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Mervyn Drive in Avondale – formerly Mervyn Street. Named after Mervyn John Horne (1924- 1983)Horne was secretary of the Christchurch Drainage Board 1970- 1983. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided and built on. The …

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Ogilvie Place in Avondale red zone – Named after Gavin Ogilvie (1930?- 1982). Ogilvie was a senior engineer with the Christchurch Drainage Board before forming Davis Ogilvie & Partners in 1960. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land …

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Hulverstone Dr in Avondale red zone – Named after Hulverstone on the Isle of Wight. In a subdivision between the Avon River, west of the Bower Bridge and the northern end of the Avondale Golf Course of a 50 acre farm formerly belonging to Stewart Clendinning Hampton (1908-1993). Developed from 1969 by Merrit-Beazley Homes Ltd. …

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Chardale St in Avondale – First appears in street directories in 1987. A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out how it got the name. Couldn’t find anyone with it as a surname. I also couldn’t find it as a place name but it looks like it should be …

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Gertrude Place in Avondale red zone – Named after Gertrude Eva Webb (1911- 1991). Gertrude Webb worked for the Christchurch Drainage Board for many years as a cleaner, and the street was named after her to show the affection she was held in by her employers. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low …

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Scoular Place in the Avondale red zone – Named after Peter Gray Scoular (1924-1983). Scoular was chief engineer of the Christchurch City Council during the 1970s through to 1982. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be …

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Waddell Lane in Avondale – Named after Leslie Arthur William Waddell (1903- 1982). Waddell, a contractor, undertook work for the Christchurch Drainage Board, especially to do with sewers. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided …

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Hunt Lane in Avondale – Named after Hugh Peter Hunt. Hunt was chief engineer with the Christchurch Drainage Board 1981- 1989. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided and built on. The Board named the …

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Baladin St in Avondale – First appears in street directories in 1988. A tiny amount of information from the library website. I searched but couldn’t find a reason for the name. Was possibly a surname but ancestry website couldn’t give me anyone living in New Zealand with that name. I searched cemetery databases with no …

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Culver Place in Avondale red zone – Named after Culver Cliff or Culver Down on the Isle of Wight. In a subdivision between the Avon River, west of the Bower Bridge, and the northern end of the Avondale Golf Course of a 50 acre farm formerly belonging to Stewart Clendinning Hampton (1908- 1993). All the …

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