Empress Place in Halswell- nothing on library website yet all all the houses were built in the 1990s. Several streets in this area have names that are titles in the peerage.

A couple of nice houses here and most had nice gardens. There was a footpath on only one side of the street but it was a very wide footpath so I don’t know why they didn’t put a normal size footpath on both sides.

Thornlea Place in Halswell- First appears in street directories in 1995. A tiny amount of information from the library website. All houses here were built in the 1990s. None of the houses stood out for me but some of the gardens were lovely. It was a tree lined streets and there is an entrance to Vanderbilt Reserve here.

Vanderbilt Place in Halswell – nothing on library website yet all the houses were built in the 1990s. The street is possibly named after the American artist Gloria Vanderbilt.

The street has a footpath on both sides of the street and there were some nice gardens here. There is a really lovely reserve here which was a real pleasure to walk through.

Viceroy Place in Halswell – nothing on library website yet most houses were built in the 1990s. Several streets in the area are named after titles in the peerage.

The footpath is on both sides of the street and there is a reserve here with a playground. There is a lamp in the middle of the wider part of the street surrounded by rock wall. Most gardens just had lawns and shrubs. There were a couple of interesting houses.

Baronet Lane in Halswell – nothing on library website yet the 5 houses here were built in 1990. Several of the streets in the area are named after titles in the peerage.

The street had a footpath and there was one house that I quite liked. I don’t usually like modern houses.

Astor Place in Halswell – First appears in street directories in 1995. A tiny amount of information from the library website.

Half the houses were built in 1990s and the rest in 2015. The street had a footpath on both sides and the houses didn’t really stand out for me but I did like the street. At the end of the street there is a raised area with a lamp in it. The locals have added vegetable plants here for everyone to use. I ended up having a chat with one of the locals and it sounds like it is a really lovely and friendly street. I also watched a cat called Gina attempting to climb a tree and fail. They did have problems with liquefaction here after the earthquakes.

Lantern Lane in Halswell – Developed post-1997. Not a lot of information on the library website. I couldn’t find out any other information about the street.

I didn’t actually walk this one as it looked like a private driveway and I was surprised to realise that there were 11 houses here. I thought that it just a couple of houses.

Archduke Lane in Halswell – nothing on library website yet three of the houses were built in 1990s and the other two built in 2014. Several streets in the area are named after titles in the peerage.

Didn’t actually walk this one as there wasn’t a footpath and it looked like a private driveway.

The Stables in Halswell – Developed post-1997. A tiny amount of information from the library website and the houses were built in 1990s and 2000s. I couldn’t find out any details about a stable but this was a rural area so it is highly there were stables in the area. I checked Papers Past and old maps.

It is a pleasant street but footpath is only on one side of the street. At the end of the street there is a reserve and I sat here for a few moments watching fantails.

Duchess Lane in Halswell – nothing on library website yet four of the houses here were built in 1990s and one house built in 2017. Several houses in the area are named after titles in the peerage. I didn’t actually walk this street as it looked more like a driveway than a street and there wasn’t a footpath.