. I was surprised that it was on the …

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Harrow Street in Phillipstown – formerly William Street. Named after Harrow, a town in the London Borough of Harrow, North West London. William Street first appears in street directories in 1896.Re-named Harrow Street on 7 March 1904. Among a number of streets re-named in 1904 and given the names of place-names in the United Kingdom. …

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Glasgow Street in Phillipstown – Named after Glasgow, a city in Scotland. Named by John Alexander Redpath (1846?-1942) in 1909 when he subdivided his land there and laid out the new streets. He founded the firm of J A Redpath & Sons Ltd., coal merchants. Redpath’s wife was born Rose Ann Glasgow (1843?- 1921) and …

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Gatherer Street in Phillipstown – Formerly Victoria Street. Named after HM Queen Victoria (1819- 1901). Re-named Gatherer Street. Named after James Gatherer (1830-1877) and his wife, Margaret Gatherer (1837?- 1900). Victoria Street first appears in street directories in 1892, running off Tuam Street. It ran parallel with Albert Street, later Saxon Street and was an …

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