Flavell Street in the Heathcote Valley, Christchurch

Flavell St – Formerly Lee Street. Named after Alfred Lee Smith (1838- 1917). Re-named Flavell Street. Named after Charles Flavell (1871?- 1955) In 1873 Smith developed three streets in the Heathcote Valley, naming them Lee Street, Smith Street and Vogel Street. He operated a malthouse on the site. Lee Street was re-named Flavell Street in 1933 by the Public Utilities Committee of the Heathcote County Council at the request of the Post and Telegraph Department. Flavell was an original member of the Heathcote County Council which was formed in 1911.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Information from Papers Past has the council changing the name of the street to avoid duplication of street names. Alfred Smith’s malthouse was called Wincolmlee Malt Kilns. Flavell St forms a triangle with Marsden St and the Valley Inn sits in this triangle.
Another street with a mixture of new and old houses and the new houses will be rebuilds. The older house was in very poor condition with holes in the walls but it looked like it was being lived in. A couple of other houses were in a bit of a rough condition but not nearly as bad.I only managed one photo here and it doesn’t do justice to the house. I couldn’t decided it it was a new house or an older house done up. Either way it looked a bit odd.

Somerville Crescent in the suburb of Aidanfield, Christchurch

Somerville Crescent – The street in the Aidanfield subdivision are named after former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named in 2008.
Not much information from the library website. I found Annunciation Somerville name in the cemetery and she died in 1900 aged 39 years. This street was mostly modern brick houses and the best description is immaculate for this street. Mostly lawns rather than gardens and not a blade of grass was out of order.There was one empty section and I wasn’t sure if it had been set up as a community garden or the owner is using it as a garden before building on the section. There was also a nice reserve here as well. Took a photo of a huge house.

Annies Lane in the suburb of Aidanfield, Christchurch

Annies Lane – Sister Annie was an Aidanfield Board member and Provincial Leader in 2006. The street names in the Aidanfield subdivision are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named in 2006.
A lot of information from library website for a tiny street. This was a private lane with only 3 or 4 houses. No photos here.

Manchester Street in the Central City, Christchurch

Manchester Street – Named after the English bishopric of Manchester. Named by surveyors Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?) and Edward Jollie (1825-1894). One of the original streets of Christchurch named in 1850. The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke’s Peerage. First mentioned in The Lyttelton Times in 1852 when 1/4 acre sections are advertised for sale there. Manchester Street from North Belt (later Bealey Avenue) to Dean Street (later Purchas Street), became a public road in 1899 on subdivision by the Church Property Trustees of the Anglican Church which owned much of the property in the area.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. This is part one of Manchester St and today I walked from Bealey Ave to Moorhouse Ave part of the street. There are older houses at the Bealey Ave end including the massive McLean Mansion. A couple of months ago they were going to open up McLean Mansion to the public and I planned on going but sadly some health and safety people stopped the opening. Many new buildings here mostly for various businesses and also many empty sections. Near the Avon River is the Margaret Mahy Playground plus I found a Greening the Rubble space. Between the river and High St there is a lot of empty space which is used for community events. Between High St and Moorhouse Ave there is mixture of new and old buildings. At the Moorhouse Ave there is a large Pak n’ Save supermarket and car sale yards. Manchester St is mostly businesses from Avon River to Moorhouse Ave and a few older houses and modern townhouses from Bealey Ave to the river. The cancer society rooms used to be on Manchester St when I was going to the support group. Manchester St was also where prostitutes worked. I don’t know f they still work this area.
I took photos of a mixture of the older houses and new townhouses. A church school, a community garden and McLean Mansions. Also photos of new business buildings. NOTE: I actually walked this several months ago and since then I have managed to do the McLean Mansions tour. I also have realised that I haven’t finished walking this street.

Roker Street in the suburb of Somerfield, Christchurch

Roker Street – Stark’s Road was incorporated into Roker Street. Probably named after Roker in North East England. The section of Roker Street running west off Selwyn Street was formerly Stark’s Road. Named after James Stark (1833?-1895) Roker Street first appears in street directories in 1910. Stark was a judge of draught horses. His address at the time of his death was Willow Bank, Starks Road. He was living on Lincoln Road in 1880.
A reasonable amount of information from library website. This street also has a cycleway and there were protests about this cycleway as the original plan was to demolish several houses. The Sydenham Cemetery has an entrance here. A nice quiet street with many lovely old wooden houses. There were also older houses that had various claddings over the original weatherboard. I loved one house where I am guessing that the owner likes birds. I managed several photos here. I vaguely recall that I used to visit an elderly man here regarding the family tree.

Drummond Street in the suburb of Sydenham, Christchurch

Drummond Street formerly Poulson’s Lane Formed in 1875 when a Mr Woodford purchased land here and subdivided it into twenty lots. Re-named Drummond Street in 1889. Due to an oversight the street remained in the original title until 1995 when the Council finally took ownership.
A wee bit of information from the library website. A tiny street and because it is an older street it has a footpath on both sides. Nothing on the library website about where the name Drummond came from. Mostly older houses with a new house at the end of the street. This street is more of a place rather than a street as it is a no exit street. There were a couple of tiny houses that looked new and more like baches than proper houses. They seemed to be made of polite but I wouldn’t have expected that this cladding to be used these days. I did manage a photo of an old cottage.

Barnett Avenue in the suburb of Sydenham, Christchurch

Barnett Ave – Named after Councillor John Septimus Barnett (1869?-1945). This was a special avenue constructed in 1938 on which were built cottages for old-age pensioners. The street was named as a compliment to Barnett who was chairman of the housing sub-committee. The first 16 houses were offically opened by the mayor on 26 August 1939.
Interesting information from the library website. Not many old age pensioners living here these days. Seems to be mostly people with mental health and drug issues and luckily today I had no problems. This street is next to Sydenham Park and a couple of years ago I was followed by a man here and it was scary especially as he was yelling and screaming. I don’t often feel nervous walking in Christchurch but I did that afternoon as it was getting on for dusk. The flats all look exactly the same and are fairly untidy.

Kinsella Crescent in the suburb of Aidanfield, Christchurch

Kinsella Crescent – Named after Sister St Canice “Anne” Kinsella (1911-1990). Sister Kinsella worked in New Zealand 1967- 1973. The street names in the Aidanfield subdivision are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named in 2001.
Interesting information from library website and this street is probably named after this sister. There was also a Kinsella family that lived in Christchurch and there is a link to my ex-husband’s family. His grandfather had an affair with a Bessie Kinsella wife of Thomas Kinsella. They eventually married after a divorce in 1924.
Another street of fairly large houses and many had columns which seems to be a common feature in this area.

Ginaty Lane in the suburb of Aidanfield, Christchurch

Ginaty Lane – Named after the Very Rev. Dean Laurentias Maria Ginaty (1836?- 1911). Ginaty was the Vicar-General of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. He was involved in fundraising
A wee bit of information from the library website. This was a tiny private lane with only three large houses. I didn’t manage any photos here.

Sienna Court in the suburb of Aidanfield, Christchurch

Sienna Court – Named after Sister Sienna. Sister Sienna was one of the Sisters of the Aidanfield Order. The street names in the Aidanfield subdivision are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named in 2006.
A wee bit of information from the library website. Sister Sienna’s name wasn’t on the gravestone in the cemetery. A small street that runs from McMahon Drive to Date Crescent. Mostly houses made from cladding that looks like weatherboard. I didn’t get a photo here.