Arkwright Place – In the Oaklands subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1991. A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find any more information about the naming of the street. It is possibly a person’s surname but I personally like the idea that the developer was a fan of Open All Hours. There is also a place in the UK called Arkwright Town. The street leads to an entrance to Westlake Reserve and all the houses seem to date from 1980s and 1990s. A mixture of styles with well kept gardens. A couple of the houses had an odd mixture of building materials that just didn’t look right. Looked like a pleasant street.

Calverton Place – Named after Calverton, northeast of Nottingham in England. In the Oaklands subdivision which was developed by Karl Scott (1910-1997), a journalist and developer. His father’s family had emigrated from Nottingham in the early 20th century. First appears in street directories in 1987. A reasonable amount of information from the library website. I found extra information on a Halswell Community page and Karl Scott purchased a property that was called Oaklands by the previous owner of the property. Apparently there were several oak trees on the property that was originally called Halswell House.Most the houses built in the 1980s and 1990s and there is an entrance to Ridder Reserve here. I liked this street as there were some quirky features here.

Clipston Place – Named after Clipston, a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire. In the Oaklands subdivision which was developed by Karl Scott (1910-1997), a journalist and developer. His father’s family had emigrated from Nottingham in the early 20th century. First appears in street directories in 1987. A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Information from a Halswell Community website has Karl Scott purchasing a property called Oaklands. The previous owner named it Oaklands after the oak trees on the property.Most houses date from 1980s and 1990s and the street has an entrance to Ridder Reserve. My biggest memory of walking the street is trying not to trip over on the damaged footpath. The trees lining the street looked lovely with all the blossom but the tree roots have badly damaged the footpath.

Lillian Street – Named after Lillian Anne MacKenzie, née Gahagan, (1886?-1968). Lillian MacKenzie was the wife of James McBeth MacKenzie (1886?-1970). He was Halswell County clerk 1920-1935, proprietor of Tattersalls Hotel 1935-1950 and the Halswell County chairman in 1960 when the street was named. Named by Karl Scott (1910-1997), a journalist and developer. In the Oaklands subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1960.A reasonable amount of information from the library website and there is nothing that I can add to it. There seems to be only one house left from 1950 as the rest are from 1970s and 1990s. Only about 7 houses here as it is a fairly short street. There is a block of shops here on the Halswell Rd corner of the street. Nothing stood out for me here.

Nicholls Rd- Named after James Nicholl (1838- 1917). Nicholls was a gardener at Riccarton. He owned a store with a delivery round. He later moved to Halswell where he owned a block of land at the western end of what became Nicholls Road. First appears in street directories in 1912. A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Nothing about the naming of the street on Papers Past. A quick look at the ancestry website and James Nicholl was born in Ireland and came to NZ in 1866 with his wife. His death notice had him dying at his property on Junction Rd which I assume is now Halswell Junction Rd. He is buried in Addington cemetery.The houses on this street date from most decades with some very modern ones from 2017. There was the most gorgeous old wooden house and the gates had the words Santa Rosa on them. Research shows that this house was built in 1910 and was called Santa Rosa Stud Farm owned by a Canadian Robert Bunting McMillan. This house is still on a fairly large section but was obviously a lot bigger before being sold off and a nearby street is called Santa Rosa Ave. At the Halswell Rd end of the street is a pub and the car park entrance for a shopping centre. At the Halswell Junction Rd end is a church and the church looks very modern and I am sure that I can remember a much older church here. I have done a quick google but couldn’t find any information but it is possible that the original church was demolished after the earthquakes.

Nottingham Ave – Named after Nottingham, a city in the English Midlands. In the Oaklands subdivision which was developed and named in 1957 by Karl Scott (1910- 1997), a journalist and developer. His father’s family had emigrated from Nottingham in the early 20th century. First appears in street directories in 1957.A reasonable amount of information from the library website. A Halswell Community website has Karl purchasing a property called Oaklands. The previous owner named it Oaklands because of the oaks trees on the property and previous name was Halswell House. Karl Scott was a sports journalist and was involved in horse racing. He wrote a book called Pillars of Harness Horsedom published in 1949. He was born in Gore but I just can’t find where Karl or his wife are buried and I have searched several websites.Most houses on this street seem to be built in the 1950s. This street runs from Wales St to Patterson Tce. There is also a park here called Scott Park and I am assuming that this is named after Karl Scott. I couldn’t find any proof that this street was named after the Nottingham family and information from an ancestry website has this family living on a road called Akaroa Rd, Halswell which would have been a good couple of kilometres or more from Oaklands.

Oakridge St – Named after Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was established in the early 1940s as a base for the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government operation that developed the atomic bomb. The subdivision was developed and Oakridge Street named by Andrew James Cunningham (1906- 1985), a farmer of 250 Halswell Road. The street was formed in 1960. First appears in street directories in 1962.A reasonable amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find any other information online. I can’t see why this street would have been named after a place in the US when every other street in the area has been named for local places or where local families came from. Andrew Cunningham didn’t live where Oakridge St is situated as he lived at 250 Halswell Rd and was living at 3 Cobra St when he died. He was also born in Akaroa. I wondered if there is actually a link to the property Oaklands as that would make sense. A short street with one house from 1960 and the rest are from 1990 and later. The only thing of interest here is that this street is on the 360 trail.

Ridder Pl – Named after the Ridder family Douglas James Frank Ridder (1917-2002) was a prominent Halswell identity. He had a long involvement with St Mary’s Anglican Church in Halswell and made a valuable contribution to the establishment of Halswell Quarry Park. He was widely known as “the Halswell historian”. His parents, John Frank Ridder (1883-1974) and his wife, Elsie, née Voice, (1895-1975), were residents of Halswell as was his grandfather, John Frederick Christopher Ridder (1823?-1902). Other members of the Ridder family were residents of Halswell. Edward Henry Christian “Ted” Ridder (1876?- 1961), an instructor in engineering and carpentry, was prominent in Halswell community affairs. First appears in street directories in 1987.A reasonable amount of information from the library website and not a lot that I can add to this. The grandfather’s name of John Frederick Christopher Ridder has been anglicised. The Kennedys Bush Neighbourhood Association has good information as well and the Ridder family lived on Kennedys Bush Rd.The houses here are from the 1980s and there is an entrance to Ridder Reserve here.

Patterson Tce- First appears in street directories in 1976. Not much information from the library website, I have a theory about the naming of this street and it is possibly spelt wrong. There was a Ned (Edward ) Paterson who was quarry manager at Halswell Quarry. The historic house at the quarry is now called Paterson House and the garden was designed by Doug Ridder. Ned Paterson retired in 1938 but couldn’t find much information about him on the ancestry website. Ridder Place runs off Patterson Tce.This street runs from Nottingham Ave to Wales St and most houses are dated from 1970s. There is also a park called Westbrooke Park on one map but Patterson Park Childrens Playground on another map. Confused as I know that I am.

Bracken St – Shelly Road, Named after Thomas Bracken (1843-1898). Shelly Road first appears in street directories in 1903. Re-named Bracken Street in 1917. Bracken, a poet who wrote the words for New Zealand National Anthem, “God defend New Zealand” in 1870

A small amount of information from the library website. This street is in the red zone and there are no longer any houses here. Information from Papers Past had council report from June 1917 about changing the name from from Shelley St to Bracken St because of duplicate street in Sydenham. Because the Sydenham street was an older street the decision was to change the Avonside one. All articles in Papers Past have the spelling as Shelley Street. No information about why the street was renamed Bracken St. Thomas Bracken died in Dunedin aged 55 years old of goitre. He also used the names of Paddy Murphy and Didymus for his writing.
In 1928 a temporary dam was built across the Avon River at Bracken St to improve the rowing course. In 1929 the council agreed to pay for a weir in the River Avon by Bracken St.

The footpath is too rough to walk on and it is getting harder to see where the houses driveways used to be.

When looking for information about Morris St I found a report that said Bracken St was renamed after Tom Bracken.