Morris St – Carlyle Street – Carlyle Street first appears in street directories in 1914. Re-named Morris Street in 1917.

A small amount of information from the library website. This street is in the red zone and no longer has any houses.Found a council report on Papers Past about the renaming of the street. There were two Carlyle streets and the Sydenham one was older so they decided to rename the Avonside one. The report said that the street was named after William Morris the English poet. There was a William Morris Society.
In 1923 a footbridge was built across the river near Morris St.
In 1929 there was a report about deviating the Avon River at a corner called Bassett Corner to avoid having to pay huge compensation for taking land between Bracken St and Morris St for the riverside boulevard. This meant only three houses would be affected.
In 1939 and 1941 there was land set aside on Morris St for state housing.

Another street where I couldn’t walk on the footpath because it was too rough. There are remains of gardens here from where there used to be houses.

Monkton Place- Probably named after Monkton, near Troon in Ayrshire, Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1974.

A small amount of information from the library website. Another red zone street. Couldn’t find any other information about the naming of the street and Monkton is really close to Glasgow airport. Found an article in The Press about the street having been a previous winner in the Cul de Sac Street Awards and the judge talked about how sad it was to see the state of the street after the earthquakes.

Galbraith Ave – Named after Augustus William de Rohan Galbraith (1877?- 1957). Galbraith was the city engineer 1925-1941. It is described as a “new road” in The Press in 1944. Originally a blind road, it was extended to Avonside Drive later that year. First appears in street directories in 1946.

A small amount of information from the library website. Found the same report on Papers Past about the extension of the road to Avonside Drive. I couldn’t find out where Augustus Galbraith was buried as nothing on cemetery database. Also couldn’t find any information on Ancestry website. Best information was on government website about the Hurst Seagar house The Spur as Galbraith purchased this house in 1925 and died here in 1957. Also had the information that Galbraith was appointed as Christchurch City Engineer and Surveyor in 1925. He reorganised the Works and Sanitary dept. After he retired in 1941 he lived in Perth for a while but returned to NZ where he died.
From a Heritage Assessment paper there was mention of a building called Avonside Bulk Stores erected for Avonside Wool Scouring Works in 192s. This building was acquired by the Crown in 1940s and used by Army Works dept. After WWII the building was used by Post Office Telephone Exchange equipment.
This street was also mentioned in The Press in relationship to a murder because of a rare genetically mutated grass pollen.
Another red zone street with no houses and there is a park here with a sad looking playground.

Cowlishaw St – Named after William Patten Cowlishaw (1839- 1903). Cowlishaw was a barrister and solicitor who founded the firm of Garrick & Cowlishaw. He was provincial solicitor, a member of the Provincial Council, and also city solicitor for many years. The entrance to the street was once the entrance to his home. Formed after Cowlishaw’s death in 1903. In 1904 a petition was received by the Heathcote Road Board from ratepayers, asking that Cowlishaw Street be formed. First appears in street directories in 1906.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. On Papers Past found the same information about the petition from the ratepayers asking for the street to be formed. There was additional information about the petitioners agreeing to pay the costs. Sections were available for sale in 1905. William Cowlishaw was born in Sydney 01/11/1839 and died 27/03/1903. He is buried at Avonside Cemetery. Under personal items in January 1903 there was a piece that said friends of W P Cowlishaw would be pleased to hear that he was able to be out on Friday for a brief period.
In June 1903 there was an ad for the sale of the residence of the late W P Cowlishaw including five acres of land in charming grounds.

The Avonside Drive end of this street borders what used to be Avonside Girls High School but googling this school has that the school now at the old QEII site. when I walked this street there is still a school here and if it isn’t Avonside Girls High I have have no idea what school is now here. There seems to be one house left standing here but the rest have gone.

Chaddesden Lane – Named after Chaddesden, the home once there of William Patten Cowlishaw (1839- 1903) and his wife Helen. The subdivision by Horncastle Homes created 12 residential allotments off Cowlishaw Street. The property was formerly occupied by the Avonmore Academy. Named in 2005.

A small amount of information from the library website.I didn’t walk this street as I couldn’t find it. It is also not on google maps. Chaddesden is a place in Derby so William Cowlishaw’s house is probably named after this place. There was obviously no houses here as this is the red zone. Found more information and William Cowlishaw’s father came from Caddesden in the UK and he named his property in Australia after Caddesden.

Halcyon Way – Named after the halcyon, a mythical breed of kingfisher. The developers also felt the name conveyed messages of “calm, peaceful, tranquil, happy, joyful, carefree and prosperous”. As it is a right-of- way, it was the city council’s policy to name it a Lane. However the developers felt Halcyon Way flowed better. Named in 2013.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add to this about the name of the street.There is only about 3 or 4 houses on this street in the Cashmere Hills. There are sections for sale here and most are on the steep side of the street. I wouldn’t like to build on these sections. I ended up talking to a developer who lives on Kiteroa Place and he said that the sections are safe but expensive to build on. There was one house that I would loved to have got a photo off as it looked unusual but between a high wall and tree I couldn’t get a photo. No footpaths to walk on.

Murray Place – Matson’s Avenue and Matson Avenue, Murray Street and Yarra Street were amalgamated to form Murray Place. Matson’s Avenue, later Matson Avenue, was named after John Thomas Matson (1845-1895). Murray Street was named after the Murray River in South Australia. Yarra Street was named after the Yarra River in South Australia. Matson died at Springfield in 1895. Matson’s Avenue first appears in street directories in 1898. Becomes Matson Avenue in 1900. Murray Street first appears in 1900; Yarra Street in 1903. The three were amalgamated in 1909 to form Murray Place. Formed on land owned by Robert Ewing McDougall (1861-1942), who was born in Australia.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website and I found the same information on Papers Past about the renaming of the street. A large amount of information on Papers Past about John Matson. He was an auctioneer in Christchurch for 28 years but was declared bankrupt in 1894. Sounds like he owned land and property in several places in the South Island but eventually couldn’t pay his loans. Looks like the only reason he kept his house in Christchurch because it was in his wife’s name. He died on 15/04/1895 aged 55 years old after a few months of ill health. Going by the wording of his obituary it sounds like he possibly had cancer. He was also well known for being the first person to import ostriches and llamas to Canterbury.

In the 1920s there were lots of events held at 68 Murray Place in the garden of Henry Forwood. They ranged from garden fetes to garden parties.
In the 1930s and 1940s there seemed to be a lot of babies born at 80 Murray Place at an establishment called Nurse Howson’s.
On Papers Past there is a photo of a house at 56 Murray Place provided by the builder with a note saying it was built for Mrs Keith Garrick. Mrs Garrick was John Matson’s daughter.
Going by the QV website there are a couple of houses built in 1905 and at least one in 1930 and a couple from 1960 and 1970.. The rest were from from 2000 onwards.

It was a lovely street and the modern houses weren’t too bad but there was one ugly house. I couldn’t see the older houses houses as they were on back sections. There was no longer a 56 Murray Place and couldn’t see a house that looked like the one from Papers Past.

McDougall Ave – Part of Murray Place. Named after Robert Ewing McDougall (1861-1942). McDougall was the owner of Aulsebrook’s Biscuit and Confectionery factory and donor of the art gallery in the Botanic Gardens which bore his name. McDougall Avenue first appears in street directories in 1953.

A small amount of information from the library website. Robert McDougall was such a well known person in Christchurch that I don’t think that I need to expand on him. His obituary said that he owned Brookdale Sheep Station as well as Aulsebrook’s Biscuit Factory. He lived at 214 Papanui Rd and his house is still standing. It was built in 1898 as a family home and was gifted to Nurse Maude in 1949. The current address of this house is 24 McDougall Ave and was restored after the earthquakes. I will have to go back and walk this street again as I didn’t manage to get a photo of this house. The McDougall Art Gallery in the Botanic Gardens was one of my favourite places and I would love to see this building restored. There was another house promoting itself as McDougall House and operating as a exclusive B & B.
The QV website had houses built in most decades but as I walked the street all I could think was how many ugly modern houses were on this street especially considering who the street was named after. The few older houses standing were gorgeous. The street runs from Papanui Rd to Browns Rd and Murray Place runs off McDougall Ave near St Albans Stream.

Webb St – Named after Henry Richard Webb (18
29-1901). Webb was a member of the Provincial Council 1869-1875 and secretary during its winding-up 1873-1875. His second daughter married Robert Ewing McDougall (1861- 1942); his second wife was a sister of the Hon. John Thomas Peacock (1827?-1905). The Webb family built a large house, Te Wepu, on Papanui Road with an entrance from Webb Street which was named by 1889 and first appears in street directories in 1890. [The house was renovated in 2005 becoming Merivale Manor.]

A reasonable of information from the library website. Merivale Manor is still standing and is on Papanui Rd. It had minor damage from fire in 1891. The earliest mention on Papers Past was in 1887 and in 1888 the council asked for tenders for sinking a well here. There was also a report about the name Webb St to be retained for the street. In March 1889 there was a petition from the residents of Webb requesting that the of the street to be Brooklyn St instead of Webb St. The petition was obviously rejected. It was described as a new street in the petition.
The QV website had at least one house built in 1890 and there are several older houses here but a few modern ones as well. A couple of rundown looking houses here. The St Albans Stream is here and I guessing that it is where the well was sunk. I also couldn’t find the cache here. Looked like a pleasant street and it runs from Papanui Rd to Bristol St.

Mansfield Ave – Named after Kate Hickman Peacock, née Mansfield, (1835?-1894). Kate Peacock was the first wife of the Hon. John Thomas Peacock (1827-1905). Mansfield Avenue is first mentioned in The Press in 1899 when the street was being formed through the Hon. J. T. Peacock’s Hawkesbury Estate. First appears in street directories in 1903.

A small amount of information from the library website. On Papers Past found the same information about the street being formed. In 1899 there were several ads for the sale of sections and in 1899 and 1900 there were ads requesting tenders for building houses.In 1942 there is mention of Mansfield Hospital at 12 Mansfield Ave.
The QV website has the houses from 1905 to 2000s. There were some lovely houses here and at the Papanui Rd end there was a restaurant and bar. Next to the restaurant was a car park plus a wee reserve with a stream.On the opposite side of the road is a hospice. Further along the road from the restaurant was a very interesting building that looked old but QV has it built in 1980. It is actually several apartments in a mock tudor style and I didn’t manage any photos of it. This street runs from Papanui Rd to Browns Rd.