Ogilvie Place in Avondale red zone – Named after Gavin Ogilvie (1930?- 1982). Ogilvie was a senior engineer with the Christchurch Drainage Board before forming Davis Ogilvie & Partners in 1960. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided and built on. The Board named the streets formed there and former board and staff members of the Drainage Board were among those honoured in the naming. At the time of naming of the streets it was intended to have 11 streets and cul-de sacs in the new subdivision. Named on 21 November 1984. First appears in street directories in 1987. Information supplied in 2007 by Paul Baldwin, Christchurch City Council, in an interview with Margaret Harper.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. With the description for many of the streets in this area of low lying and filled with dredgings from the river no wonder they are now in the red zone.

Going by street view from before the earthquakes it looked like it was a pleasant street with fairly big houses. As a side note the author J M Barrie used the name Gavin Ogilvie when he first started writing.

Hulverstone Dr in Avondale red zone – Named after Hulverstone on the Isle of Wight. In a subdivision between the Avon River, west of the Bower Bridge and the northern end of the Avondale Golf Course of a 50 acre farm formerly belonging to Stewart Clendinning Hampton (1908-1993). Developed from 1969 by Merrit-Beazley Homes Ltd. All the streets are named after places on the Isle of Wight. Named on 16 June 1975. The legal process for stopping Hulverstone Drive was completed by August 1999. The physical stopping took place in February 2000 in conjunction with the construction of the bridge.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Originally the street ran from Avondale Rd to Wainoni Rd without a break but it was then split in half by a bridge. The area surrounding the bridge is called Cedarwood Reserve. When walking it yesterday I didn’t realise that it is a reserve as the entire street is in the red zone. Not many mentions on Papers Past apart from a few ads in 1977 for selling houses. In 1976 there was a Housing Corp subsidy of $59,700 for a rental housing project for the aged.

Looking at street view from before the earthquakes it looks like it was a pleasant street with some nice houses. The houses were only on one side of the street as the river was on the other side. There was a walkway that ran beside the river. Street view after the earthquakes and the road was a mess. The bridge still has traffic going over it but walking this street there is a walkway that goes under the bridge. I am sure that the bridge is safe

Chardale St in Avondale – First appears in street directories in 1987.

A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out how it got the name. Couldn’t find anyone with it as a surname. I also couldn’t find it as a place name but it looks like it should be a place name. About half of the remaining houses were built in 1990s and the rest are rebuilds. One of the rebuilt houses has had the land raised so it is above the road and the other houses. Only houses on one side of the street and the other side is in the red zone. Look like a tiny community garden here.

Gertrude Place in Avondale red zone – Named after Gertrude Eva Webb (1911- 1991). Gertrude Webb worked for the Christchurch Drainage Board for many years as a cleaner, and the street was named after her to show the affection she was held in by her employers. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided and built on. The Board named the streets formed there and former board and staff members of the Drainage Board were among those honoured in the naming of streets. At the time of naming it was intended to have 11 streets and cul-de sacs in the new subdivision. Named on 21 November 1984. First appears in street directories in 1987. Information supplied in 2007 by Paul Baldwin, Christchurch City Council, in an interview with Margaret Harper.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. There are no longer any houses here. There is a walkway from Scoular Place to this street and it was in better condition than the footpaths to walk on.

Scoular Place in the Avondale red zone – Named after Peter Gray Scoular (1924-1983). Scoular was chief engineer of the Christchurch City Council during the 1970s through to 1982. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided and built on. The Board named the streets formed there and former board and staff members of the Drainage Board were among those honoured in the naming. At the time of naming of the streets it was intended to have 11 streets and cul-de-sacs in the new subdivision. Named on 21 November 1984. First appears in street directories in 1987. Information supplied in 2007 by Paul Baldwin, Christchurch City Council in an interview with Margaret Harper.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. I googled Peter Scoular as his name was familiar. One entry I found was about his daughter Robin graduating in 1976 with a bachelor of engineering degree. She was described as the only girl graduating with this degree. I doublechecked the year books from High School and Robin was a year ahead of me which is why the name was familiar.

No longer any houses here and the Avondale Community Garden is on the corner of Mervyn Drive and Scoular Place. There is a walkway that takes you to Gertrude Place.

Waddell Lane in Avondale – Named after Leslie Arthur William Waddell (1903- 1982). Waddell, a contractor, undertook work for the Christchurch Drainage Board, especially to do with sewers. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided and built on. The Board named the streets formed there and former board and staff members of the Drainage Board were among those honoured in the naming. At the time of naming of the streets it was intended to have 11 streets and cul-de-sacs in the new subdivision. Named on 21 November 1984. First appears in street directories in 1987. Information supplied in 2007 by Paul Baldwin, Christchurch City Council, in an interview with Margaret Harper.

A reasonable amount of information for a tiny street. Most houses here were built in 1980s and I only walked a tiny part of the lane. The footpath was only about 20 to 25 metres long and in poor condition.

Hunt Lane in Avondale – Named after Hugh Peter Hunt. Hunt was chief engineer with the Christchurch Drainage Board 1981- 1989. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided and built on. The Board named the streets formed there and former board and staff members of the Drainage Board were among those honoured in the naming. At the time of naming of the streets it was intended to have 11 streets and cul-de-sacs in the new subdivision. Named on 21 November 1984. First appears in street directories in 1987. Information supplied in 2007 by Paul Baldwin, Christchurch City Council in an interview with Margaret Harper.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website for such a tiny street. There were more houses here than I expected as it only looks like a driveway to a couple of houses but there are actually 8 houses here all built in the 1990s. It did have a tiny footpath that went for a short distance into the street. Still felt like a private driveway.

Baladin St in Avondale – First appears in street directories in 1988.

A tiny amount of information from the library website. I searched but couldn’t find a reason for the name. Was possibly a surname but ancestry website couldn’t give me anyone living in New Zealand with that name. I searched cemetery databases with no luck. Findagrave only had two people with that surname worldwide. I couldn’t find it as a place name anywhere. I am not even too sure which language it is from as I found it connected to Italian, French and Turkish. Various meanings were wandering entertainer theatical dancer, jester, buffoon and clown.

Only 16 houses houses here and most were built in 1990s and houses are mostly on only side of the street as the rest of the street is in the red zone. One house was raised above the street and the rest of the houses and it looked slightly odd. Checked street view and it is a rebuild and the original house wasn’t raised.

Culver Place in Avondale red zone – Named after Culver Cliff or Culver Down on the Isle of Wight. In a subdivision between the Avon River, west of the Bower Bridge, and the northern end of the Avondale Golf Course of a 50 acre farm formerly belonging to Stewart Clendinning Hampton (1908- 1993). All the streets are named after places on the Isle of Wight. Developed from 1969 by Merrit-Beazley Homes Ltd. Named on 16 June 1975.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Papers Past in 1977 had several ads inviting you to village their Show Village which was a new concept in living. Street view for 2009 shows a typical street of houses for the 1970s. There are no longer any houses here and there is a gate where the entrance to the street would have been but you are able to walk around it. The boy racers obviously can get in as there were recent looking burn out marks.

Chale Lane in Avondale red zone – Named after Chale, a village on the Isle of Wight.In a subdivision between the Avon River, west of the Bower Bridge and the northern end of the Avondale Golf Course of a 50 acre farm formerly belonging to Stewart Clendinning Hampton (1908- 1993). Developed from 1969 by Merrit-Beazley Homes Ltd. All the streets are named after places on the Isle of Wight. Named on 16 June 1975.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Only two entries on Papers Past and they were ads for selling houses. I was very surprised to realise that there is still a house on this street but it is in a very bad state and the garage next to it has obviously had a fire. I checked street view and the house was looking OK in February 2022 and probably was still being lived in. There were two news articles that I found about the owner of the house and he had no intention of moving from the house. One article was dated 2014 and the other article was dated February 2021. Sounds like he was a bit of a character. I didn’t find a death notice for him.