Barrowclough Street -Named after Harold Eric Barrowclough (1894-1972) – Barrowclough was a military leader, lawyer and chief justice to the Bench. In a 145-acre housing subdivision planned by the housing division of the Ministry of Works. The land was purchased from the Church Property Trustees and the Loughnan estate. In 1968 the street names sub-committee of the council felt that as Halswell was named after a prominent English Queen’s Counsel it would be appropriate to record the names of judges in street names there. Many of them had been QCs or KCs before appointment to the Bench.

The information from the library was similar to the nearby Stanton Crescent. The houses were a bit more varied here as there was summerhill stone, concrete block, brick and a couple in a material that I don’t know the name for but possibly a form of polite.Yes I checked the spelling of polite and it is correct and it is a form of building cladding. There was at least one house that looked like a recent rebuild. Most of the houses looked OK and there were a couple of nice gardens but there were some rundown looking places. This street runs from Henderson Rd to Rowley Ave and on the Rowley Ave corner there is a Bible Chapel. There was a letterbox that I quite liked.

There was nothing on the library website for Coppell Place in Hillmorton. Some websites have it in Hoon Hay but I would have it in Hillmorton as the shops here are called the Hillmorton Shops. I checked Papers Past to see if I could find out anything but nothing. There was a Captain Coppell who had a Kaiapoi and Heathcote link plus a Coppell’s Cottage. As Coppell Place is on the Heathcote River it is possible that this is where the name comes from. The river is more of a stream here rather than a river. It is a tiny street with shops mostly takeaway food. There is a vet and a couple of hairdressers. There is a chemist shop here and both my sons had after school jobs at the chemist. My older son also worked at the bakery and this bakery has been here a long time. The sushi shop is where the Post Office/ Postbank used to be. It was a convenient Post Office/ Postbank to work at for me as it was close to home plus the school where the boys went. The bookshop from Lincoln Rd was supposed to have moved here but couldn’t find it.

Scott Street – Named after John Lee Scott (1848-1913) and his brother, George Scott (1852-1930). The brothers co-founded Scott Brothers, a firm of engineers. The street was formed on Rural Section 239, 50 acres on the South Christchurch Road originally bought by A. R. Creyke and later owned by the Scott brothers. A property for sale in Scott’s Road, Pound Road, is advertised in the Star in 1878. At a meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council on 12 May 1879, the “unhealthy state of Scott’s Road” was discussed. The residents of the street were required to form and metal it. It appears to have had the alternate name of Sir Walter Scott Street. Named after Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish historical novelist and poet. This name continues the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Henry Hedge and Emily Pugh were married on 18 March 1884 at The Pines, Sir Walter Scott Street, Sydenham. A meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council held on 16 May 1887 refers to a Mr Baird’s offering “to give a piece of land to straighten Sir Walter Scott Street”. Scott’s Road appears on an 1875 deposit plan and first appears in street directories in 1887. Alexander Baird, a moulder, is a resident. Becomes Scott Street in 1894.

Well that was a lot of information from the library website and a bit confusing as to the origin of the name. A street with mostly older places and some were in poor repair. I wasn’t sure where Scott Street ended and Browning St started as there wasn’t a street sign to tell you. There was one section that had a new block of flats being built on it. It is years since I last walked down this street and there was probably an older house on this section originally. Not many photos today but I did take a photo of one very sad wee place that had obviously had a fire. Note I walked this street several monthly ago and when I recently walked past the street it looked like the fire damaged house had been repaired and it was looking good.

I checked Papers Past and in Oct 1889 the name was changed from Sir Walter Scott Street to Scott Street so I suspect that it has nothing to do with the Scott brothers. Several other streets were changed at the same times. Two other changes were Charles Dickens Street to Dickens Street and Lord Brougham Street to Brougham Street. The cynic in me thinks that the council wanted shorter street names that would fit better on street signs.

Burns St – Probably named after Robert (Robbie) Burns (1759-1796). Burns was a Scottish poet. Probably named to continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880.

Not much information from library website. This is a small street and library website says that it is in Sydenham but I normally think of this area as being Spreydon. Mostly older well kept villa style houses with a couple of newer blocks of flats.

St David Street – Formerly Creyke Street. Named after Alfred Richard Creyke (1831-1893). Re-named St David Street in 1909.. Named after the bishopric of St David’s in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

A small amount of information from the library website. Note this St David Street is in Central City and is a one way street that runs from Montreal St to Moorhouse Ave. It isn’t big but then it is named after the smallest city in the UK. Mostly one big car yard here plus areas where there are empty sections where building have been demolished. The car yard is using the empty section for storing cars. There is also a plumbing business here. Correct me if I am wrong but I think that this is where there was a Warehouse shop before the earthquakes. A friend corrected me and it was a Noel Leeming shop that was here.
I have been to St David in Wales and it is a lovely wee place.

Fendall Lane – Named after Walpole Cheshire Fendall (1830– 1913). Named to pay tribute to Fendall whose land, Rural Section 18, 50 acres in Fendall Town, was subdivided to create what is known today as Fendalton. Named in 2015

A small amount of information from the library website. This was a private lane that isn’t even on Google maps yet. It looks like huge property that has been subdivided. I didn’t attempt to walk this one as it just looked like a driveway with one big house at the end. There were possibly other houses but the high fence hid them. my sons had a teacher called Mrs Fendall and I believe her husband was a descendant of this family.I couldn’t afford to live here as you need a million or two to afford these houses. If you want to know more about Walpole Fendall there is a reasonable amount of information online.

A small amount of information from the library website. The Gate – Named after the “Gate”, a term given to the door at the entrance to the Delamain Cellars where the cognac matures. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007.

Modern houses with nice gardens and no footpaths so I really didn’t feel comfortable walking here. Luckily it was a very short street.

Philippe Avenue – Named after Philippe Delamain (d. 1902). Delamain took over management of Delamain & Co, along with his cousins, in 1899. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007.

A wee bit of information from the library website. The street had modern houses on only one side but no footpaths. You could see the backs of the houses from the streets running parallel to this street.What I did like about this street was the reserve that ran down the entire street with little viewing platforms every so many metres. There was a walkway that makes up for no footpath.

Vesper Lane – Named after Vesper, a variety of Delamain Cognac. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007.

Not a lot I can say here. Modern houses with nice gardens with no personality.

Ferdinand Terrace – Named after Henry-Ferdinand Delamain (d. 1899). Delamain took over the cognac producing business in 1865. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007.

Modern houses with nice gardens. There were a couple of houses that looked like up-market versions of a bach and they looked a bit weird. They are the type that win awards these days and you go Why?