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.

Famille Close – Continues the street names theme used in the first stage of the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2008.The library website didn’t say much. Again a modern street with a footpath on only one side. The side with no footpath had houses which were identical and they didn’t appeal to me. Only one had made an effort to add a bit of personality by having a couple of interesting garden features. I would loved to have taken a photo but didn’t feel comfortable about it. I can’t even describe the garden feature that I liked as it was a mixture of a model of an old house and was also possibly a bird feeder and it was on a wee platform.On the other side the houses were all different but again modern and boring. One had great garden artwork and again I wish that I could have taken photos but the neighbours were in their driveway. There were curved Oamaru stone sculptures plus a large sculpture of a flower that looked a bit like a tulip.

Kestrel Place – nothing on library website about this street but many streets have bird names in this area. Modern houses of either tin looking weatherboard or cement fibre. Very tidy houses with well kept lawns. Only one house was interesting with flowers and garden decorations.

St Florian Place – Named to continue the street name theme begun by St Johns Street. Named in 2010.A wee bit of information from the library website. A small street of modern houses with the same theme of columns at the entrances. The only photo I managed here was one that I took from a park like area. This area didn’t have a name and google maps don’t show it as a reserve or a park but it was a pleasant area. Seemed to be a popular place for dog walkers. I had lots of dogs barking at me when walking in this area.