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Willryan Ave in New Brighton – Named after William Nicholas Ryan (1885-1950). This was the first road developed through a block of land once owned by Ryan. The name was suggested by his wife, Mary Catherine Ryan (1892-1978). First appears in street directories in 1960. Information supplied in 2008 by Ryan’s son, Jack Ryan, in …

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Sandy Ave in New Brighton- Named after a very high sand ridge that had to be removed before development could proceed. Named by Mary Catherine Ryan (1892-1978), wife of William Nicholas Ryan (1885-1950), a contractor. First appears in street directories in 1964.Information supplied in 2008 by the Ryans’ son, Jack Ryan, in a letter to …

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Hawke St in New Brighton – Formerly Hawkes Street. Named after James George Hawkes (b. 1832). Re-named Hawke Street. Named after Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke of Towton (1705-1781). Hawkes, an auctioneer, married Sarah Jane Herbert in 1852. She died in 1853 and he married Lucy James Sparshott in 1854. They emigrated to Canterbury on …

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Howe St in New Brighton – Formerly Lucy Street. Named after Lucy James Hawkes, née Sparshott, (1833?-1918). Re-named Howe Street. Named after Lord Richard Howe (1726-1799)Lucy Hawkes was the wife of James George Hawkes, an auctioneer who split up much of the land in central New Brighton in the late 1870s. Lucy Street is first …

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Keppel St in New Brighton – Formerly Sparshott Street. Named after Lucy James Hawkes, née Sparshott,(1833?-1918). Re-named Keppel Street. Named after Augustus, Viscount Keppel (1725-1786). Lucy Hawkes was the wife of James George Hawkes, an auctioneer, who split up much of the land in central New Brighton in the late 1870s. Sparshott Street was formed …

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Tangmere Place in Burwood – Named after Tangmere, a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. First appears in street directories in 1987.A small amount of information from the library website. Most of the houses here were built in the 1980s and there was also a wee reserve …

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Clarevale Street in Burwood – Named after William Arthur “Bill” Clare (1932?-2007). Clare was Waimairi County Council’s reserves superintendent. First appears in street directories in 1977. Information supplied in 2006 by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch City Council. A small amount of information from the library website. Not a lot that I can add about …

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Hanworth Avenue in Hornby. Nothing on the library website about this street and googling it didn’t give me much information. It is in the industrial area of Hornby and runs off the Main South Rd. The main industry here was Ravensdown. There was one familiar business and that was Maryland Motors and I remember when …

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Clocktower Lane at 388 Montreal St. This obviously isn’t an official street but it is these types of unofficial right of ways that frequently become recognised streets. It is named after the nearby historic clock tower and the apartments were built in the 1990s.

Knox Lane – Named after nearby Knox Church which in turn is named after the leader of the Protestant reformation in Scotland, John Knox (1514?- 1572) Runs from Bealey Avenue past Knox Presbyterian Church. First appears in street directories in 1981.A reasonable of information from the library website except they had it as Knox Street …

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