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Canterbury Street in Hornby – Named after Canterbury itself. First appears in street directories in 1960. Hornby streets are not listed separately until 1960. A small amount of information from the library website. This street looks like it has always been a street with businesses on it. Most entries on Papers Past are ads except …

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Lochee Road in Upper Riccarton- Named by Joseph Irvine Colligan (1910-1965). Colligan was a hairdresser and chairman of the Waimairi County Council 1960-1965. He was born in Lochee Road in Dundee, Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1964. Information supplied in 2004 by Aileen Colligan (d. 2010) in an interview with Margaret Harper. A …

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Golden Elm Lane in Upper Riccarton and nothing on the library website. There are only 6 houses here and 4 were built in 1980s and the other two were built in 1990s. It was a private lane and I didn’t actually walk it. There wasn’t a footpath and it just looked like a driveway to …

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Vickerys Road in Wigram – formerly Vickery’s Road. Named after John Vickery (1815?- 1893). Vickery emigrated, under engagement to John Shand, on the Isabella Hercus in 1851. He became a land owner and farmer at Riccarton and Sockburn. He died at his property, Hendley Farm, Upper Riccarton. Tenders were invited by the Spreydon Road Boad …

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Symes Road in Wigram – First appears in street directories in 1957. A tiny amount of information from the library website. The street has been around a lot longer than the 1950s. In the 1920s it was known as Syme’s Rd but I couldn’t find out who Syme was and it was a fairly common …

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Paradyne Place in Wigram and it isn’t on the library website. I did find a mention on Papers Past and I did have a wee laugh. In 1977 there was an article about suggested names for a new street in an industrial subdivision owned by J G Rutherford and Toledo Holdings Ltd. The names of …

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McClintock Lane in Sockburn – Named after Brother James Ignatius McClintock (1910-1985) Brother McClintock was foundation principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1961-1966. Formed on land purchased from the school. Named in 2003. A small amount of information from the library website for a tiny street. There are apparently 7 houses here all built …

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Takaro Ave in Sockburn and another street that isn’t on the library website. Takaro means either play or sport and I suspect the name is because of it being so close to Sockburn Park. In 1976 there was discussion about building 22 pensioner units and in 1978 and 1979 the units were available for occupation. …

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Weaver Place in Sockburn and there wasn’t any information on the library website yet the units were built in the 1960s. Sockburn Park is one side of the street and Weaver’s Court are on the other side. Weaver’s Courts is social housing built in 1965 and owned by the city council. Weaver’s Court is at …

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Craven Street in Sockburn- formerly part of Middle Park Road (later Middlepark Road).Named after the Craven Plate, a horse race run at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. Named because of its proximity to the Riccarton Racecourse. First appears in street directories in 1934. A small amount of information from the library website. Edited as I found …

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