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Powell Cresent in Ilam – Named after Robert Frederick James Powell (1902- 1976). Powell was head auctioneer, then inspector, for Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd. One of the streets developed in the 1960s by Maurice R. Carter Ltd., a company which built 138 houses in a block of land off Grahams Road bought from the PGG …

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Bullock Place in Ilam – One of the streets developed in the 1960s by Maurice R. Carter Ltd., a company which built 138 houses in a block of land off Grahams Road bought from the PGG superannuation fund. First appears in street directories in 1966. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in …

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Hartford Street in Burnside and nothing on library website. Another street from this area that isn’t mentioned on the library website. The houses date from 1960s and 1970s and this street was part of the Sunnyridge subdivision. The company Sunnyridge Ltd gave clients a variety of plans to choose from so there is a bit …

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Ilfracombe Place in Burnside- Named after Ilfracombe in Devon, England. In a subdivision by Maurice F. Carter Ltd. First appears in street directories in 1966. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an interview with Margaret Harper. A small amount of information from the library website. The houses date from 1960s and …

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Arlington Street in Burnside – In a subdivision by Maurice F. Carter Ltd. First appears in street directories in 1962. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an interview with Margaret Harper. A small amount of information from the library website and the forming of this street wasn’t as simple as this. …

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Annell Place in Burnside – Named after Annie Elizabeth Witbrock, née Ell, (1868-1947).Named by her daughter, Mabel Mabel Winifred Witbrock (1893-1991). Annie Witbrock was the daughter of Charles and Mary Ell and a cousin of Henry George “Harry” Ell (1862- 1934). She is listed in street directories from 1939 living at 184 Burnside Road (later …

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Ambleside Drive in Burnside – Formed on land owned by Professor Albert Hugh Flay (1905-1973) and developed by his son. First appears in street directories in 1964. Information supplied in 2009 by Peter Foster in an interview with Margaret Harper. A small amount of information from the library website and I am not convinced that …

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Gregan Crescent in Burnside – Named after the Gregan family.Bernard Daniel Gregan (1910-1976) farmed at 341 Wairakei Road. The farm extended from Grahams Road to the shingle pits at Lake Bryndwr. The land was bought by the Government for state housing in 1956. First appears in street directories in 1960. Information supplied in 2007 by …

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Ashbourne Street in Burnside – Named after Ashbourne in Derbyshire, England. About 1963 Waimairi County Council minuted a policy that all its streets be named after English place names. In a subdivision by Maurice F. Carter Ltd. First appears in street directories in 1966. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an …

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Kingsgate Place in Burnside and nothing on library website. It is amazing how many streets in this area aren’t on the library website yet all the houses date from 1960s. I couldn’t find much information on Papers Past unless you want to know how many times MED were turning off the power for maintenance. As …

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