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Arahura Place in Cashmere and nothing on the library website. Possibly named after the river with the same name. The only information on Papers Past was several ads in 1975 offering sections. Most houses were built in 1970s and 1980s. This runs off Kidson Tce and I actually walked it in August 2020. I finally …

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Oakford Close in Riccarton – Named after Oakford, a large house originally on eight acres of land laid out in garden on the corner of Riccarton Road and Mandeville RoadThe house was built in 1857, on a 20 hectare block on the southern side of Lower Riccarton Road, by Henry Joseph Hall (1837- 1897). Later …

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Palazzo Lane in Riccarton and nothing on library website. I thought that the reason why it wasn’t on the library website was because the street is too new but most of the houses were built in 1990s. One meaning of palazzo is Italian for palatial. I wasn’t very comfortable walking this street and stopped when …

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Orkney Street in Strowan – First appears in street directories in 1950. Not a lot of information on the library website. The street will have been named after the the Orkney Islands. Not much information on Papers Past. Sewage was connected in 1940 and in 1941 it is described as a newly formed street. This …

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Palatine Tce in St Martins or possibly Huntsbury – Formerly River Road. Named because it runs alongside the Heathcote River. Re-named Palatine Terrace. A palatine is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times. River Road does not appear in street directories. C. W. Jones wrote to the Heathcote …

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Buxton Tce in St Martins- formerly part of Rata Street. Named after Alfred William Buxton (1872-1950). Buxton was a landscape gardener and nurseryman. He ran a nursery in St Martins 1902-1925, at first called Premier Nursery and later the Opawa Nursery. It was situated on nearly 18 acres of land to the east of the …

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Bidwell Place in Hillmorton – Intended to be named Tripp Place. As the name was being used in the Redwood subdivision that was further advanced than the city one, it was named Bidwell Place in 1959. One of the streets in the area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories …

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Annex Rd in Middleton – formerly Lincoln & Riccarton Junction Road and Junction Road. In 1914 it was named Lincoln & Riccarton Junction Road. Junction Road first appears in street directories in 1936. Re-named Annex Road in June 1948 when 24 streets in the Waimairi County were re-named. A small amount of from the library …

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Six Silvers Ave in Halswell – Named because of the six silver birth trees at the entrance to the subdivision. This is the main accessway into the subdivision off Milns Road/Sparks Road. It is flanked by trees and centre islands giving an ‘avenue’ effect. Developed by Brian Gillman Ltd. and named in 2003. A small …

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Shield Place in Halswell – This name continues the theme of English heritage and “Courts and Castles” used for the street names in the subdivision. Developed off Milns Road/Sparks Road by Brian Gillman Ltd. Named in 2003. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add to it. I …

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