Fieldstone Lane – Developed at 398-404 Barrington Street. Named in 2005.
A small amount of information from the library website and there is nothing that I can add. QV website has all the houses built in 2005. There is a huge big rock at the entrance of this lane and I think that it was already there when the lane was developed. I have vague memories of driving past the property and thinking how cool to have such a feature in your garden. I actually walked this street in December when delivering the Addington Times. Was expecting this to be a regular monthly walk but thanks to a certain virus this isn’t happening. The word fieldstone obvious meaning is stones found in fields. I don’t think that I would like to live here as the neighbours are too close and I wouldn’t like that. I do like the big rock.

Young St – First appears in street directories in 1904. Tiny amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find any more information after searching Papers Past and ancestry websites. I suspect that the street is named after someone with the surname Young. There was a Henry Young who had a business on Colombo St. The street runs from Somerfield St to Ashgrove Tce. The houses date from 1915 to 1985. There were a few nice houses here but the street didn’t really do a lot for me. A mixture of styles but nothing really stood out for me.

Aylmer St – May have been named after the Rev. William Josiah Aylmer (1802?- 1883). Aylmer was a member of the Canterbury Association 1851-1852. He was also the vicar of Akaroa 1851-1872. His son was John Justin Aylmer (1832-1885). [No Aylmers appear in street directories living in the vicinity of where the street was formed.] First mentioned in The Press in 1901. First appears in street directories in 1903.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Past Papers had an ad for a house for sale in 1904. In 1901 there was a tender for the building of a house. Birth and death notices had the street in the suburb of Spreydon.
I searched ancestry websites but couldn’t find any connection for William Aylmer to this area. He arrived at Lyttelton and practically went straight to Akaroa where he had been granted a large tract of land which is now called Aylmer’s Valley. He was minister at Akaroa and is buried at Akaroa. There are many streets in Christchurch named after members of the Anglican church which is a possible reason for the naming. I did find a Richard Aylmer but there was very limited information about this man and where he lived. From the QV website the houses date from 1910 to 2000.
The street runs from Colombo St to Young St and it is a pleasant street. Many of the lovely wooden villas from early 1900s are still standing. I vaguely recall that I had an uncle live on this street. I also had a work colleague from my Barrington Post Office / Postbank days live on this street.. I just can’t remember her name and it was a long time ago.

Beckenham Street – Named because it runs through the suburb of Beckenham which, in turn, is named after Beckenham in Kent. Named by Captain Stephen Temple Fisher (1818-1897) after his home town in England. He and his brother, James Temple Fisher (1828- 1905), bought Rural Section 49, 100 acres in the “church district”. First appears in street directories in 1902 although it had been roughly formed in the 1890s.
A small amount of information from the library website. The information that I found on Papers Past had ads for sale of sections in 1906 at a reduced price. Sewers were connected in 1927 and footpaths formed in 1905. The business McKenzie and Willis were here in 1909 and a company called C E Jones was on this street in the 1930s. The Anglican church St Philip was mentioned a few times with new hall and other additions in 1928. Looks like it was originally built in 1914. This church is no longer here and the Beckenham book has the church on Fisher Ave. Looks like it was on the corner of Beckenham St and Fisher Ave and I couldn’t find out when the church was demolished but much of the land was purchased by St Peter’s church.
This is a short street with houses dating from 1905 to 2017. The Tennyson St end has smaller flats that have the appearance of being 1960s and 1970s buildings.
A fairly nice street with some lovely older wooden villas. The playground for St Peter’s School is bordered by this street. The street is in the suburbs of Beckenham and Sydenham. Some real estate agencies have it in Cashmere that is pushing it a bit to put it in Cashmere.

Bradford Ave – Probably named after Bradford in England. Named in 1935 when the by-laws and finance committee of the Christchurch City Council recommended that “the new street formed in Mr W. Pease’s subdivision of land off Tennyson Street, be named Bradford Avenue”. First appears in street directories in 1936.
A small amount of information from the library website. No information in the Beckenham book and very little information on Papers Past. The best information I could find was that W Pease was a builder who lived on Colombo St and had land off Tennyson St as in 1935 he had title reissued as original was lost. I could find very little information on ancestry website and there were at least three men with the name William Pease. I couldn’t find a grave for William Pease but he died in 1950 and his wife Maria is buried at Bromley. I was looking to see if he was born in Bradford,UK.

A small street and all bar one house were built in 1930s and 1940s. The footpath was on both sides of the street which I liked. The houses were nice wooden houses apart from the brick house from 1990s.

Fisher Ave – formerly Fisher Street. Named after James Temple Fisher (1828- 1905) and his brother, Stephen Fisher (1818- 1897). The brothers owned a large area of land in the Beckenham area. Stephen Fisher’s home stood where St. Peter’s Church is in Fisher Avenue now. Fisher Street first appears in street directories in 1903 as a blind street off Colombo Street. Four residents only are listed. Dedicated as a public street in 1907. A petition by 50 residents of Fisher street asking for the street to be re-named Fisher Avenue, was agreed to by the Christchurch City Council on 26 July 1943. Postal authorities frequently confused Fisher street, Beckenham, with Fisher street (later Mountbatten Street), New Brighton.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website and not a lot that I can add. Papers Past had several ads in 1903. 1908 and 1909 for selling sections. There was also an ad for a new house in 1902. As well as a Fisher St in New Brighton there was also one in Papanui. The QV website has the properties dating from 1910 to 1915. The book Beckenham, A Suburb of Christchurch has a good amount of information about the Fisher family and this book says that the land owned by James Fisher was given to him by his father-in-law as a wedding present.

This street goes from Colombo St to Eastern Tce and most houses are gorgeous wooden villas. St Peters Church is near the Colombo St end. There are a few modern houses and a couple of blocks of 1970s ownership flats. At one house there was a basket ball hoop that was positioned mostly on the footpath and you had to dodge a teenage boy throwing a ball into the hoop. Apart from that it was a lovely tree lined street. There was a big section where the original house had been demolished and a new house being built. I was disappointed to see that the developers had cut down mature trees on this section.

Norwood St – formerly Norwood Avenue and Norwood Road. Named after Norwood near Beckenham in England. Formed through the Riverview Estate. Norwood Street first appears in street directories in 1902. Becomes Norwood Road in 1903. Norwood Avenue was dedicated as a public street in 1907. Officially renamed Norwood Street in 1909.
A small amount of information from the library website. Information from Papers Past has sections for sales in 1912 and 1915. There was also a Norwood St in Linwood. In 1911 there was a complaint about 12 horses being regularly driven down the street every morning and evening destroying the footpath. Information from the Beckenham book had that in 1929 a temporary library was set up in a shop.
The QV website has properties dating from 1910 to 2015. This street runs from Sandwich St to Tennyson St and I often drive it when returning from the South library. You can see so much more when walking. Some nice houses here plus an entrance to Beckenham Park. The street is tree lined and many properties have rocks on their verges to stop people from parking on the street which means a lot of people park blocking the footpath.

Sandwich Rd – formerly Sandwick Road. Named after Sandwich in Kent. Stephen Temple Fisher (1818- 1897) and his brother, James Temple Fisher (1828-1905), emigrated from Sandwich. The brothers bought a large area of land in the Beckenham area. Sandwick Road first appears in street directories in 1903. Sandwich Road first appears in The Press in 1904. “Sandwick Road, Beckenham” appears in an advertisement in the Star in 1906. Re-named Sandwich Road in 1914. This may have been a spelling correction.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had ads for sections in 1907 and 1913. The area was known as Beckenham and Fisherton. In February 1915 a new school was opened on the street. In 1931 a new library was opened on the street. The QV website has the houses dating from 1905 to 1980. The Beckenham book has James Fisher’s father-in-law giving him the land as a wedding present.
This street goes from Waimea Tce to Eastern Tce with a weird kink in the road at Norwood Rd. The library building is still on the street but is now a toy library. The school is still there and at least two of the buildings look like original buildings from 1915. A little bit of street art type of artwork at the school. There is also a Little Free Library especially for children here and I tried to hide a geocache here but it kept disappearing. Some lovely wooden villas on this street and it ilooks like it would be a pleasant street to live on.

Waimea Tce – formerly Western Terrace. Western Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1910 when land there is advertised for sale. First appears in street directories in 1912. Re-named Waimea Terrace on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named.

A small amount of information from the library website. Couldn’t find anything about Waimea Tce on Papers Past. The earliest mention of Western Tce on Papers Past was in 1908. I was amused by a letter to the editor in 1934 about Beckenham boundaries. Both Western Tce and Eastern Tce were originally known as River Rd. Both River Rd and Western Tce were both being used for this road until at least 1919. Couldn’t find any reason for the naming of Waimea Tce but a quick google search has it as a common name in Hawaii and New Zealand. Meaning in Hawaii is reddish water and Maori meaning is forgotten or hidden water.

The road goes from Colombo St to Eastern Tce. Houses along one side and the Heathcote River on the other side. Waimea Tce is the high side of the Heathcote River and many houses are built up on a bank. QV website have houses date from 1910 to 1980 but possibly one or two rebuilds. I have found a lot of mistakes on the QV website for the streets in this area. It is a pleasant walk here with some lovely houses to look at.

Castle Way – Named after the developers, Kathryn and Bill Horncastle. The subdivision of 19 houses off Birdwood Avenue covers 9655 sq. m. and was previously the site of Birdwood Greenhouses, a leading grower of roses for Christchurch florists. First Christchurch development by Horncastle Holdings in 1991.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add to it.. A private lane and I didn’t walk this one. The information from QV website has all the houses built in 1990s.