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Talfourd Place in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Talfourd Place in Waltham – formerly Talfourd Street. Named after Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795- 1854). Talfourd was a judge and dramatist. Named to continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham. The streets were named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council in January 1880. The construction of …

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Lismore Street in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Lismore St in Waltham – Formerly Brotherstone Street and Leicester Street. The streets were amalgamated into one street intersected by Wilsons Road and re-named Lismore Street. Named after Lismore, a Scottish island off the Argyll coast near Oban. Brotherstone Street is first mentioned in the Press in 1884. First appears in street directories in 1892. …

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Grenville Street in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Grenville St in Waltham – Formerly John Street. Named after William John Wilson (1858?-1895). Re-named Beresford Street and later re-named Grenville Street. William John Wilson was the eldest son of William Barbour Wilson (1819-1897), nurseryman, businessman and local politician and his wife, Elizabeth. He was a gentleman of Sydenham. He died in his 38th year …

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Charles Street in the suburb of Waltham, Christchurch

Charles St in Waltham – Named after Charles James Wilson (1858?- 1898). Wilson was the second son of William Barbour Wilson, the first mayor of Christchurch. In 1894 “Charles J. Wilson” lived at The Grove. For many years he was a partner in the firm of Wallace & Co., chemists. About 1898 he and his …

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Waiau Street in the suburbs of Cracroft and Cashmere, Christchurch

Waiau St – Named after the Waiau River. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers and sheep stations in North Canterbury. First appears in street directories in 1964. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name. Not a lot on Papers Past …

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Waipara Street in the suburbs of Cracroft and Cashmere, Christchurch

Waipara St in Cracroft – Named after the Waipara River. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers and sheep stations in North Canterbury. First appears in street directories in 1964. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Most …

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Pahau Place in the suburbs of Cracroft and Cashmere, Christchurch

Pahau Place in Cracroft – Named after the Pahau River. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers and sheep stations in North Canterbury. First appears in street directories in 1964. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. The …

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Opihi Street in the suburbs of Cracroft and Cashmere, Christchurch

Opihi St in Cracroft – Named after the Opihi River. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers and sheep stations in North Canterbury. [This name was a mistake by the Christchurch City Council as the Opihi River is in South Canterbury. Local residents say the street was intended to be named Omihi …

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Hurunui Street in the suburbs of Cracroft and Cashmere, Christchurch

Hurunui St in Cracroft – Named after the Hurunui River. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers and sheep stations in North Canterbury. First appears in street directories in 1964. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. There …

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Bridgemere Lane in the suburbs of Cracroft and Cashmere, Christchurch

Bridgemere Lane in Cracroft and nothing on library website. This was a bit of a surprise as the houses here were built in the 1970s. I couldn’t out why this name for the street as I couldn’t find a connection to the Cracroft – Wilson family. There is a Bridgemere in the UK but none …

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