School Rd- Named because of its proximity to Halswell Primary School. First mentioned in The Press in 1890. First appears in street directories in 1940.A small amount of information from the library website. Took me ages in Papers Past to find the same article mentioned on the library website. There were several School Roads in Christchurch before 1950. The first mention of the school that I could find was in 1871 but I believe that it was opened in 1864. There was a Mr Sparks who lived on School Rd and there is a Sparks Rd nearby. The school takes up the entire side of the road and it was completely rebuilt after the earthquakes. The entrance of the school has three information boards with the history of the school on the boards. I was doing a lab adventure on Monday and needed information from these boards. The QV website has 20 properties on this street and most were built in the 1970s. There is one house built in 2016 and it is an interesting design. Found some street art near the school and I love street art.

Old Red Barn Rd – Named after a very old two-storey red barn that was once a landmark in the area. In the Te Repo Oaks subdivision. Named in 2010.A bit of information from the library website and it is exactly what I was expecting. The red barn is no longer there and I can’t remember it from before this land was sold for housing. I do believe that my doctor’s wife was into horses so it is possible that she kept her horses here.Very new houses here and many are still being built. Some were interesting but I am not sure if I like them or not. There was a block of houses that were marketed as older persons houses. These used to be called over 60s units. The entrance to the restaurant is here and I took a photo of this building. It does actually face Halswell Rd.

Marguerite Place – Probably named after Sister Marguerite O’Brien. The street names in the Aidanfield subdivision are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named in 2001.A wee bit of information from the library website. Not able to check if this person was a sister as she wasn’t on the gravestone. Another street of mostly brick houses with columns. My photo is from a wee reserve and I tried to get a house in the background of the photo but didn’t do a good job of this. I think that everyone is aware that I find most modern houses boring. Note I live in a fairly modern brick house.

James Hight Drive – Named after James Hight (1870-1958). Hight was a university professor, educational administrator, and historian. He was born in Halswell. Continues the theme of previous stages in the Halswell Park subdivision and names streets after prominent citizens and identities from early Halswell. Named in 2005.Interesting information from the library website. I believe that there is a building named after him at the University. Street with modern houses of various styles. There was a park like area at the Milns St end of the street. There was a house with a tree house in the garden and I love houses like this.

Eaglesome Ave – Named after the Eaglesome family. The Eaglesomes were early settlers in the area. Hugh and Florence Eaglesome were residents of Halswell in the 19th century. John and Isabella Eleanor Eaglesome (1862-1939) were also early residents of Halswell. Named on 31 January 2001.Interesting information from the library website. Most of the houses on this street were huge. Again mostly brick with occasional weatherboard cladding. Well kept gardens with lawns and easy care scrubs. Expensive looking garden decorations and I am not sure that I would risk displaying them. I didn’t manage to get any photos as I didn’t feel comfortable taking photos here. This was a pity as a few of the houses were interesting either because of the size of them or the design. Lots of columns here similar to what I saw in Northwood. One house looked more like an accommodation block rather than a house. There was one that I did like for the interesting brickwork.

Date Crescent – Named after John Date. Date was the Aidanfield Board chairman in 2006. Named in 2006.Not much information from the library website. One side of this street seemed to have brick houses and the other side the houses had the cladding that looks like weatherboard. I managed to get a photo of an unusual looking house plus a photo of part of the street from the reserve. This suburb has lots of green areas.

Bezar Green – Named after Sister John Eudes (Lilian) Bezar (1902-1972). Mother Bezar was Superior of Mount Magdala 1946-1953. The street names in the Aidanfield subdivision are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named on 31 January 2001.A reasonable amount of information from library website. This sister isn’t on the gravestone and I assume that is because she didn’t die when at this home. A very tiny street with modern houses. Another street with the footpath on only one side of the street. I didn’t take any photos here.I thought that this street led to a reserve and it possibly did but the house owners here had blocked the entrance with their cars.

Augustine Drive – In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield subdivision where all the street names are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters Home at Halswell. Named in 2011. Re-named Augustine Drive in 2012 when it was no longer a cul-desac.Not much information from library website. This subdivision was built when I was living in the UK. I couldn’t find any sisters with the name Augustine but there were two with the name August. The only church with the name of St Augustine is an Anglican one in Cashmere so unlikely to be connected. This road leads to the new sports hub and there is a parking space at the end where I have been parking. There is a stream that runs through this area which probably feeds into the Heathcote River. The houses are all modern and mostly made of brick

McCullough Lane – too new to be on the library website. Found information from council meeting dated 15/04/2018. Caroline (Caro) Murray formally Wilson who is granddaughter of John Wilson Cracroft suggested names for the new subdivision based on her childhood memories. McCullough was the family name of the last farm manager to reside on the property before the land was sold to the Francis family.Didn’t manage to walk here or get photos as the lane was full of builders vans. Houses still in the building stage here.

Cracroft Tce – Named after Sir John Cracroft Wilson (1808- 1881). Wilson was a judge, farmer and politician. Cracroft was the maiden name of his mother who was born Elizabeth Cleminta Cracroft. First mentioned in The Press in 1902 when a report of sales of sections in Cracroft Terrace appears. First appears in street directories in 1910A small amount of information from the library website. Much of Cashmere has been named as a result of John Cracroft Wilson. Found the same information about the sale of sections in 1902. In 1912 there were ads for a new subdivision and in 1920 there were 6 building sites on offer from the property of Miss Cholmondeley. In 1907 there was a proposal for a new church and in May of 197 the foundation stone for the new church was laid by Bishop Julius. The church was opened in 1908. In 1936 there was a letter to the editor complaining about no footpaths plus the danger of learner drivers using Cracroft Tce for practising their driving.One of the sections that was sold in 1902 was sold to Joseph Murray and in 1911 a house on this section was sold. This was 1 Cracroft Tce and it was the home of the Atkinson family. This house is now 35 Dyers Pass Rd.There are still a few older houses here but many are rebuilds. Good views of the city from here and the church is a lovely building.