Chittagong Lane in Cashmere – Named after Chittagong, a city in southeastern Bangladesh. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. Formed post-1997.

A tiny amount of information from the library and Chittagong is actually in Bangladesh which has been a separate country since 1947.

A slightly confused little lane as all the houses on it have Delhi Place as the address. The street doesn’t exist on the valuation website. I actually walked it when I walked Delhi Place as the maps said it was Delhi Place. There wasn’t any signposts saying it was a separate street.

Garth Tce in Cashmere – Walkers Valley Road and Walker Terrace. Both Walkers Valley Road and Walker Terrace appear for the first time in street directories in 1928. Re-named Garth Terrace which first appears in street directories in 1950.

A small amount of information from the library website. Very little information on Papers Past. In 1933 under Walker Tce the residents requested that the council plant trees along their road but the council refused because of the number of trees being vandalised in the Cashmere area. The only entry under Walkers Valley Rd was from the egg marketing board. Under Garth Tce in 1966 the storm water drains were being extended.

A very steep and narrow street with 5 houses and one dates from 1930. At least one resident isn’t worried the the new water rates as they were managing to water the road as well as their garden and I got wet. There was one lovely house at the top but my photo didn’t turn out very well and nothing on street view. There is a walkway at the top which takes you to Dyers Pass Rd.

Gwynfa Ave in Cashmere- formerly Hawthorn Avenue or Hawthorne Avenue. Re-named Gwynfa Avenue. Named after a loop on the hills extension of the tram on Hackthorne Road. This was named because the name Gwynfa was on a gate immediately opposite this stop. There was some argument about the name of the loop, and this was regarded as rather amusing as Gwynfa is the Welsh for place of happiness. Hawthorn Avenue or Hawthorne Avenue first appears in street directories in 1924. It was a private street until officially re-named Gwynfa Avenue in 1933 by the Public Utilities Committee of the Heathcote County Council.

A reasonable amount of information for a tiny street. Not a lot of information on Papers Past. Nothing for Hawthorn Ave and for Hawthorne Ave it was mostly personal notices plus a subdivision of a property in 1931. Under Gwynfa Ave there was an obituary for Miss West-Watson who opened a convalescent home in the avenue but closed it when her sister-in-law died. She had to be housekeeper for her brother Bishop West-Watson after his wife died. A Dr R B Phillips of Hackthorne Rd owned the property called Gwynfa.

A tiny private street with no footpath but it was wider than normal private streets so I did walk it. A couple of modern houses but there are four houses from 1920s and they are lovely.

Shalamar Drive in Cashmere – Named after the Shalimar Gardens in Lohore, Pakistan. [The misspelling of Shalimar (Shalamar) happened when the subdivision was registered.]Sir John Cracroft Wilson (1808- 1881), a judge, farmer and politician, lived in the Old Stone House and employed a number of Indians who lived here in small structures by the roadside. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. First appears in street directories in 1979.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website and as I mentioned when writing up another street Lahore is in Pakistan and not India. They have also spelt Lahore incorrectly.

Papers Past actually had a travel article in 1925 where Lahore is described as the garden of India but it has been the capital of Pakistan since 1947. As for Kashmir that place gets very confused about which country it is in. Apart from ads for The Stone House most entries were sections for sale between 1977 and 1979.

I have walked the first part of this street frequently and many years ago I went to weaving classes at the Old Stone House. There is footpaths at the lower end of the road which is where most of the houses are situated. As you continue walking there is no longer a footpath and the road is narrow. Luckily it is rare to get traffic here. At the top I couldn’t go any further as there are private property signs and these signs weren’t there last time I was up here.

On my way down and next to the Shalamar Reserve I ended up chatting to a former local. He said that the owners at the top of the road had to put up signs as tradesmen working on the new subdivisions were trying to use their property as a short cut and causing problems. He said that the reserve comes to a dead end and only leads to four houses. He had been visiting his sister. They grew up in the area and he said that it has changed a lot. I was looking for a short cut to Bengal Drive. He also told me that the developers as part of the subdivision agreement had to provide a reserve. I have had some great conversations when walking the Cashmere Hills. Obviously the best building on the street is the Stone House. I did eventually find a shortcut to Bengal Drive after at first mistaking someone’s steps as the walkway.

Darjeeling Lane in Cashmere – Named after Darjeeling, a district in the state of West Bengal in India. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. Formed post-1997.

A tiny amount of information from the library website. This wasn’t on my list as website where I get which streets are in the various suburbs didn’t have this street. The valuation website didn’t have this street either. Looks like there are houses there but today it was blocked off by builders who are building at least one new house here.

Indira Lane in Cashmere – Named after Indira Gandhi (1917-1984). Gandhi was Prime Minister of India 1966- 1977 and 1980-1984. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. First appears in street directories in 1987.

A small amount of information from the library website and it is actually named after a person and not a place.

Most houses here were built in the 1980s. I will have to confess that I didn’t actually walk this street as I managed to lose the street. It runs off Nehru Place and I checked my map which showed a street running off Nehru Place. My map looked like I could walk down to Cashmere Rd but I couldn’t find the street. When I got home I looked at street view for 2019 and it shows the street signposted but looks just like a driveway. I am going to have to go back as I could swear that there wasn’t an obvious signpost.

Nehru Place in Cashmere – Named after Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964). Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India at independence in 1947, holding the office until his death. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. First appears in street directories in 1987.

A small amount of information from the library and the street is actually named after a person and not a place.

Most houses here were built in the 1980s and there was a footpath on only one side of the street. A couple of houses looked quite nice and they were made from dark coloured wood. One ugly modern house had lawns made from artificial grass. I looked at this option for my place now that I am slightly older and hate gardening but it wasn’t good for the environment. I do like looking at gardens

Jahan Lane in Cashmere – Named after Shahab Uddin Muhammad Shah Jahan I (1592- 1666). Jahan was the builder of the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. A right of way developed by Emerson Construction at 41 Shalamar Drive. Named in 2007

A small amount of information from the library website but the information is a little bit confusing. Lahore is in Pakistan and not India and I have a former workmate who would be very upset with the library information. The Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan design was influenced by the Shalimar Gardens in Kashmir that were built by Jahan’s father Jahangir. Note there seemed to be two different spellings for Shalimar Gardens as Shalamar was occasionally used.

A short street in Cashmere with modern houses. No footpath. Near the end of the street it got a bit confusing as I was expecting a walkway and a reserve. Never trust apple maps I mutter to myself. When I got home I googled and there is supposed to be a reserve and it is called Jahan Reserve. One part is fenced off and a house is obviously going to be build here. The other part is very steep with a huge drain going through it. Not impressed.

Whareora Tce in Cashmere – Named after Whareora, the home there of Thomas “Tommy” Edward Taylor (1862-1911). Taylor was a prohibitionist, businessman and politician. His house at 63 Dyers Pass Road was called Whareora, meaning: home of happiness. First appears in street directories in 1910.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Gordon Ogilvie did a very good article called The Beginnings of the Cashmere Hills Settlement in 1976 which includes Tommy Taylor. He moved into his house Whareora in 1897. In 1914 work commenced on the forming of the street and the drainage. In 1922 a large section of land was on offer and in 1924 sections were available. Another 12 sections were available in 1963. Most entries in Papers Past were death notices and social happenings.

Most houses here were built in the 1960s and 1970s but there are still many older wooden villas from 1910s and 1920s. These older houses look gorgeous but not easy to see because of well established trees and gardens. There was one modern house that really intrigued me and I was seriously tempted to walk up their long driveway for a closer look. It had such a futuristic look about it. It is a narrow street with a narrow footpath and yesterday was rubbish collection day so I was frequently walking on the road. Great views from most of the street.

Whisby Road in Cashmere – Named after Whisby, a town in Lincolnshire, England. Whisby was home to the Cracroft family as early as the 16th century. John Cracroft Wilson (1808- 1881) was the son of Elizabeth Cleminta Wilson, née Cracroft. First appears in street directories in 1910.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the road. Papers Past proved to be interesting and explains why this tiny dead end street is called a road. The entries in 1959 and 1960 about milk deliveries had me looking at old maps. The map for 1930 doesn’t show MacMillan Ave but the map for 1941 shows MacMillan Ave cutting through Whisby Road. The map for 1958 shows Valley Rd and Whisby Rd connected. I can’t believe that I didn’t pick up on this when I wrote up Valley Rd and MacMillan Ave.

The milk dispute was about the milkman refusing to deliver milk to the residents on the street because of how steep the street was and his truck couldn’t manage to drive up it safely. One description was that it was a stinker of a street. The milkman offered two drop boxes with one at the Dyers Pass Rd end and the other at the MacMillan Ave.

There was a subdivision here in 1913 and by 1914 there was work requested by the 15 residents on drainage and a footpath. In 1927 there was a new path for pedestrians. In 1958 the road joined up with Valley Rd and the milk delivery dispute was in 1959 and 1960. In 1968 the decision was to close portion of the road between MacMillan Ave and Valley Rd. Most of the other entries were social notes plus death notices.

I was looking at my photos and realised that I actually walked it in August 2020. There is a walkway between Valley Rd and MacMillan Ave and another tiny walkway between MacMillan Ave and Whisby Rd. It is a steep wee walkway with a seat at the MacMillan Ave end. This walkway is where Whisby Rd used to run from Valley Rd until it was closed.

Only 4 houses here and one dates from 1910 and another from 1915. They are both gorgeous.