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Derwent Street in Bryndwr – Named after the River Derwent, Cumbria. 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 1962. Information supplied in 2008 by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an …

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Glencoe Street in Burnside – nothing on library website which surprised me as the houses were built in the 1960s and there is a mention in Papers Past as early as 1960. Papers Past mentions this area including this street as being sold off by Lands and Survey Dept and is a subdivision being developed …

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Banbury Street in Burnside- nothing on library website which surprised me as most houses were built in 1960s. It was probably named after Banbury in the UK. Papers Past had an ad in 1961 about Crown Land for sale which included this street and the surrounding streets. In 1968 there was an article about a …

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Appleby Crescent in Burnside – Named because of the apple trees that once grew on the verges outside the houses. First appears in street directories in 1962 Information supplied in 2007 by Mrs Daisy Greenaway in an interview with Margaret Harper. A small amount of information from the library website. The rest of the streets …

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Cranbrook Avenue in Burnside – Probably named after Cranbrook in Kent, England. First mentioned in street directories in 1960. First appears as a listing in 1964. A small amount of information from the library website. Most houses were built in 1960s and typical 1960s style and mostly built of brick. Not a lot of information …

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Dalton Place in Burnside – nothing on library website. I was surprised that there wasn’t any information on the library website as the street dates from 1960s. There were only 9 houses here and typical 1960s style and mostly built of brick. Footpath on both sides of the street which I like as modern streets …

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Halswell Commons and I decided to do all the streets and lanes under one heading. The streets are too new to be on the library website. The streets are bordered by Hendersons Road and Halswell Rd and could fall into either Halswell or Hoon Hay suburbs. The houses are very new and many are still …

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Longview Place in the red zone in Burwood – Named because of the long views from the street. Named in 2007. Small amount of information from the library. This street no longer exists as it is in the the red zone. There seems to be a track for bikes and skateboards here. Google street view …

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Medway St in Richmond – Formerly Minchin’s Road. Named after Edward Corker Minchin (1821- 1899). Re-named Medway Street. Probably named after Medway in Kent, England. Minchins Road is first mentioned in the Star in 1879. First appears in street directories in 1914. Minchin was one of the first owners of property at what later became …

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Upland Rd in Hoon Hay- First appears in street directories in 1953. A tiny amount of information from the library website. I searched several websites and couldn’t find a reason for the name of this street. There are several streets throughout New Zealand with this name. I would understand if it was on a hill …

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