Amdale Avenue in the suburb of Broomfield, Christchurch

Amdale Ave in Broomfield and nothing on library website. I am surprised that there wasn’t information on the library website as most houses were built in 1990.

Because this street runs off Kintyre Drive I expected it to be part the Kintyre subdivision and be named after a place in Scotland. I checked google maps plus googled Amdale but couldn’t find it. I did find it as a surname. I also checked Andale, Amvale and Anvale just in case it was spelt wrong but no luck.

I quite liked this street and there was one house which had a lovely garden. I wish that I could have taken a photo of it. There was a couple of houses that I quite liked. There was a walkway at the end of the street.

Kilbrannan Close in the suburb of Broomfield, Christchurch

Kilbrannan Close in Broomfield – Named after Kilbrannan Sound. It separates the Kintyre Peninsula of Scotland from the island of Arran.Named to continue the Scottish theme of the adjoining Kintyre subdivision. In the Masham Park subdivision. Named in 2009.

A small amount of information from the library website. The houses here were built in 2010 and none stood out for me. There was a walkway at the end of the street and I managed to get lost again. Checked google maps and I soon figured out where I was. I sure that I was going around in circles because of the walkways. Next time I go walking in this area I will make sure that I have my GPS with me and a few geocache containers.

Davaar Crescent in the suburb of Broomfield, Christchurch

Davaar Crescent in Broomfield – Named after Davaar Island or Island Davaar, located at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch off the east coast of Kintyre in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Named to continue the Scottish theme of the Kintyre Estates subdivision. Named in 2012.

A small amount of information from the library and the valuation website puts this street into Broomfield but is could so easily be Yaldhurst as well. The houses here were built between 2014 and 2018. A variety of modern styles and most had immaculate lawns with not a weed or flower in sight. A few had interesting garden ornaments plus they had planted flowers around the trees that lined the street. There was a walkway that took you out to Yaldhurst Rd plus a walkway that went behind some of the houses. Looked like a pleasant street.

Dunaverty Place in the suburb of Broomfield, Christchurch

Dunaverty Place in Broomfield – Named after Dunaverty, a golf course in the Kintyre Pensinsula area in Scotland. Named to continue the Scottish theme of street names used in adjoining subdivisions. In Stage Two of the Masham Park subdivision by Enterprise Homes. Named in 2010.

A small amount of information on the library website. The houses here were built between 2010 and 2013 and none of them stood out for me. I did get lost here as I came across the street from a walkway and I didn’t know what street I was on. Turned to the right and walked the small street until I came to another walkway. I then ended up walking the other half of the street by approaching it from Carradale Ave. I eventually realised that I actually already walked most of the street. Checked google maps and walked back to Carradale Ave.

Carradale Avenue in the suburb of Broomfield, Christchurch

Carradale Ave in Broomfield – Named after Carradale, a village on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula.In Stage Two of the Masham Park subdivision by Enterprise Homes. Named to continue the Scottish theme of street names used in adjoining subdivisions. Named in 2010.

A small amount of information on the library website. Most of the houses here were built in 2013 and none of them stood out for me. The houses had lawns and a few scrubs but very few had colour or flowers. Nice walkways and green space in the street and along the green space area there are houses on only one side of the street. No photos.

Bowmore Lane in the suburb of Broomfield, Christchurch

Bowmore Lane in Broomfield and nothing on library website. I was surprised that there wasn’t any mention on the library website as the houses here were built in 2012 and 2013. It would have been part of the Masham Park subdivision.

I googled Bowmore and it is a town on the island of Islay. The town seems to be most famous for whiskey and apparently has the oldest whiskey maturation warehouse in the world. Donald Caskie who was known as the tartan pimpernel was born in this town. Personally I thought that the round church and the cemetery looked interesting. Added to my travel wish list.

I actually walked the walkway that ran next to the street and there are lots of little walkways in the area. I got myself a bit lost today because of walkways so had to check my map occasionally.

Saddlers Lane in the suburb of Yaldhurst, Christchurch

Saddlers Lane in Yaldhurst and nothing on library website. This would have been part of the Noble subdivision.

The houses were all built in 2017 and most look exactly the same. A square box with a small square of lawn and space to park a car. A couple of houses had a few shrubs but most had unmown lawns. The houses are on only one side of the narrow street as there is a green space on the other side. There are huge power pylons in the green space. A walkway runs between the street and the green space. No photos as it didn’t inspire me to take photos.

Stirrup Lane in the suburb of Yaldhurst, Christchurch

Stirrup Lane in Yaldhurst – In the Noble Village subdivision developed on the former Applefields land in Yaldhurst Road. The property has historical connections with the breeding and racing of standardbred horses. Named in 2011.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website considering that the street doesn’t exist. There is no information on the valuation website. There is a street sign. I checked google maps and street view for 2019 shows a street being formed next to the street sign. There weren’t any houses in this area at that stage. There is now a house with a Rannoch Drive address where the street was being formed. This really tickled my sense of humour. I even walked the street behind Rannoch Drive but still couldn’t find a street.

Strathcarron Place in the suburb of Broomfield, Christchurch

Strathcarron Place in Broomfield – Named after Strathcarron, a small village in west Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands.Named to continue the Scottish theme of the street names in the adjoining Kintyre Estates subdivision. In the Masham Park subdivision. Named in 2009.

A small amount of information from the library website. I lived in the UK for 5 years and I did a short stint in London at Christmas in 2009. Lady Strathcarron the 4th wife of the second Baron Strathcarron lived in the same building and she was a friend of my client. All I can say is that it sounds like the Baron was an interesting person and had lived a very full life before he died at the age of 82 by hitting a dustcart when riding his motorbike.

The street is not as interesting and none of the houses stood out for me. They were all built in 2010. At the end of the street there is a walkway that leads into Neathwest Reserve.