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Taunton Green in Papanui – Named after Taunton, which is located in the New Forest near Christchurch in England. Ponies roam freely in the protected woodlands in the area. The property at 94 Grants Road had been used to graze horses, and the applicants wanted to retain the open, rural appeal of the property. Named …

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Courtenay Street in St Albans – Codlings Lane and Grafton Street. Formerly Codlings Lane. Named after Thomas Codling (1810?-1892). Re-named Grafton Street and then Courtenay Street. Probably named after William Reginald Courtenay, the 11th Earl of Devon (1807- 1888). Codlings Lane never appears in street directories. First appears in the Star in 1873 as “Codling’s”. …

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Massey Crescent in St Albans – Formerly Massey Street. Spooner’s Lane, later Eden Street, was incorporated into Massey Street. Named after William Ferguson Massey (1856- 1925). Spooner’s Lane was named after George Frederick Spooner (1843?- 1918). Re-named Eden Street. Originally part of George Dickinson’s dairy farm. Massey was the Prime Minister of New Zealand 1912-1925. …

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Sheppard Place in St Albans – formerly School Road and School Place. Named because it leads to St Albans School. Re-named Sheppard Place. Named after Katherine “Kate” Wilson Sheppard (1847-1934)School Road first appears in street directories in 1894. Becomes School Place. Re-named Sheppard Place on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Kate Sheppard …

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Merlewood Ave in Cashmere – Named after Merlewood, the home built on Cracroft Terrace in 1903 belonging to Dr. John Christopher Bradshaw (1876- 1950).Dr Bradshaw was the first professor of music at Canterbury College 1937-1941. He was organist and choirmaster at Christchurch Cathedral for 35 years. He formed Merlewood Avenue to give better access to …

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Steadman Rd in Broomfield – Named after Steadman Sarah Chisnall, née Wilson, (1823?- 1876)Steadman Chisnall was the wife of William Chisnall (1827-1876) who owned Russley Farm. Named in 1983 after residents objected to the proposed name of North Carmen Road for the section of Carmen Road between Yaldhurst Road and Masham Road. The name change …

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Rosella Street in Broomfield – First appears in street directories in 1964. A tiny amount of information from the library website. The street could be named after a parrot, a plant or a racehorse but couldn’t find information online. Papers Past only had a couple of entries. A death notice in 1963 and information about …

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Ben Nevis Drive in Broomfield – Named after Ben Nevis, a mountain in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1991. A small amount of information from the library website. Ben Nevis is actually the highest mountain in the UK and is a Munro. When I climbed Ben Nevis there was still …

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Coronado Place in Broomfield- nothing on library website which was surprising as the houses were all built in the 1960s. The houses were typical 1960s houses but there were a couple of really nice gardens. The street runs off Rosella Street and I was happy as the footpath was on both sides of the road. …

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Glenys Place in Broomfield- nothing on library website about this street. Suspect it is named after a person but couldn’t find any information online. Most houses were built in 1970s so I was surprised that there was a footpath on only one side of the street. The street runs off Rosella Street and nothing really …

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