Baker Estate Lane in Halswell – A significant portion of this property formed part of the Baker Estate with a portion of the tramway running along the southern boundary. In 1873 Mr Baker passed away and the property was transferred to Rev Lorenzo Moore.

A small amount from the council minutes about the naming of streets in the subdivision.

I searched Papers Past and Ancestry website which wasn’t made easy as the information provided to the council is probably wrong. The only Baker’s Estate that I found was in Spreydon and it eventually formed Barrington Park. The person who died in 1873 was Dr Alfred Charles Barker and there is a reasonable amount of information online about him. The Rev Lorenzo Moore was executor of Dr Barker’s will but only while Dr Barker’s son Mathias Barker was out of the country. Dr Barker owned a lot of property but I couldn’t find any evidence of him owning property in Halswell. Rev Lorenzo Moore left New Zealand in 1873 to work in Melbourne.

The street is too new to be on maps and there aren’t any houses here yet.

Comer Street in Halswell – C.W. Comer, arrived in NZ 1866, was a farmer down Lincoln Road. He was Secretary and Surveyor of the Halswell Road Board. The Halswell Road Board established and/or maintained many of the roads around Halswell, including Quarry Road (now Kennedys Bush Road) and Glovers Road. This board was a significant contributor to the development of the area.

A small amount of information from the council minutes for the naming of streets in the subdivision.

I checked Papers Past and Ancestry website. Most entries on Papers Past relate to his time on the various boards in Halswell. He was also on the board at Spreydon School. His address was Riverside in Spreydon. His obituary in 1917 said he was clerk to Halswell County Council and he was aged 73. Arrived in New Zealand in 1861 and was a farmer on Lincoln Rd. He left a widow and 8 daughters and 3 sons. Two of the sons were farming in Kaikoura and the other was in France in the armed forces. I found his full name of Charles William Comer on the ancestry website.

The street is too new to be on maps and no houses on the streets apart from a couple at the end of the street. They were down long driveways and were probably existing houses from before the subdivision. One had the address of 10 Glovers Rd on the fence. Looks like the street will continue further along the base of the hill. Not sure if one side of the street will have houses or become a wetlands area. I ended up having a lovely chat with a cyclist who was also wondering about the same thing. Yes I was friendly with a cyclist which isn’t normal for me but she wasn’t attempting to knock me over on a footpath.

Hiller Green Street in Halswell – Thomas Hiller Green purchased part of the property in the late 1800’s where it is believed he grazed animals for “Greens Chop House” – his ham and bacon curing business.

A small amount of information from the council minutes about the naming of streets in the subdivision.

I searched Papers Past and Ancestry website and I am not sure that they have got the correct information. All the information about Green’s Chop House is that it was a pub under the management of Charles Green. It was described as an eatery with the best English Ale. Green’s Chop House opened in 1861. I couldn’t find a family link between Charles Green and Thomas Hillier Green. Most records show the spelling of his middle name to be Hillier. I also couldn’t find any evidence that Thomas Hillier Green had any land in Halswell. His bacon curing business was in Manchester St and he owned property in Colombo St and Papanui. His address in 1882 was on Park Tce in Heathcote. He died in 1890 aged only 52.

The street is too new to be on maps and no houses here yet.

Edited to say that his factory was called Green’s Bacon Factory and it burnt down in 1889. It was insured.

Another edit as I have found out more information. It was John Thomas Green who was a dairy farmer in Halswell and he had a son called Thomas Hillier Green. His son was a builder who lived and died in Westport in 1945. The Thomas Hillier Green of Green’s Bacon Factory had a son who was also called Thomas Hillier Green. This young man was a promising medical student who won a place at a University in England. Sadly he committed suicide in 1893 in Croydon. Reason given for the suicide was that he had an attack of smallpox. I found an article in 1962 about the will of the Thomas Hillier Green who died in 1890 with the descendants claiming a share of the life interest in the estate. One of Thomas’s heirs had recently died without any issue (children). This ended up being an interesting wee bit of research and I am still convinced that the developers got it wrong.

Oakvale Lane in Halswell – Oakvale Farm Limited, has been the naming entity of this land for circa 20 years. It reflects the large Oak trees that have been established in the area (such as Halswell Domain).

A small amount of information from the council minutes about the naming of streets in the subdivision. Oakvale is the name of the subdivision in this area and there isn’t a tree in sight. There used to be lots of trees on the land here but they have all been chopped down. I did find an interesting report online about the land here concerning stormwater drains, floods and streams. Note there is a map on the library website which clearly shows this land to be a swamp.

The street is too new to be on maps and there are no houses here yet. Personally I wouldn’t buy a house here even if it is close to Halswell Quarry which has some nice walks.

Songpa Street in Halswell – Songpa-Gu, South Korea is one of Christchurch’s sister cities. Halswell Quarry is known for the sister city gardens, and naming the streets after the sister cities strengthens the areas connection to the sister cities.

A small amount of information from the council minutes about the naming of streets in the subdivision. Nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Street is too new to be on maps and there are no houses here yet.

Hean Road in Halswell – Victor Hean (1901-1979) designed the former Halswell Quarry Manager’s house in Halswell Quarry. The house was built in 1926-1927. Hean was Christchurch City Council’s architect at the time he designed the house. During his time at Christchurch City Council he was responsible for designing many other Christchurch notable buildings, such as Edmonds’ Band Rotunda and the MED Building on Manchester Street. He was also a member of the Government Architect’s Office, a technical advisor to the Royal Commission after the Ballantynes Fire, and was involved with state housing.

A reasonable of information from the council minutes about the naming of streets in the subdivision. Papers Past under the name of Victor Hean it was mostly prize giving from when he was at St Michaels School. He left Christchurch in 1936 for the North Island and then it was information about his involvement with the Manawatu Repertory Society. The architectural information on Papers Past was under the name V Hean.

The street is too new to be on maps and there are no houses built here yet.

Ned Place in Halswell – Ned Paterson was Quarry Manager of Halswell Quarry from 1901 to 1938. Paterson House in the Quarry Park is named after Ned Paterson. Ned worked under owners R Pitcaithly and Son (1899 -1925) and Christchurch City Council from 1925 to his retirement in 1938. Under Ned’s watch the quarry development increased significantly from an annual output circa 10,000m3 to an output of circa 30,000m3.

A reasonable amount of information from the council minutes for the naming of the streets in the subdivision.

Not much information on Papers Past. There wasn’t anything on Papers Past under Ned Paterson but there was information under his name Edward Paterson. His wife died in 1934 and Edward died in 1956. He was mentioned in articles about a death at the quarry. I am not sure that the information from the council about R Pitcaithly and son is correct. Robert Pitcaithly was bankrupt in 1912 and charged with theft in 1915. There was an article that said Robert Pitcaithly association with Halswell Quarry was prior to 1910.

This street is too new to be on maps but there are some half built houses here. They looked like they will all be identical houses. There was a walkway that led to Whites Tramway Rd.

Pitcaithly Street in Halswell – Pitcaithly and Co purchased the Halswell Quarry in 1899. The quarry supplied stone for the Sign of the Takahe, the Robert McDougall Gallery and some Dunedin buildings during their tenure. The quarry was made into a public company during their ownership, and was sold to the Christchurch City Council in 1925. R Pitcaithly was also a member of the Halswell Road Board in the early 1900’s

A reasonable amount of information from the council minutes about the naming of streets in the subdivision.

Pitcaithly and Co were brothers Robert and William Pitcaithly. They owned a ship and were shipping agents. Their father was a butcher in Lyttelton. Robert was USA consul until he resigned in 1903 and he lived on Halswell end of Lincoln Rd. Robert was declared bankrupt in December 1912. In 1915 Robert was living in Wellington and he was charged with theft. William Pitcaithly in 1911 was charged with indecently assaulting a domestic servant in his employ. The case was eventually dismissed. There was a reasonable amount of information on Papers Past about the brothers. Amazing how many streets in Christchurch are named after men who have been made bankrupt.

Another street that is too new to be on maps yet and no houses have been built here yet.

Piopio Lane in Halswell – A now extinct bird that use to inhabit the forest margins and riverbanks of the area. Piopios are part of the Oriolidae family of birds being the Old World family of passerine birds. Passerine birds are also known as songbirds, with the Piopio is particularly known to mimic calls of other birds.

A small amount of information from the council minutes about the naming of streets in this subdivision.

This street is too new to be on maps and it doesn’t have any houses.

Riroriro Lane in Halswell – Riroriro is a native New Zealand bird part of the Acanthizidae bird family. Also known as grey warbler. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

A small amount of information from the council minutes about naming of the streets in this subdivision.

This lane is so new that it isn’t on maps yet and no houses yet. I had to take photos of the signposts to know which streets that I had walked.