Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
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Southey Street in Sydenham- Named after Robert Southey (1774-1843). Southey was Poet Laureate for 30 years. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. Made a public street from 1 January 1888. First appears in street directories in …
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Wembley Street in Sydenham- Named after the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924 Named in 1927. First appears in street directories in 1929.A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the naming of the street. All I found on Papers Past about the name was …
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Caton Street in Sydenham – Named after John Henry Caton (d. 1870). Caton owned a number of properties in Montreal Street. This land was advertised for sale in The Press after he drowned in the McLachlan River near Sydney. His death is registered at Coonbarabran in New South Wales. The construction of Caton Street was …
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Walton Street in Sydenham – Named after Sir Izaak Walton (1593-1683). Walton was an English biographer best known for The Compleat Angler. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. First appears in street directories in 1892. A …
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Hutcheson Street in Sydenham – Probably named after Francis Hutcheson (1694- 1746)Hutcheson was a philosopher. Probably named to continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. First mentioned in The Press in 1882 when two sections were …
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Cadogan Street in Sydenham – Named after William Cadogan, 1st Earl of Cadogan (1675- 1726).Cadogan was a British soldier and parliamentarian. First mentioned in the Star in a report of a meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council in 1886. First appears in street directories in 1887.A small amount of information from the library website and …
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Burlington Street in Sydenham – May have been named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694- 1753). Lord Burlington was an architect and patron of the arts. Probably named to continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council in January …
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Albemarle Street in Sydenham – Probably named after Albemarle Street in London, off Bond Street. The origin of the name is French, from the Aumale region of Normandy. First mentioned in the Star in 1884 in a report of a meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council. First appears in street directories in 1887. A small …
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Matipo Street in Riccarton – formerly Cutlers Road. Ngaio Street was incorporated into Matipo Street. Formerly Cutler’s Road. Named after Henry Cutler (1834-1919). Re-named Matipo Cutler had a market garden and orchard on the east side of the road, a few chains from Riccarton Road. Cutler’s Road is first mentioned in The Press in 1874. …
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Freyberg Ave in Riccarton – Formerly Godley Avenue. Named after John Robert Godley (1814- 1861). Re-named Freyberg Avenue. Named after Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg (1889- 1963). Godley was a lawyer, writer, administrator, coloniser and public servant. “The street in the new Riccarton subdivision on Mr John Brown’s subdivision which runs off Deans Avenue near the …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project