Lichfield Lane and Courtyard. Nothing on library website and is probably a new development. It runs from Tuam St to Lichfield St but the interesting part is from Lichfield St to Ash St. Between Ash St and Tuam it just looks like the back entrances to businesses on Madras St and Poplar St.
There were restaurants here but sadly they have closed because of financial issues. One was a new business that barely lasted two years.The other was an old favorite but will confess that it had been ages since I had had a meal there. I don’t eat out very often as my spare money goes into my travel fund.
There was some great street art here.

Ash Street – formerly Elm Street and Beech Street. Elm Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1892 when the Christchurch City Council made it a public street. First appears in street directories in 1906. Re-named Beech Street in 1926 when 21 streets were re-named. Re-named Ash Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. No information on Papers Past.
I didn’t take photos here as it just looked like a gloried alleyway. It runs from Poplar St to Madras St and there was at least one cafe here.
I am assuming that the street is named after a tree going by previous names. No trees here these days just concrete.

Rauora Park and Bedford Terrace. Nothing on library website as this area has been developed since the earthquakes. Most of the original buildings were demolished. It is an area bounded by Armagh St, Manchester St, Lichfield St and Madas St.

It is an open area that has been landscaped and is still being developed. Down by Lichfield St there is a row of brand new apartments and the sign said that they are Bedford Terrace. I am assuming that they have this name because of Bedford Row that would have been behind these apartments. I am going to have to go back to see if Bedford Row is still there.
The information about Rauora Park says that the name means well being.

Poplar Street – The council made it a public street on 10 October 1892. First appears in street directories in 1919.

A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find any information on Papers Past apart from lots of ads for a furniture factory. In later years this street became a popular area with bars and cafes. This area was hit hard by the earthquakes as the bars were in old buildings. There are still a couple of bars here but it is looking very empty. There was so many people in Dux Central that I couldn’t manage any photos. There was a tiny square here called Vanguard Square which is new since the earthquakes and isn’t on the library website.
I suspect that this street was named after a district in London called Poplar rather than the trees.

Latimer Square – Named after Hugh Latimer (1492?- 1555), Bishop of Worcester 1535- 1539. One of the original streets of Christchurch named by Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?) and Edward Jollie (1825-1894). The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke’s Peerage. Latimer Square, Cranmer Square and Ridley (later Cathedral) Square are all named after martyred bishops.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website and there is nothing that I can add to this. Several new apartments have been built here replacing older buildings that were damaged in the earthquakes. There are a couple of older buildings including The Christchurch Club. The Christchurch Club is a wonderful old building and peering through the locked gates I could see a plaque. There are still empty sections here. I just can’t remember what was here before the earthquakes. I can remember when you could drive through the middle of Latimer Square on Worcester Street. I can’t remember when this section was closed to traffic and it would have been within the last 20 years. Sadly this area was very busy after the earthquakes and where most of the rescue teams were based.

High Street – Formerly Sumner Road. Named after the bishopric of Sumner. Re-named Lower High Street and later High Street. Probably named after a street in Oxford, England, The High, as Christchurch itself was named after the college in Oxford. Sumner Road was named by surveyors Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?) and Edward Jollie (1825-1894) and is one of the original streets of Christchurch named in 1850. The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke’s Peerage. The 1850 map shows it originally ran from Hereford Street to St Asaph Street. An 1874 map shows Sumner Road extending as far as the East Belt (later Fitzgerald Avenue). By 1875 this section has been re-named Ferry Road; by 1890 it has been re-named Lower High Street.

A lot of information from the library website but I am not sure it is entirely correct. When it was named Sumner Rd this is likely to have been named after John Bird Sumner who was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1849 and he was President of the Canterbury Association. I have searched Burke’s Peerage and Bishopric list and can find no Sumner Bishopric and there is no place name of Sumner in the UK. To be a bishopric there would have to be a city with that name.

The name High Street could be named after a street in Oxford but honestly every town, city and tiny village in the UK has a High Street. I suspect that it was given the name High Street because it was where most the original shops were.
If anyone can find any other reason for the names I would love to know,
This street was badly damaged in the earthquakes because there were a lot of old and heritage buildings here. Towards the centre of the city there are the newer buildings and you can see that there are still damaged buildings at the other end. In some places new and old are next to each other.
Bookcrossers will remember the coffee shop where we had a bookshelf and sadly that coffee shop is long gone. Our books were buried in the rubble.

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.