Julius Terrace in Richmond – Formerly Harper Terrace. Named after Henry John Chitty Harper (1804-1893). Re-named Julius Terrace. Named after Churchill Julius (1847- 1938). Harper Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1912. First appears in street directories in 1914. Bishop Harper was the first Anglican Bishop of Christchurch 1856-1889. Formed on land originally owned by the Anglican church. Benjamin Oakes Moore (1888?-1953), a builder, is one of the first two residents listed. Re-named Julius Terrace in 1918 because of the duplication of Harper Streets in Christchurch. Bishop Julius was the second bishop 1890- 1925 and Archbishop of New Zealand 1922- 1925.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website and there is a Wikipedia page for Churchill Julius. The Te Ara Dictionary of NZ Biography has much better information and sadly the NZ Government announced this week that they will be cutting staff to the department that runs this website. I did slightly sidetrack here as Churchill Julius’s father was Frederic Gilder Julius. I might need to do some research on the Gilder family.

Not a lot of information on Papers Past about the street under the Harper Terrace name. Just a few ads for the subdivision in 1910 plus a couple of birth notices for B O Moore and his wife.

The street changed to Julius Terrace in 1918 and there were various ads over the years. In 1923 the residents complained about the willows on the street. There were several entries for 12 Julius Terrace which belonged to Benjamin Oakes Moore. Sounds like they had a fantastic garden and often held social events at their home. After Benjamin Moore’s death the property was for up for sale in 1957. It was also for sale in 1962 and 1972 and the description of the house made me want to visit the house. In 1982 when it was for sale yet again it was described as a Palatial Residence that had been recently subdivided. The property must have been huge as it still covers all of one side of the street. In 1983 the street at the Stapletons Rd end was closed to traffic. Reason was that the bridge needed replacing so the council replaced it with a footbridge.

This is a short street with only 8 houses and a couple date from 1910 and a couple from 1920. One house from 1910 looked a bit rundown but the other other is gorgeous. The gorgeous house covers one side of the street and Dudley Creek runs between this house and the street.

Averill Street in Richmond – Named after the Rev. Alfred Walter Averill (1865-1957). Averill was the vicar of St. Michael’s Anglican Church 1894-1910. He then became Bishop of Waiapu before becoming Bishop of Auckland. He was Archbishop of New Zealand 1925-1940. First mentioned in The Press in 1912 when land in North Richmond is advertised for sale by the church property trustees. First appears in street directories in 1914.

There is a Wikipedia page for Alfred Walter Averill plus a Wikipedia page for his son Leslie Averill. The Averill surname was familiar to me but it was unlikely that I was ever treated by Dr Leslie Averill as he retired from being a GP in about 1969 and I was still living in Lyttelton those days. For some reason eyes popped into my head and it is possible that Dr Averill’s son Thomas Averill was my eye specialist.

This street was a church subdivision and it was described as a new street in 1912. Lots of ads for sections in 1912 and they were still selling sections in 1915 and 1919. There was another sale of church land in 1924 and 54 acres was sold to Daniel Neil of The Shades Hotel. Daniel Neil must have subdivided the land as sections were available in 1925. Sewers were laid in 1926 and in 1927 there were complaints about the state of the road after the sewers were laid. There must have been a butcher shop on this street as it was burgled in 1926. The street was tar sealed in 1935 and in 1941 there was a new waterworks pumping station built. A few birth notices and lots of death notices. One family on this street had terrible bad luck with their children. They had a 19 month old son who went missing in 1947 and sadly they found his body in Dudley Creek. A couple of years earlier an older son had been rescued from the creek. In 1951 they had a daughter who died after being scalded with hot water. In 1970 there were complaints about students from Shirley Boys High School parking on the street.

I decided to walk this street after watching Moving Houses this week. My best photos of this house are from Petrie Park. I started my walk from Stapletons Road end and it looks like this house takes up what used to be two sections of land. The house that was moved dates from about the 1880s. There are still many lovely older houses on this street dating from 1910 onwards. A few modern houses and there is a building site on this street and I suspect that they will end up being ugly ones. Banks Avenue School is on this street and I googled this school. The school had a new school built after the original school was destroyed in the earthquakes. The new school opened in 2022 on wat was the site of Shirley Boys High School. Shirley Boys High moved to a different site after the earthquakes.

Kawau Crescent in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website.

Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in 1972 and I managed to walk all six streets today. Kawau means black shag.

Only ads and death notices on Papers Past. Most houses were built in the 1970s with at least three rebuilds after the earthquakes. There is an entrance to a kindergarten from this street. The houses were typical 1970s style but a two storied house looked a bit different. I did have a nice chat with a local here. She said that it is mostly a pleasant street to live on but there are occasionally a few issues. This was my last street to walk for today and it was getting rather warm for the time of the year.

Korora Street in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website.

Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in 1972 and I managed to walk all six streets today. Korora means penguin. I have never seen a penguin in the estuary.

Very little information on Papers Past and it was just ads and death notices. Houses here were built in the 1970s and are typical for that era. None stood out for me. It was a pleasant and nice and tidy street. Pity that the car blocking the footpath spoiled my good impression of the street. The car even had a bike on the back of it so they must be a cyclist and we all know how I feel about them. Yes I know that there are some nice cyclists who do use the cycleways.

Pateke Place in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website.

Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in 1972 and I managed to walk all six streets today. In the article it said that Pateke means brown duck but google says Brown Teal.

Very little on Papers Past as it was just a few ads and death notices. Houses here built in the 1970s and 1980s and none of them stood out for me. A couple of nice gardens. My only photos are of people parking badly. I hate it when the footpath is blocked my cars. There was plenty of room to park properly.

Takapu Place in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website.

Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in 1972 and I managed to walk all six streets today. Takapu means gannet.

Nothing much on Papers Past. A few ads and one death notice. A building firm that went broke in 1975 was building some of the houses on this street. In November 1980 on the 14th there was an article about an elderly man being missing. Sadly on the 21st November he was found by a Harbour Board worker off Gladstone Pier in Lyttelton. Can this 71 year old object to the word elderly being used for the 72 year old man.

The houses here were built in the 1970s and 1980s and it was a fairly well kept street with the houses being typical for the era. One was possibly altered to give a bit of a fake tudor look.

Taranui Place in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website.

Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in 1972 and I managed to walk all six streets today. Taranui means Caspian Tern.

Not much information on Papers Past and there were a few ads and a couple of death notices. In 1989 a man was murdered in a house here. He was stabbed by a woman living at the same address.

A very ordinary looking street with houses mostly built in the 1970s and 1980s. One house looks like it is about to be either demolished or rebuilt.

Kuaka Crescent in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website.

Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in 1972 and I managed to walk all six streets today. Kuaka means bartailed godwit.

Not much information on Papers Past with mostly ads for houses. A few death notices. In 1976 there was a house and the family managed to get out just before there was an explosion. There were rumours that a molotov cocktail was used but the fire investigators discounted this.

Most houses were built in the 1970s with a few built in the 1980s and at least one rebuilt after the earthquakes. I didn’t take any photos as nothing stood out for me. The houses were typical for their era and most were fairly tidy with a couple that looked a bit rundown. I had been geocaching nearby and it was such a lovely day that I went walking.

Cox Street in Merivale – Named after Alfred Cox (1825- 1911). Cox was a gentleman of Merivale and a resident of the street in 1894. First appears in street directories in 1892

A small amount of information from the the library website and no Alfred Cox was not living in this street in 1894. Took me a while to track down information about Alfred Cox as there were several men with the same name and the family trees on Ancestry website were no help. Alfred actually lived on Office Road from 1890 until 1900 and then his address was Constance Street. He would have owned the land where Cox Street was formed. He owned lots of land in Canterbury and Cox Street in Ashburton and Temuka were probably named after him. He was born in Australia and his father was naval captain who had settled in NSW. He lived in South Canterbury for many years before settling in Christchurch.

Trying to research on Papers Past was almost impossible as most entries were about Ashburton. The street had concrete channeling done in 1889 and there was a death notice in 1898. The sewer extensions were completed in 1915. Apart from ads and death notices there was practically nothing on Papers Past.

The houses on the street range from 1915 to 2024 with a biggish block of houses built in the 1970s. The modern houses are seriously ugly and the house that I did like was from 1930. Again google maps don’t show street view earlier than 2012 which is annoying. I must contact Quake Studies as I thought that there was an arrangement for street view to show pre earthquake Christchurch.

Stirling Street in Merivale – formerly Constance Street. Constance Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1903 in a report of a meeting of the St Albans Borough Council. First appears in street directories in 1906. Re-named Stirling Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named.

A small amount of information from the library website. I searched Ancestry websites and Papers Past but I couldn’t find out how the street got it’s names. Albert Cox did have a daughter Eva Constance Cox and they lived on Constance Street. Colin Campbell Aikman was from Scotland so it is possible this is why it was changed to Stirling Street. The Ancestry website family trees didn’t give me enough information.

Under Constance Street it was mostly ads and death notices. The Cox family were mentioned occasionally. After 1948 it was again mostly death notices and death notices. Several Stirling Streets throughout the country.

Most houses here were built in 2000 and 2005 with one built in 1970 and a couple built in 1980. The only house that I took a photo of was built in 1910 and it is being renovated. I took a screenshot of it from street view as well. The other houses on the street were modern and boring but not quite toilet block style.