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Lonsdale St in New Brighton – Probably named after the peerage of Lonsdale. Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl (1857-1944) was the holder of the title at the time the street was named. Formed in 1892. The Star, 8 March 1892, p 3 says “George King & Co. Ltd….has also sold a large number of sections in …

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Hood St in New Brighton – Formerly Ann Street. May have been named after a member of James George Hawkes’ family. Re-named Hood Street. Named after Viscount Alexander Hood (1724-1814). Ann Street was formed in 1890 but does not appear in street directories. Re-named Hood Street at a special meeting of the New Brighton Council …

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Orrick Cres in Avondale – Named after James Orrick Thompson (1904-1976). Thompson was a seaman, turned builder, of 270 Wainoni Road. He served on the Heathcote County Council 1947-1953. First appears in street directories in 1952. The street was extended through to Hulverstone Drive in the early 1970s. Information supplied in 2008 by Gwendoline Hilda …

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Dallington Tce in Dallington – Continuation of River Road. Named because it runs through the suburb of Dallington which, in turn, was named by Henry Joseph Campbell Jekyll (1844- 1913) after a family estate in Northamptonshire. River Road from Dallington bridge to McBratneys Road was re-named Dallington Terrace by the Waimairi County Council in 1926. …

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Bowie Place in the Avonside red zone and there wasn’t any information on the library website about this street. There was a little bit of information on Papers Past and it was a new street in 1970. It was named after a city councillor C S Bowie. In 1974 it was agreed to build 8 …

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Retreat Road in Avonside – Named after The Retreat, the property there of Thomas Hichens (1795-1868).Hichens, a gentleman, was living at The Retreat in 1853. He had bought part of Rural Section 90, 50 acres on the “South Bank River Avon, near Slaughterhouse Road” (later Woodham Road and Mile Road), land which had earlier been …

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Highbury Place in Avonside – Formerly Baxter Place. Named after George Lionel Baxter (1872-1955). Re-named Highbury Place. Named after Highbury, a place in the London Borough of Islington. Baxter, an orchardist, was living at 84 Retreat Road in 1943. The street was formed on land in between 80 and 86 Retreat Road. Baxter Place appears …

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Silverdale Place in the red zone of Avonside – Named on 19 September 1962. [Earlier, in February 1962, the name of Marcel Place had been approved.] Information on date of naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 9 October 1962. A small amount of information from the library …

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Halley Place in red zone of Avonside – Named after Kevin Noel Halley (1929- 1996).Halley was a Justice of the Peace and friend and workmate of the Ryan family. Named by Mary Catherine Ryan (1892- 1978), wife of William Nicholas Ryan (1885- 1950), a contractor. First appears in street directories in 1977. Information supplied in …

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Glade Ave in Richmond- Avon Glade Road and Avonglade Street. Named after Avon Glade, a house in Stanmore Road. Avon Glade Road is first mentioned in The Press in 1878 when land is advertised for sale there. Re-named Glade Avenue on 24 May 1926 when 21 streets were re-named. A small amount of information from …

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