Huanui Lane in the Central City. nothing on library website as it is a new street since the earthquakes.

It runs though a new park in a development in an area called East Frames. It is a Fletcher development and naming of this area is coming from Ngai Tahu.

Aynsley Terrace – formerly River Rd Named after Hugh Percy Murray -Aynsley (1828- 1917). Murray-Aynsley arrived in New Zealand in 1858. He owned Riverlaw 1863-1905, a property at what later became 81 Aynsley Terrace. River Road “from the Opawa Bridge to the Rapaki Road” was renamed Aynsley Terrace in 1916. First appears in street directories in 1917.

A bit of information from the library website. This street has houses one side and the Heathcote river the other side. Many rebuilds here but also many of the older wooden villas have been repaired and are gorgeous. Sadly the heritage house Riverlaw that belonged to Murray-Aynsley was demolished after the earthquakes as the owner at the time of the earthquakes was under- insured.

In Papers Past dated 12/01/1916 the council agreed to change the name of River Rd to Aynsley Tce but the council then recommend that it be called Murray Aynsley Tce. Interestingly it was rarely referred to as Murray Aynsley Tce. There were a couple of articles in 1929 and a few real estate ads in 1944 that used Murray Aynsley but every other article used Aynsley Tce.

I ended up chatting with a local here and she said that she loves the street. The photo of the big empty section is where the heritage house used to be.

Louisson Place in Opawa and it isn’t on the library website which is surprising as I suspect that it is an older street..
A short street that runs from Opawa Rd to Hansen Park. THe Heathcote River one side and Opawa school the other side. A few flats that look like social housing between the school and the park. It also has the Opawa Children’s Library which had a sign saying that it is a temporary adult library.

It is highly likely that this street was named after Charles Louisson who was mayor of Christchurch several times. He was also on the Legislative Council.So much information on Papers Past and it was fascinating. His obituary dated 21/04/1924 gives a lot of information and is worth reading.He was born in London. educated at Gravesend. Went to Australia in 1856 aged 14 and worked on stock stations plus did gold mining. Came to NZ to join his brother Alfred and they had various ventures in Canterbury, West Coast and Marlborough. Another brother Cecil joined them and they took over a brewery. Huge number of letters to the editor from prohibition group protesting about him. When William Booth visited NZ in 1899 the prohibitions objected to Charles Louisson being the person to welcome Booth to Christchurch even though Louisson was the mayor.
He was also one of the founding members of the Jewish congregation in Christchurch and trustee of the Synagogue at the time of his death.His family are all buried at the Linwood cemetery which I believe has a separate Jewish section.

Tekapo Place in Opawa and this street is not on the library website.It is a short street that runs off Butler St and has an entrance into Hansen Park.
The houses all looked new and after checking a real estate website the houses are rebuilds as the original houses were built in the 1980s. Didn’t manage any photos here. I am assuming the developer came up with the name.

Butler Street – Named after John David Butler (1876?-1950). Butler was manager of the Sand and Shingle Supply Company which operated in Hawford Street in the early 20th century. Developed off Hawford Road from Opawa Road. First appears in street directories in 1922.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Nothing on Papers Past about the naming of this street. Also very little information about John Butler. Nothing much from Ancestry website. There was a John Butler who died in 1878 who lived in Opawa and there was also a death notice for Emily Butler wife of John Butler in 1934. Their address was 26 Butler St. In Oct 1885 a house in Opawa belonging to John Butler burnt down. His occupation was railway servant.

A mixture of new and older houses and the new ones were rebuilds. There was one house that was interesting as it was a fairly new house but was built in an old-fashioned cottage style. Didn’t manage many photo here but had a long chat with a man who grew up in Lyttelton.

Ombersley Terrace – Probably named after Ombersley, a village in the Wychavon District of Worcestershire. First appears in street directories in 1909.
A small amount of information on the library website. I checked Papers Past and Ancestry website but no information. The earliest information on Papers Past was in Sept 1910 where some land in the terrace was being sold by auction from the deceased estate of a John Ivory. The only John Ivory I could find lived in Rangiora and is buried there. He was also born in Norwich. He died in Feb 1910. I did find details in Papers Past saying that he was selling his house in Rangiora as he had left the area and this was in 1905.
It was a mixture of new and old houses here and I have a photo of a really ugly modern house. Rudoph Steiner school is at the end of the road. Not impressed with lamp post blocking the footpath.

Hanmer Street – Named after Humphrey Hanmer (1827- 1892). Hanmer was born at Hanmer in Flintshire, England. He is listed in street directories in 1890 as a resident of Sumner. He lived there during his retirement. His brother, Thomas, gave his name to the district of Hanmer. Hanmer Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1868 and first appears in street directories in 1887.

A wee bit amount of information from the library website. This street is in Linwood but on the very edge of this suburb.I liked this street and most of the houses were lovely. Many were old workers wooden cottages that have been done up. The Avonside Drive end was narrow with a couple of seats and a garden. I wish that I could have managed more photos here.

Humphrey Hanmer is buried at Rutherford Cemetery 24/12/1892 aged 64 and I am amused that his occupation is given as gentleman.

I can’t find any link between Humphrey and Thomas Hanmer. I also can’t find any shipping records for either of them but they both possibly went to Australia first. Humphrey married Harriet Batterbee in West Derby in 1856 which matches cemetery records. Humphrey was possibly born in Wales but there are baptism records for 1827 and 1829 for a Humphrey with the same parents so it is possible the first Humphrey died. They possibly had a son called George born in Australia in 1859. There was a Thomas Hanmer who was an owner of Hawkswood who Hanmer Springs was named after and I found an article which had Thomas’s DOB and date of death but these dates seem to match up with a different Thomas Hanmer. There was a will for Humphrey Hanmer where everything was left to a George Hanmer. Any public family trees have George’s parents as unknown. I think that I have done enough on this street.

Ppers Past had much better information than ancestry website. Very little information about Thomas Hanmer but he came to NZ in 1851 as a first class passenger on the Castle Eden. There was mention of him at a Hanmer Springs Jubilee as the reason for Hanmer Springs getting its name. The article about the Jubilee does mention Humphrey’s son George as being Thomas’s nephew. No other information about Thomas. Managed to find out a lot more about Humphrey. He farmed at Lakeside along with a Phillip Hanmer and the property was called Mereside. His son George was born in Sydney when they were on their way from Canada to NZ. Took up land at Ellesmere but returned to England. Note they actually went to Wales but the article said England. The family returned to NZ in Dec 1871 on the ship Zealandia and George attended Christs College. Humphrey died of stroke of apoplexy when visiting Auckland. Body was shipped back to Christchurch on the ship Takapuna. At some stage Humphrey must have left the Ellesmere area as he lived in Nayland St, Sumner before his death. His widow returned to England where she died in 1912. I don’t know where Phillip Hanmer fits in but he died before Humphrey.

Te Orewai Place -Named after a hapu of Ngāti Hine. Off Gilby Street. The name was selected by the HagleyFerrymead Community Board after consultation with the Gilby Residents’ Association and local Māori. Named in 1996.

A small amount of information from the library website. The houses here seemed to be back entrances to houses that are on Avonside Drive. My photo is of the entrance to Beverley Park which is at the end of this tiny street.

Hurley Street – Formerly Avon Street. In a report in the Star of a council meeting held on 5 April 1880, Avon Street has been “channelled, formed and shingled”. First appears in street directories in 1880. Re-named Hurley Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. ( It was suggested by a resident in 1985 that the street be re-named Avon Way. This was not done.)

A wee bit of information from library website but it doesn’t say why the name Hurley was used. It sounds like someone’s surname so I will need to do some research. A short street with new and old places. The Avon Loop Community House is on this street.

The earliest mention of Avon Street in Papers Past is 1874 and there were 7 residents. Between 1874 and 1880 there were several mentions of the city council discussing shingling the road with the contract finally being given to Mr Miller in April 1880. In 1879 there was mention of Avon St being formed through Rickman’s section. Couldn’t find any mention of the street being renamed Hurley Street.

Bangor Street – Formerly Queen Street. Re-named Union Street. Re-named Bangor Street. Probably named after the cathedral city of Bangor in Wales. Queen Street first appears in street directories in 1892. “Queen Street, Kilmore Street East” was re-named Union Street in 1897 as there were “two other streets, one in Sydenham and one in Christchurch named Queen Street”. Named after the Union Rowing Club boats sheds which were in nearby Oxford Terrace. Re-named Bangor Street in 1909. The word bangor comes from the Welsh for a wattle fence.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Mostly new houses here plus empty sections. There was one older building that I would love to have got a photo of but the trees surrounding it were too high. In the middle of the street there is a reserve but then the houses have been demolished and the street is blocked off. The buildings are all at the Kilmore St end of Bangor St.

In Papers Past in 1909 there were several streets renamed and the new names were taken from bishoprics, poets, public schools and admirals. At the same time they proposed renaming the four avenues North, South, East ad West. Thankfully this never happened. Bangor Street was named after the oldest city in Wales and it is also one of the oldest bishoprics in the UK.