Miles Street in Kennedys Bush – Grosvenor Miles (1822 – 1865) partnered with William Britten and William White as quarry founders from 1864 until William Britten purchased the partnership post his death. Miles was very active in the formation of the Mechanics Institute, and also the treasurer of the Musical Union, the Canterbury Horticultural Society, and the Christchurch Gas Company in the late 1860s.

A reasonable amount of information from council minutes. The street is too new to be on library website or on maps. Grosvenor Miles was only 43 when he died in 1865. His widow died in Oamaru in 1895. Their son also called Grosvenor died in 1896 at sea on his way to England. The partnership between Grosvenor Miles and George Gould was dissolved in 1860 and the general business was carried on in the old store by G Miles. His residence and grounds that was between Colombo and Manchester Streets was for sale in 1866.

There aren’t any houses here yet.

Terrier Lane in Halswell – too new for library website.

I searched my usual websites for information but couldn’t find out how the street got it’s name. The lane runs off Kennedys Bush Road and there are only 10 houses here. Most were built in 2021 but still a couple of empty sections.

Watlings Place in Kennedys Bush – Named after the Watling family. John “Jack” Watling (1897-1978), a retired master mariner, and his wife, Isabel Mary Watling, née Scott, (1902-1990) came to live on Kennedys Bush Road in 1932 and farmed their land as a sheep farm. Both he and his daughter, Margaret Watling (1933?-1986), were interested in horticulture with Margaret also becoming a well-known florist. Named in 1999.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Not much information on the Ancestry website. Papers Past entries were mostly about the John Watling Trophy for prize winning rose gardens. There were also several entries for the selling of lambs. There was a long article in 1984 about John Watling and his garden.

There are only 11 houses here all built in 2000 and some had nice gardens. I did like the house made from a type of stone cladding.

The Ridge in Kennedys Bush – Named by the developers, Rock Hill Ltd., who chose names having an association with the old Halswell Quarry. Named in 2003.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Only 11 houses here built in 2000s. I really liked a couple of the houses here and I liked the gardens. Pity that they are well beyond my budget.

The Rocks in Kennedys Bush – Named in 2001 by the developers, Rockhill Ltd., who chose street names having an association with the old Halswell Quarry.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Only 12 houses here that were built in 2000. Great views here especially from one house that was in a great position for views.

Rock Hill Drive in Kennedys Bush – Named because Rock Hill was the original name of the Halswell Quarry site. Named in 2003.

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

There are 25 houses here built between 2012 and 2020 with about 3 or 4 built in 2000s. There is an entry to Quarry Hill Playground and Reserve here. The houses are very modern looking and the gardens are very green with lawns and shrubs and no flowers.

Quarrymans Lane in Kennedys Bush – Named because of an association with the old Halswell Quarry. Named by the developers, Rockhill Ltd. Named on 31 March 1999.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Only 10 houses here and half were built in 2000s and the rest were built between 2010 and 2014. Very expensive houses here.

Quarry Hill Tce in Kennedys Bush – Named because of an association with the old Halswell Quarry. Named by the developers, Rock Hill Ltd. Named on 6 August 2003.

A tiny amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Most houses here were built in 2000s with a few built in 2014/ 2015.

There is a playground and reserve here known as Quarry Hill Reserve. Below the reserve and houses on the lower side of the street there is a small track.

Kapuka Lane in Kennedys Bush – In a subdivision at 28 Kennedys Bush Road by Contract Construction. Named in 2015.

A tiny amount of information from the library website. The valuation website said that there are 6 properties here but only one house has been built. It was well beyond my budget. Kapuka is a NZ broadleaf plant. The footpath hasn’t been formed properly yet. Another street with great views.

Kokomea Street in Kennedys Bush – the sunsets as seen from this subdivision can be amazing. Kokomea is Maori for “glow” – in this case the glow of the sunset. The word also has a pleasing sound to it. The local Rūnanga were consulted and no concerns were raised.

A small amount of information from council minutes. I thought that there was a house here but the house I saw had a Kennedys Bush Rd address. There wasn’t anything on the valuation website. There would be great views here. The house that I saw was unbelievable.