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Balrudry Street in Avonhead and nothing on the library website. This surprised me as the street had to be an older street as there was a footpath on both sides of the street plus I remember it from my days of working at Avonhead ANZ. Most houses here date from 1950s with one house built …

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Flesher Ave in Richmond – Named after the Flesher family. William Flesher (1837-1889) bought 25 acres there for £500 in 1871. His son, James Arthur Flesher (1865-1930), a lawyer, was mayor of New Brighton 1912-1913 and 1915-1917 and mayor of Christchurch 1923-1925. The road was formed out of land that had previously belonged to Avebury …

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Eveleyn Couzins Ave in Richmond – Named after Eveleyn Charlotte Couzins (1896- 1945). Miss Couzins was a niece of Sir Ernest Andrews, the mayor of Christchurch 1941- 1945. She acted as his mayoress and the street was named after her at his request. The street was formed on land that had previously belonged to Avebury …

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Kershaw Place in Richmond – Developed in a subdivision of the Flesher’s block, Richmond. First mentioned in The Press in 1944. First appears in street directories in 1946. A tiny amount of information from the library website. Not much information in Papers Past and it was mostly death notices. This area was developed in 1940s …

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Aldersley Street in Richmond – Named after Philip Atkinson Aldersley (1883?-1963). Aldersley ran a bakery business in Richmond in the 1940s and 1950s. He lived at 17 Chrystall Street. In a government housing settlement off North Parade. When the street was named after Aldersley, he gave the Mayor, E. H. Andrews, £5 for the first …

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Lois Place in Richmond- formerly Bassett Place. Named after Lois Gwendoline Curtis, née Bassett, (1904- 1985). The Bassetts were early settlers in the Richmond area. Bassett Place first appears in street directories in 1933. Re-named Lois Place on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. A small amount of information from the library website. …

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Racecourse Road in Sockburn – Named because of its proximity to Riccarton Racecourse. First appears in street directories in 1903. A tiny amount of information from the library website and the name is obvious. Riccarton Racecourse is still there. There was a huge number of entries for Racecourse Road on Papers Past as so many …

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Showgate Avenue in Sockburn – formerly Showgate Drive. Named after a galloper, Showgate.Formed on a subdivision of the Riccarton Racecourse. Showgate Drive first appears in street directories in 1993. Becomes Showgate Avenue in 1995. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name. All the houses …

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Kumai Place in Sockburn- Named after a galloper, Kumai. Formed on a subdivision of the Riccarton Racecourse. First appears in street directories in 1993. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name. There are 9 houses here all built in the 1990s but none of …

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Thornhill Place in Sockburn – First appears in street directories in 1991. A tiny amount of information from the library website. I assume that because this street runs off Racecourse Rd that there is a horse racing reason for the name but couldn’t find any information to confirm this. There was a horse called Thornhill …

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