Author Archives: lytteltonwitch

Suva St in Upper Riccarton – formerly Greens Lane. Green’s Lane is an early informal name mentioned in street directories running off 40b Middleton Road 1943-1948. No residents are listed. Re-named Suva Street in June 1948 when 24 streets in the Waimairi County were re-named. A small amount of information from the library website. The …

Continue reading “Suva Street in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Auburn Ave in Upper Riccarton and nothing on library website yet most houses were built in the 1940s. The street is possibly named after a place in Ireland. Many entries on Papers Past were about the water pump and water supply issues. There must have been a water tower on the street but it was …

Continue reading “Auburn Avenue in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Renfrew St in Upper Riccarton – First appears in street directories in 1950. A tiny amount of information from the library website. It has either been named after a person or after Renfrew near Glasgow Airport. Very little information on Papers Past apart from a few death notices. The most interesting article was in 1971 …

Continue reading “Renfrew Street in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Tiora Place in Upper Riccarton – formerly Henley Place. Henley Place first appears in street directories in 1950. Re-named Tiora Place in 1951. A small amount of information from the library website. Not a lot of information on Papers Past. Only found two entries for Henley Place and one was about thefts from houses that …

Continue reading “Tiora Place in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Brake St in Upper Riccarton – Formerly Church Street. Named after the Upper Riccarton Methodist Church situated in the street. Re-named Brake Street. Named after Robert Brake (1852- 1929) and his wife Margaret Ann Brake. The foundation stone for the church was laid on 24 May 1886. Church Street first appears in street directories in …

Continue reading “Brake Street in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Bowen St in Upper Riccarton- Named after Charles Christopher Bowen (1830-1917). Bowen was an administrator, politician, poet, magistrate and educationalist. His home was Middleton Grange, in Riccarton. One of the five residential streets containing mainly workers’ cottages making up the area known as Peerswick. First mentioned in The Press in 1882 in a report of …

Continue reading “Bowen Street in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Brulay Courts in Upper Riccarton and nothing on library website. It is on google maps and on NZ Postcode website but there isn’t a street sign actually at the street. It is possibly social housing or over 60s units. It is also possible that it is just a right of way for the 10 units …

Continue reading “Brulay Courts in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Peerswick Court in Upper Riccarton and nothing on the library website. Technically this isn’t a street but is a right of way for the 12 houses at 43 Waimairi Rd. Peerswick is from the fact that this area used to be called Peerswick Township after the huge property that was owned by one of the …

Continue reading “Peerswick Court in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Reading St in Upper Riccarton and nothing on the library website yet most houses here were built in 1960s I walked this street by accident as I thought that I was still on Kiltie St. There wasn’t any signpost to say that I was on a different street. I originally was going to comment that …

Continue reading “Reading Street in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”

Kiltie St in Upper Riccarton – Named by Joseph Irvine Colligan (1910-1965). Colligan, a hairdresser, was chairman of the Waimairi County Council 1960-1965. His cousin, Charles “Charlie” Gibson, lived at 40 Waimairi Road, opposite where Kiltie Street was formed. He was a member of the Caledonian Pipe Band, members of which wore a kilt when …

Continue reading “Kiltie Street in the suburb of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch”