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College Ave in Strowan – Named because of its proximity to St Andrew’s College. First mentioned in The Press in 1925 where it is described as a “new” road. First appears in street directories in 1928. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name as …

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Brenchley Ave in Strowan – Named after Brenchley Farm in Lyttelton. Samuel Rollin Webb (1848-1933), a mayor of Lyttelton, at one time owned Brenchley Farm. He retired to 51 Normans Road. Named in 1928. First appears in street directories in 1929.A small amount of information from the library website. There is also a Brenchley Rd …

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Gould Crescent in Woolston – Named after George Gould (1823-1889). Gould was an agent for owners and occupiers of sheep stations, an exporter of wheat and wool from Canterbury, and a director of the New Zealand Shipping Company. He was a shareholder in the Christchurch conveyance Company which ran the lighters Fanny and Fancy between …

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Alport Place in Woolston – formerly part of Dyers Road. Named after Augustus James Alport (1816-1886). Alport was Lyttelton’s auctioneer and a shareholder in the Christchurch Conveyance Company. He became a director of the short-lived Canterbury Steam Navigation Company in 1858. He was also a Canterbury Provincial councillor up until 1861. Formed because of the …

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Steam Wharf Lane in Woolston and there was nothing on the library website. I was surprised that there was nothing on the library website as most houses date from 1990s plus one from 1945. I suspect that the house from 1945 would have been part of a property that had either a Ferry Rd or …

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Peel St in Strowan – Named after Peel, the third largest town on the Isle of Man. Formed when the western portion of the Strowan Park Estate was subdivided in 1911. The developer may have had some connection with the Isle of Man as other streets in the vicinity are named after towns on the …

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Searells Ave – Named after Thomas Searell (1811-1891). Searell, a miller, bought the Carlton Mill in 1865 and eight acres of land north of Normans Road in 1871 which he later subdivided and sold. In 1884 he and his family were living at Kilmore Street East. First appears in street directories in 1890.A small amount …

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Urunga Ave in Strowan- Formerly Hancocks Road. Named after Thomas Hancock (1813?-1898). Re-named Urunga Road. Named after Urunga, the house at 51 Normans Road owned by Samuel Rollin Webb (1848- 1933). Urunga means: a place of Peace. Hancocks Road first appears in street directories in 1903. Hancock was a grocer, soap manufacturer and brewer. He …

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Watford St in Strowan – Formerly Nursery Road. Named because it was developed on the site of nurseries. Re-named Watford Street. Named because both parents of a prominent resident there had been born at Watford, just outside London. [These people have not been identified.]One nursery was run by John Joyce (1850?- 1928). He died at …

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Walnut Ave in Strowan – Formerly St Andrew’s Terrace. Named because of its proximity to St Andrews College. Re-named Walnut Avenue. Named after the walnut tree once on the corner of the street. St Andrews Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1924 where it is referred to as a street “known as St …

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