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Eridge Place in Huntsbury – nothing on library website for this street. Only 6 houses here and they were all built in 2000. The street is probably named after a place in Kent in the UK. The library website for other streets in the area mentions naming streets after English villages. A couple of the …

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Enticott Place in Huntsbury – Named after Dr. Thomas Oliver Enticott (1918- 1999). From 1946 Dr Enticott was on the staff of the Cashmere Sanatorium and involved with the treatment of tuberculosis. The Sanatorium was converted to a geriatric hospital in 1956 and re-named Coronation Hospital. Dr. Enticott was appointed medical superintendent and served until …

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Caldwell Lane in Huntsbury – Named after Dorothy Susan Johnstone, née Caldwell, (1910- 2004). Mrs Johnstone was a pioneer of geriatric nursing at Coronation Hospital 1956-1971. Named in 1993. A small amount of information from the library website. No information on Papers Past. I didn’t walk this tiny street as it definitely looked like a …

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Benjamin Lane in Huntsbury – Named after Kate Elizabeth Benjamin (1868-1938). Kate Benjamin was the matron of the Cashmere Sanatorium 1911-1915 and 1919-1924. Named in 1993. A small amount of information from the library website. I am pleased that this woman has a street named after her as she sounds like a great person. She …

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Karaka Place in Somerfield – Named in 1966. First appears in street directories in 1970. Information on date of naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 13 December 1966. A small amount of information from the library website and Karaka is a New Zealand tree. Most of the …

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Ferniehurst Street in Somerfield – Named after Ferniehurst which is 24 km from Cheviot. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers or properties in North Canterbury. Named in 1966. First appears in street directories in 1970. A small amount of information from the library website. Ferniehurst is possibly a place name from …

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Bella Rosa Drive in Hei Hei and there wasn’t any information on the library website. Most houses were built in 1990s plus a few in 2000. I couldn’t find a reason for the name apart from it possibly could have been named after a racehorse. The street runs off Carmen Road and there is an …

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Cataluna Place in Hei Hei and no information on the library website. The houses were all built in the 1990s and most are built from brick. Street is too new to be on Papers Past and nothing online. There seems to be a Spanish theme in this area and Cataluna seems to be the Spanish …

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Jerez Place in Hei Hei and there wasn’t any information on the library website. The houses here were all built in the 1990s so I would have expected it to be on the library website. Probably named after a place in Spain famous for making sherry and my reasoning for this is that there are …

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Proctor Street in Papanui – Named after Mary Horner, née Proctor, (1836?-1919). Mary Horner was the wife of William Horner, a blacksmith. She died at her home at 6 Horner Street. John Proctor Horner (b. 1869) was one of her sons. First appears in street directories in 1887. A small amount of information from the …

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