Marquess Ave in Halswell- nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in 1990s and 2000s. There are several streets in the area are named after titles in the peerage.

It was a pleasant tree lined street and there is an entrance to Westlake Reserve at the end of the street. A couple of interesting looking houses. Most had shrubs rather than flowers in the gardens.

Riverton Tce in Halswell – First appears in street directories in 1993.

A tiny amount of information on the library website. It is possibly named after either Riverton in Southland or Riverton in the UK.

All the houses were built in the 1990s including the one that looked like it had been built in the 1880s. There were some really nice houses on this street and I liked the street.

Van Dyke Place in Halswell – nothing on library website yet the houses were built in the 1990s. The street was probably named after the artist van Dyck but spelt wrong. This street is opposite Constable Place.

Only 7 houses and the houses didn’t stand out for me but most had lovely gardens. One had a long row of lavender plants along the footpath side of the wall. The scent was too strong for me and I had to walk past very fast. There was a footpath on both sides of the street.

Fuchsia Place in Halswell – nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in 1990s.

The footpath was on only one side of the street and one house really stood out for me. Some nice gardens but most just had lawns.

Constable Place in Halswell – In the Oaklands subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1995.

A tiny amount of information from the library website. The street is probably named after the painter John Constable as some of the nearby streets are also named after painters.

There are only 9 houses here all built in the 1990s. None of the houses stood out for me but most of the gardens were fairly nice. I walked through from Westlake Reserve to the street. I didn’t take any photos.

Sholto Duncan Crescent in Halswell – too new to be on library website.

This street was named after one of the victims of the 1953 collision between two planes. The planes were part of a fly past that signalled the end of the celebration of the 1953 London to Christchurch Air Race. Sholto was born in 1912 and lived in Nelson. His father owned several hotels and a brewery. During World War Two he was a fighter pilot in the Pacific. He was also a flying instructor. He was on his annual refresher training when he died. Papers Past only had one article about the accident but there was a more recent article when the memorial plaque was unveiled in 2018.

The houses here were built in 2018 and 2019 and are on only side of the street. None of them stood out for me and I didn’t take any photos.

Eric Melrose Lane in Halswell – too new to be on library website.

This street is named after one of the victims of the 1953 collision between two planes. The planes were part of a fly past that signalled the end of the celebration of the 1953 London to Christchurch Air Race. Eric Melrose was aged 21 and he was born in Dunedin. He was on his annual refresher training when he died.

Papers Past only had one article about the accident but there was a more recent article when the memorial plaque was unveiled in 2018.

There are only 15 houses here built in 2018 and there wasn’t any gardens. Just a tiny section of lawn in front of the houses and no fences. The bedrooms seemed to be very close to the footpath and I wouldn’t be comfortable with this.

Vildebeest Street in Halswell – too new to be on library website. Vilderbeest is a biplane and the streets here have an aviation theme. The other street names are related to the 1953 London to Christchurch Air Race and this plane wasn’t part of the Air Race.

Only 13 houses mostly on only side of the street and they were built in 2018. The houses didn’t stand out for me and personally I thought that the best part of the street was Vildebeest Park.

Air Race Lane in Halswell – too new to be on library website. Valuation website put this street into Halswell but it is very close to Wigram. I checked older maps and this area wasn’t part of Wigram Aerodrome but all the names of streets here have an aviation theme. Found a news article dated 16th October 2018 that explained the reason for the street names. A memorial plaque was unveiled on 15th October 2018 on the 65th anniversary of an air collision that killed seven men. The two planes that collided were part of a 27 aircraft fly past over Harewood International Airport ( Christchurch Airport). The fly past signalled the end of celebrations following the 19,756 km London to Christchurch Air Race.

Walked this narrow street yesterday and it is mostly garages that line the street. The houses overlook Vildebeest Park and I thought that they looked like social housing when I walked the street but they are all private homes built in 2018.

Mull Place in Broomfield – Named after the Mull at the extreme south tip of the Kintyre peninsula, Western Scotland. A mull is a headland. Named because it runs off Kintyre Drive. First appears in street directories in 1995.

A small amount of information from the library website. This is a small street with only 17 houses. The houses were all built in the 1990s. None of the houses stood out for me but there were a few nice gardens. Footpath was only on one side of the street. I walked this street a couple of weeks ago when I was geocaching in the nearby park. The song Mull of Kintyre kept running through my head when walking the street. I didn’t take any photos.