Emlyn Place in Avondale – In a Paramount Homes subdivision. Named on 15 June 1960.Information on date of naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 20 June 1960.

A tiny amount of information from the library website. The street is mostly likely named after a place in Wales as many of the nearby street are named after Welsh place names.

Not a lot of information on Papers Past. A few death notices and in 1960 it was described as a new street and there were houses for sale in 1962. In1968 equipment was purchased the playground in the street. Many entries in Papers Past concerned a man who was charged with attempting to murder a policeman. This was in 1964.

Most houses here were built in the 1960s and it looked like a pleasant street. Very neat and tidy looking street. There is a back entrance to Chisnallwood Intermediate school at the end of the street. I had been geocaching nearby today.

Landy St in Dallington – Named after John Landy (1930-). Landy was an Australian athlete and the second man to break the four-minute mile. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1955.

A small amount of information from the library website and not much that I can add about the name of the street. John Landy was a State Governor in Australia and he died in 2022.

Not a lot of information in Papers Past. A few death notices. There were sections for sale in 1960 and these were offered by International Homes. The subdivision was part of a Government Housing Block. This was another street where the residents seemed to be rather accident prone especially with car accidents but I did feel for the man who had a road sign fall on him.

Most houses here were built in the 1950s and 1960s with a few more recent rebuilds. Only the middle section of the street still has houses and both ends of the street are in the red zone. None of the houses stood out for me and I only took a photo of a red zone part of the street. Note it did start raining today while I was walking here. I have in my head that I should know people who used to live on this street but not sure.

Moyna Ave in Dallington – Named after Moyna Coulter, née Foster, (1937- ).Moyna Coulter’s father, John Foster, was a draughtsman at the Lands & Survey Department in 1947, the year the street name was approved. He was later Town Planning officer at Christchurch City Council. First appears in street directories in 1957. Information supplied in 2008 by Moyna Coulter in an interview with Margaret Harper.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street.

Not a lot of information on Papers Past but the residents were an accident prone lot especially with car accidents. A few death notices. In 1965 land was set aside for a playground.

Most the houses here were built in the 1950s and 1960s with a couple of rebuilds in 2015.

The playground is still here on the street and it is on the same side of the street where there are still houses. The other side of the street is in the red zone with only one house still standing.

Porritt Place in Dallington Red Zone – Named after Arthur Espie Porritt (1900- 1994). Porritt was an athlete and an Olympic Games administrator in 1960. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1960.

A small amount of information from the library website. There is a Wikipedia page for Arthur Porritt. I found out that the streets in this area that were named after athletes were possibly built on land that was part of Merry Estate. Merry Estate was the preferred site for the 1974 Commonwealth Games but obviously QE II was chosen for the games. Note the streets were built and named before the Commonwealth Games.

Papers Past had ads in 1961 for houses that were being built by International Homes. There was an article in 1971 about the streets being named after athletes. A few deaths on Papers Past but not much else.

Street view from 2007 shows typical 1960s houses. The street is now in the red zone and no longer has any houses.

Lovelock St in Dallington – Named after Jack Lovelock (1910- 1949). Lovelock was a New Zealand runner who once held the world mile record and competed in the Olympics in Berlin in 1936. While at school he was head prefect at Timaru Boys’ High School. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1960.

A small amount of information from the library website. Jack Lovelock was born near Reefton and died in the US. He suffered from dizzy spells and aged 39 he had a dizzy spell at a train station. He fell onto the train tracks and was hit by a train. There is a Wikipedia page for him.

In 1961 there were ads in Papers Past for houses being built by International Homes. In 1965 the residents wanted a playground in a yet to be subdivided land. Council said that they would review this once the land had been subdivided.

Most houses were built in the 1960s and there are only houses on one side of the street now. The other half of the street is now in the red zone. There was a walkway through to Halberg St.

Snell Place in Dallington Red Zone – Named after Sir Peter Snell (1938- ).Snell was an athlete. In a group of streets named after athletes. Named in 1960.

A small amount of information from the library website. Note Peter Snell died in December 2019 in the US and there is a Wikipedia page for him. Papers Past had an article in 1971 about streets in the area being named after athletes who were closely linked to the 1974 Commonwealth Games. There were ads in 1961 for houses in the subdivision that were being built by International Homes. There were a few death notices for the street but not much else on Papers Past. In 1967 it is mentioned that a new footbridge is to be built that is opposite Snell Place. This footbridge was badly damaged in the earthquakes and today I walked over the replacement footbridge.

I looked at street view for 2007 and it looked like a pleasant street with typical 1960s houses. There are obviously no houses here any longer as this street is in the red zone.

Wrey Jury Lane in Dallington – Named after Wrey Hamilton Jury (1917-2003). Jury was a former longstanding owner and local identity. He was enrolled at the Sumner School for Deaf Children in 1926. Developed in 2005 by Horncastle Homes.

A small amount of information from the library website. I checked the Ancestry website and Wrey Jury lived at 71 Birchfield Ave where this lane was developed. He was born in Auckland and his occupation was cleaner. The name Wrey was so unusual that I expected to find it as a surname in his family but nothing. It doesn’t look like he ever married.

There are only two houses here built in 2000 but going by a map there is space for four more houses to be built.

Rimu St in Riccarton – formerly Rimu Road. Named after the rimu, a New Zealand native tree.Named to commemorate the Deans families’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. Rimu Road appears on a 1912 map. Rimu Street first appears in street directories in 1917. One resident is listed.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. There was also a reasonable amount of information on Papers Past. Under Rimu Road there were sections for sale in 1916, 1917 and 1938. The rest of the entries were under Rimu Street. In 1920 a Mr Hillier lived on the street. There were several birth and death notices over the years. There were complaints in 1928 about the sewers not being connected. In 1929 it was proposed that a picture theatre to be built at the corner of Riccarton Rd and Rimu Street. Many of the entries were about the Post Office and in 1923 a building on the corner of Riccarton Rd and Rimu St was to be converted to a Post Office. In 1924 the new Post Office was opened. In 1954 there was an article about a new Post Office to be built on the same site as the old Post Office. The article went on to say that a former furniture store served as a Post Office for more than 30 years. In 1989 the old Post Office building was for sale as a new one had opened on Rotherham St in 1986.

In 1957 National Bank was granted permission to shift it’s building on Rimu St to it’s parking area so that a new building can be built on the original site. I couldn’t find any other mention of the National Bank in Riccarton so I don’t know when it moved to the corner of Clarence St and Riccarton Rd.

There are still businesses on the corner of Riccarton Rd and Rimu St including a bank. The building that the bank is on looks very similar to the Post Office building that used to be on this corner. The rest of the street has houses with three of them from the 1920s. The house that I liked was built in the 1940s. Another house that I thought was still being built was actually built in 2007. Some nice houses here but beyond my budget.

Titoki St in Riccarton – Named after the titoki tree, native to New Zealand. The name continues the theme of street names in Riccarton which commemorate the Deans families’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to perpetuate the Maori names of plants. Described in 1938 as being in a new subdivision of the Riccarton Estate. First appears in street directories in 1940.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Not much information on Papers Past and found the same article about the subdivision in 1938. Letter to the editor in 1949 was complaining about the horses in Deans Reserve. In 1957 approval was granted to build a scout den in Riccarton Bush on a site near Titoki St. There was one engagement notice and a couple of death notices.

Only four houses here and two were built in the 1940s. The houses are gorgeous and seriously above my budget. The houses are only on one side of the street and there is parking for Riccarton House and Bush is on the other side.

Kennaway Road in Woolston – Named after the Kennaway family. William Kennaway (1796-1868) bought Rural Section 122, 100 acres on the “South bank Heathcote River near Steam-wharf”. His sons,

William Kennaway (1832-1918) and Laurence James Kennaway (1834-1904) emigrated on the Canterbury, arriving on 31 October 1851. Their younger brother, Walter Kennaway (1835-1920),

arrived in 1853. The road was named by the developer, Warner Mauger. The Tunnel Road now bisects what was their property. Formed post-1997. Naming information supplied in 2006 by

Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch City Council.Star, 26 June 1909, p 4 [This article says Walter Kennaway was the son of J. H. Kennaway which a descendant, Di Pritchard, said in 2016, is incorrect.]

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. There was also a reasonable amount of information on Papers Past including an article written by Gordon Ogilvie in 1977. As well as the property in Heathcote the brothers had property in South Canterbury. William Kennaway senior of The Shrubbery in Exeter who had been mayor of Exeter three times purchased the Heathcote property for his sons. William junior and his brother Laurence Kennaway arrived in 1851 on board the Canterbury. They were aged 18 and 17. Walter arrived in 1853 on the Tasmania. Charles with his sisters Sarah and Kathrine arrived in 1964. They called their property The Barton. The brothers eventually returned to England and Walter was knighted in 1909. Charles Kennaway in 1872 was washed overboard from the Zealandia on his way to England. The sisters Sarah and Kathrine were on the ship Matoaka in 1869 to return to England but this ship was lost at sea. There were so many conflicting reports about this ship that it took over 6 months before it was confirmed as a missing ship and all lives lost. Laurence Kennaway wrote a book Crusts which was reprinted and there is a copy at the library.

At the Chapmans Rd end of the street there is a small reserve and when I looked at google maps Street view showed empty sections. When I walked the street today there are now buildings on these empty sections. There is also a new cycleway being developed in the area. There were diggers in the reserve and part of the reserve seems to be getting dug up.