Roderick Alleyn Lane in Papanui – Named after Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the main series character of the author Ngaio Marsh (1895- 1982). The character made his debut in 1934 in the novel A Man Lay Dead. The street is next to the Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village. Named in 2001.

A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. I have read all of her books as I like murder mysteries. I have also visited her home in the Cashmere Hills when they had an open day a couple of years ago. Most houses built in 2000 except for one built in 1980. Considering it is a private lane there was a footpath at the beginning of the lane so I was able to walk part of the street. The houses are huge and well above my budget. I would quite like to live here if I could afford it.

Vista Place in Huntsbury – First appears in street directories in 1991. A tiny amount of information from the library website. My best guess about the name of the street is because of the great views from here as one meaning of vista is pleasing view.

Most houses here were built in 1990s but two or three are from 1980. A few are more recent and there is one still being built. There was at least one very ugly house but there was one Mediterranean style house that I quite liked. I ended up walking this street twice as I walked it at the beginning of my walk and then at the end of my walk as I walked through Coronation Reserve to get back to my car.

Edited to say that I forgot to add that this street also has restricted night time access because of idiots who terrorised the street with loud music and doing burnouts plus other anti social behaviour.

Yelverton Place in Huntsbury and there wasn’t any information on the library website. The street would have been named after Yelverton in England in keeping with the theme of naming streets in this area after places in England.

Great views from this street and the houses were huge. They were also well beyond my budget. One fairly ordinary house had great artwork. Most houses were built in 2000 with a couple built fairly recently.

Trumble Lane in Huntsbury – Named after Louisa Mary Trumble (1874- 1955). Louisa Trumble nursed at the Cashmere Sanatorium. She was matron of the Military Sanatorium 1920- 1929 and matron of the Tuberculosis Institution 1929-1935. Named in 1993

A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had several entries for Louisa including an obituary. In 1918 she was awarded the Royal Red Cross medal because of her war record. She is buried in the Karori Cemetery in Wellington in the RSA section of the cemetery. Louisa was from Westport but was at the Christchurch Hospital when she went to the war zone. In 1923 she was appointed matron of the new open air home for children.

I didn’t actually walk this street as it definitely looked like a private driveway but apparently 9 houses on this street mostly built in 1990.

Trecastle Lane in Huntsbury – Formed post-1997. Tiny amount of information from the library website. If this street was named under the theme of naming streets in this area after places in England then they mucked up big time plus insulted the Welsh. Trecastle is a village in the Brecon area of Wales. I have stayed in a YHA nearby and will have driven through this village. It was another tiny street that looked like a driveway to a couple of houses. One house that I thought was on Major Aitken Drive is actually on Trecastle Lane and it was an interesting looking house with an Art Deco look about it. The Google vehicle had obviously gone up the street and google maps showed one house that looked more like a motel rather than a house.

Stonewall Place in Huntsbury – This name continues the theme of naming streets in the subdivision after English villages and localities. Named in 1998.

A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find anywhere in the world called Stonewall and certainly nowhere in England with that name. My first thought when I walked the street was the Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Most entries if you google Stonewall are for the Stonewall Riots. Great views from here and I ended up talking to someone who was gardening at a house. The house was unusual looking and I am not sure if I liked it or not. They used to have great views but a two story house is being built in front of it and they will lose their great views. Most houses were built in 2000 and are huge.

Runswick Lane in Huntsbury and there wasn’t any information on the library website about this street. It was probably named after Runswick Bay in England in keeping with the theme of naming the streets in the area after places in England. After googling Runswick Bay I have now added it to my must visit list. I didn’t actually walk this street as it just looked like a driveway to a couple of houses. There were actually 10 houses here and most were built in 2000. I am going to have to go back and walk it as after checking google maps there are a couple of fantastic looking houses on this street. Sadly well beyond my budget but one house really appealed to me as it was so different and quirky looking.

Roystone Way in Huntsbury and there wasn’t anything on the library website about the street. It was possibly named after Royston in England to keep up the theme of naming streets in the area after places in England. Only 15 houses here and they were built between 2000 and 2019. Great views over Christchurch and to the mountains. I quite liked this street and what intrigued me the most was the garage with a garden on top of it. I don’t usually like modern houses but most of them on this street were OK. There were road signs about no cars allowed on the street between certain hours unless you were a resident or a bona fide visitor. I now wish that I had taken a photo of the sign. Found a council report from 2017 where the residents of this street and a nearby street requested night time restrictions on vehicles. There was apparently a huge problem with anti social behaviour such as loud music, cars doing burnouts and intimidating behaviour. Rubbish being thrown onto properties and trespass issues.

Olmstead Lane in Huntsbury – nothing on library website and it is possibly because it is too new or because it is a private lane. Probably named after Olmstead Green in England which would be in keeping with the general theme of naming streets after places in England. When googling I found a Frederick Law Olmstead who was one of the creators of Central Park in New York.

Another street that I didn’t walk as it looked like a private driveway and google vehicle avoided it as well. Only 6 houses here built between 2000 and 2014.

Kimbolton Lane in Huntsbury -Formed post-1997.Tiny amount of information from the library website and it is most likely to have been named after Kimbolton in the UK. The most famous fact that I found out about Kimbolton in England was that Catherine of Aragon died in Kimbolton Castle.

I didn’t walk this tiny street as it was another that just looked like a private driveway and I am not comfortable with walking them. Besides there wasn’t a footpath. Only 4 houses here built in 1990s plus one empty section. Great views over Christchurch and to the mountains.

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