Cheyenne Street in Sockburn – formerly Cheyenne Place. Named after Cheyenne, a racehorse. Cheyenne was a racehorse that won the Winter Cup in 1958 and 1960. Named because it is near the Riccarton Racecourse. Cheyenne Place first appears in street directories in 1968. Becomes Cheyenne Street in 1970. A small amount of information from the library website and not a lot that I can add to it. Very little information online about this horse. The street runs from Carbine Place to Bucknell St and the houses were mostly built in the 1960s to 1980s with about 5 built in 1990s. I suspect that the street was extended in the late 1970s but couldn’t find a map online to prove this. Some nice gardens on this street and there was one house that I liked that was an older style but it was actually built in the 1970s. I was amused by the house that had a fake gravestone saying RIP sitting in the window. Note I am the person who frequently drives around with a skeleton in the passenger seat. I didn’t recognise any of the houses but I was quite sure that I used to know someone who lived on this street.

Carbine Place in Sockburn – Named after Carbine, a racehorse. Named thus because it is near the Riccarton Racecourse. First appears in street directories in 1966.A small amount of information from the library website. There is a wikipedia page about the horse Carbine if you wish to know more about this horse. Apparently Carbine’s skeleton was donated to Melbourne Museum but is now at the Australian Racing Museum. Carbine’s head and tail are apparently at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. This street runs off Racecourse Rd and most houses were built in the 1960s. Looked like a pleasant street but there was a row of power pylons behind the houses.

Mason Place in Sockburn -Named after Richard John Mason (1853- 1932). Mason was a horse trainer especially known for training Gloaming. First appears in street directories in 1970.Information supplied by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch CityCouncil.

A small amount of information from the library website. Richard Mason was born in Wellington in 1853 and he died in May 1932. There were many entries in Papers Past and he was called the Wizard of New Zealand Racing. The obituaries and tributes all pointed out that he died a couple of weeks after the horse Gloaming died. The owner of Gloaming died a couple of months later in the same year. There are at least two online blogs about Richard Mason if you wish to know more about him. This street runs off Cheyenne St and most houses were built in 1960s. This street didn’t really stand out for me but seemed pleasant enough. The person it was named after was more interesting.

Gloaming Place in Sockburn – Named after Gloaming, a racehorse. Gloaming was bred in Victoria and was trained in New Zealand. His racing career lasted from 1918-1927 and he died in 1932 aged 17 years. First appears in street directories in 1968.

A small amount of information from the library website. There is a wikipedia page for this horse if you want to know more about the horse Gloaming. The horse was owned by George Greenwood and Mrs Greenwood wrote a book about the horse which was published in 1927. There is a copy at the library but it is unable to be borrowed. Gloaming’s trainer was Dick Mason and there is a nearby street named after Dick Mason. Gloaming Place runs off Cheyenne Street. All the houses here were built in 1960s and there is also a reserve with a playground. There is a footpath on both sides of the street but the number of cars parked blocking the footpath made it difficult for walking. There was actually plenty of spaces on the road for parking so there was no need to be blocking the footpath and yes this is a pet peeve of mine.

Iona Place in Sockburn. I was surprised that there wasn’t any information on the library website as the 11 houses on this street were built in 1980s. There was a footpath on both sides of the road which I liked and there was a playground. The grass in the playground was very long but I have noticed this in other reserves and playgrounds in Christchurch. This short street runs off Cheyenne Street. I couldn’t find out why the street was called Iona and it is possibly named after Iona in Scotland. Iona in Scotland is a fantastic place to visit. Because most of the streets in this area have names connected to horse racing I looked for racehorses with name with no luck.

Wynand Place in Sockburn – This is a punning reference to racing. It is pronounced “win and”. So named because it is opposite the Riccarton Racecourse. First appears in street directories in 1991. A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find any other information about the name of the street. In 1909 there was an entry on Papers Past about the Auckland Races and it mentions Wynand handicap race but I couldn’t find any other information about this race. Looked like a pleasant street and most houses are made from brick and built in 1980s and 1990s. The footpath was only on one side of the street which I personally don’t like. I like proper footpaths.

Shiloh Lane in Sockburn – Named after Shiloh, an ancient Israelite religious and political capital from about 1400 BC to 1100 BC. The name means: peaceful or tranquil in Hebrew. The subdivision is across the road from the Riccarton Racecourse but the developer did not want to name the street after a horse. Named in 2004.A small amount of information from the library website. The library provided a link to the council minutes regarding the naming of the lane. The lane was developed at 174 to 178 Racecourse Rd and most houses were built in the 2005 to 2006 period with one built in 1990 and another in 2014. I was expecting it to have been named after a racehorse. There were a couple of huge houses here and I approached the lane from a green area behind the houses.

Memory Lane in the Central City. This lane is too new to be on the library website. It runs between St Asaph St and Tuam St and is near Manchester St. I found an article dated 2016 about the naming of new lanes in Christchurch and it just said that there is a historical reference for this name. The lane is behind the Enterprise Precinct and Innovation building and I noticed the sign for the lane when I was recently doing a geocaching lab adventure. The signs are fairly new as they weren’t there in 2020 otherwise I would have noticed them when I walked both Tuam St and St Asaph St. Google maps also don’t show any signs for this lane. I am not sure if it is open to vehicles or just pedestrians.

Halton St in Strowan – formerly Halton Road Named after Halton, a house on Norman’s Road Halton was named after Lady Halton, Salop, England, the estate of Joseph Ick, father of Charles Thomas Ick (1827-1885). Ick, an auctioneer, was the mayor of Christchurch in 1879 and 1880. From 1870 he lived on Papanui Road. Halton Road is first mentioned in The Press in 1886. Arthur Taylor, a tea expert, is living at Halton in 1890, the year Halton Road first appears in street directories. Not made a public road until after 1894. Halton in Halton Road is mentioned in the Star in 1896. Becomes Halton Street in 1920. Extended through to St Andrews Terrace in 1927. A Papanui war memorial street. Information about the connection with Lady Halton researched in 2002 by Ben France-Hudson. A reasonable amount of information from the library website and I am now totally braindead from trying to find out information about the people named in the information. The death notice for Charles Thomas Ick mentions Lady Halton, Salop. Salop is an old name for Shropshire. I actually couldn’t get the Ick family living in the hamlet (village) of Lady Halton. The census had them in a place called Stoke St Milborough. I also couldn’t find Charles Ick living in Papanui and found addresses of Hereford St and Colombo St for him. I also couldn’t find information about Arthur Taylor except for a gardener. A reasonable amount of information on Papers Past but mostly birth and death notices. In 1894 the owners were informed that once they had paid two thirds of the cost the road board would undertake the work to form the road. At this stage the road only went from Papanui Rd to Watford St. In the same year there were sections for sale for £50. In 1899 and 1900 there were complaints about drainage from one person. In 1899 Joseph Palmer offered to pay half the cost of channelling in the street to fix the drainage issues. In 1900 the chairman of the Road Board received a deed from Mr Taylor conveying to the Queen a strip of land giving access to the end of Halton Rd and the road is now open for traffic. In 1923 there was discussion about extension of Halton Rd from Watford St to St Andrews Tce ( now Hartley Ave) and in 1927 land was purchased from L B Hart for this purpose. In 1938 land was purchased for state housing. In 1946 there was a letter to the editor with the writer wanting the street to have two names. This makes sense as it is confusing the way the street splits into two. The original part of the street runs from Papanui Rd to Watford St and the house called Halton would have been near the Papanui Rd end of the street. You then have to walk down Watford St to find the rest of the street which runs from Watford St to Hartley Ave and this is the extension that was created in 1929. I had to doublecheck google maps when walking this street. The oldest house on the street is from 1905 and then most decades are covered with most houses built in 1930s and 1940s. I walked this street last week and catching up on my street project today as it isn’t a great day today for walking. Many of the older houses are lovely and I didn’t pick this street for having state houses on it when I was walking it. The modern houses look out of place on this street. I also managed to miss the War Memorial plaque on the lamp post as this is one of the Papanui War Memorial Streets. I went back to google maps and the plaque is on the corner of Watford St and Halton St and I would have expected it to be at the corner of Halton St and Papanui Rd. There is a half demolished house on the corner of Halton St and Hartley Ave which interested me. I found an old street view of it. I ended up talking to the local postie and she agreed that the way it is being demolished is different as much of it is looking like it is being preserved.

College Ave in Strowan – Named because of its proximity to St Andrew’s College. First mentioned in The Press in 1925 where it is described as a “new” road. First appears in street directories in 1928. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name as it is fairly obvious. In 1926 there were 26 sections sold in the subdivision and the land was possibly owned by developers Gow and Pannell but I couldn’t get more information on Papers Past. The sewers were laid in 1928. The entries on Papers Past were mostly birth and death notices plus the best street and garden competition entries. There was an interesting court case in 1934 where Thornton Reddell was charged with the failure to cut back and trim his hawthorne hedge on a vacant section. He was charged under clause 4 of the fireblight act 1922. I googled and fireblight is a destructive and highly infectious disease that attacks blossoms, leaves, shoots, fruits and roots of trees especially apples and pears. There were several entries in 1937 where a young child aged 4 years drowned in the Strowan Stream on St Andrews College ground. She had gone with another young girl to meet her father who was coming home on the tram. The verdict of the inquest was accidental drowning. Her name was Valerie Linda Lusk and was the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Lusk of 9 College Ave. I have friends who have the surname Lusk on their family trees. I walked this street at the beginning of last week and spending today catching up my street project. Not doing any walking today because of the weather. The houses on this street are mostly 1920s wooden villas and many are very similar to each other with bay windows in the front of the house. There are 2 or 3 modern houses which look out of place in this street. It is a lovely tree lined street but would be totally out of my price range.