Gunns Crescent in Cashmere – Named after the Scottish clan from which Sir John Cracroft Wilson (1808-1881) descended. Clan Gunn is a Scottish clan associated with north-eastern Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1968.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add to it. There were sections for sale in 1966 and it was called Cashmere Downs subdivision. other ads for the sections called it Cracroft Wilson block. These ads were the main entries on Papers Past. There are 40 houses here and most were built in the 1960s with a few built in 1970s. A couple were more recent builds. There was a big house on a back section that looked interesting but I couldn’t get a good view of it.

Glamis Place in Cashmere – Named after Glamis, a castle in Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1966.

A tiny amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. I think that I have visited this castle in Scotland.

Most houses were built in the 1960s and 1970s with a couple built more recently. Most entries in Papers Past were ads for sections in 1968 and 1969. Nothing really stood out for me on this street but one of the new houses was rather ugly. The other just looked different. The footpath was on both sides of the street which is always a good thing.

Emerald Lane in Cashmere and there was nothing on library website about it. Most houses were built in the 2000s. I ended up chatting to one of the residents and he said that it had been a market garden with lots of glasshouses before it was subdivided. It is possible that it was named after a hebe called Emerald Gem.

Scarff Place in Cashmere – Named after Walter William Prideaux Scarff (1880?-1944). Scarff was a member of the Heathcote County Council 1914- 1935 and, for a time, chairman. He was county inspector from 1935 until his death. First appears in street directories in 1995.Information supplied in 2007 by Alan Copping, a grandson of Walter Scarff, in an interview with Margaret Harper.

A small amount of information from the library website. I checked ancestry website and Prideaux was his mother’s maiden name.

A lot of information on Papers Past about Walter Scarff’s council work but the saddest information that I found was about his daughter. In 1927 Gwendoline Scarff was found murdered in Burwood. A taxi driver who had been her lover was arrested and he was charged with her murder and also charged with giving her a drug. The wording about the drug was rather strange but I found a court document on ancestry website which explained the strange wording. The drug was apparently for procuring an abortion. The man accursed was a married man with two children. He was found not guilty and it looks like he moved to Australia with his family.

Only 12 houses on this street and most were built in the 1990s. A variety of styles and the houses were huge. At the end of the street there is the start to the Latters Spur Track.

Barrer Lane in Cashmere – Named after Bryan Amherst Barrer (1908-1980) and his wife, Margaret (1916-1982). The Barrers owned several acres of flat tussock land behind Queen Elizabeth II Park in Victoria Park Road which they landscaped, naming the property Four Winds. The property was subdivided after Mrs Barrer’s death. First appears in street directories in 1995.

A small amount of information from the library website and there is a mistake in the information. The park is actually called Elizabeth Park and it is named after the queen but has never been known as Queen Elizabeth II Park.

Bryan and Margaret’s daughter still lives here and she has named her house Four Winds but it isn’t the original house. Her parents were passionate about trees and plants and their daughter Jennifer is just as passionate. As well as her house Jennifer has about an acre of land planted mostly in native bush. Recently someone has been trespassing onto her land and poisoning the trees which she is very upset about. Jennifer is passionate about social history and she also is a poet. You can find her books at the library. Jennifer said her father was a wonderful and caring man. She went mountain climbing with him from a very young age. Last time I had caught up with Jennifer was at an open day at the Ngaio Marsh house which was about three years ago. We had a good natter today and she liked the sound of my street project.

Amherst Place in Cashmere – Named after Bryan Amherst Barrer (1908-1980) Barrer was a lawyer and foundation member of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club. First appears in street directories in 1978.

A small amount of information from the library website. There were a few entries on Papers Past and they were about the subdivision in 1974. There were 7 sections being sold by B A Barrer and Company. A street with great views but none of the houses stood out for me.

Harry Ell Drive in Cashmere – Named after Henry George “Harry” Ell (1862-1934). Ell was a prohibitionist, parliamentarian 1899- 1919, conservationist and an advocate of the establishment of a string of reserves along the Port Hills. First appears in street directories in 1990.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name.

The views from this street are fantastic and every house is built to take advantage of the views. Most of the houses were apparently built in the 1970s so I would have expected it to have been in street directories much earlier than 1990. So many different styles of houses and some I liked and some where toilet block style. They are all well beyond my budget unless someone would like to give me a million or two. There was one house at the top that I loved but I couldn’t get a decent view because of the trees surrounding. I did find a photo online on an official website that was taken in 2007 before the trees grew but because of copyright I couldn’t copy it. I was hoping that street view would show it but it didn’t.

There is someone who is poisoning trees that belong to an elderly woman. The trees are on her private land and it is mostly native bush much of which was planted by her late father. It is possible that the person doing this lives on this street.

Derrynane Lane in Cashmere – nothing on library website. Derrynane is a village in Ireland and it was also the name of the ship. Couldn’t find out anything about this tiny street. There are only about 4 houses here built in 1990s.

Another one that I have managed to do twice and I have a feeling that in 2019 that I came up through Longhurst Reserve as I remember that I was geocaching in the reserve in 2019.

Fox Lane in Cashmere – First appears in street directories in 1991.

A tiny amount of information from the library website. It is highly likely that this name is connected to the Allom family and the lane is opposite Allom Lane. Thomas Allom’s second wife was Eliza Fox.

Another street that I had forgotten that I had already walked in 2019 when I walked Longhurst Terrace. I only partly walked it as you end up feeling like you are on private property. Only 5 houses here dating from 1980 and 1990. Another tiny street with great views over Christchurch.

Allom Lane in Cashmere – Named after Thomas Allom (1804-1872). Allom, an English artist, topographical illustrator and architect, was one of the founder members of what eventually became the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was a friend of Edward Gibbon Wakefield and spent some time in Canterbury where he lithographed some works of Heaphy. Two of his sons, Alfred and Charles, later emigrated to New Zealand. First appears in street directories in 1990. Information supplied in 2007 by Barry Allom in an interview with Margaret Harper.

A reasonable amount of information from the library website. There were a few entries on Papers Past and I thought that perhaps there was a mistake with the name Alfred but there wasn’t. There was also a brother Albert who came out to New Zealand and lots more entries about him on Papers Past. I wasn’t expecting this street to get interesting but I had a wee sidetrack. There were several entries on Papers Paper giving credit to Thomas Allom’s wife for the first bees in New Zealand. An article in 1895 said that bees were first introduced to New Zealand in 1845 by Mrs Thomas Allom who gave the bees to Miss Wakefield to bring to New Zealand. The author of the article then wanted to know who was responsible for introducing fleas and sweetbriars. I went googling as I expected there would be more information about this and there was more information as a Mary Bumby is credited with introducing bees to New Zealand in 1839. Mary Bumby is recognised by the Bee Keepers Association for this act.

I have actually walked this street twice as I also walked it in July 2019 when I walked Longhurst Terrace but forgot to write it up. If I don’t take photos I sometimes forget I have walked a street so this time I took a photo. Only 12 houses here and they were mostly built in the 1980s and 1990s. Great views but beyond my budget.