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Fitzgerald Ave – formerly East Town Belt and East Belt. North Avon Road from Fitzgerald Avenue northward. Formerly East Town Belt and East Belt. Named by the Canterbury Association surveyors who laid out the boundaries of the original city within roadways called “belts” or “town belts”. Re-named Fitzgerald Avenue. Named after James Edward Fitzgerald (1818-1896) …

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Bealey Ave – formerly North Belt and North Town Belt. Named by the Canterbury Association surveyors who laid out the boundaries of the original city within roadways called ‘belts’ or town belts’. Re-named Bealey Avenue. Named after Samuel Bealey (1821-1909). North Belt is first mentioned in the Star in 1869 in a report of a …

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Grigg Place in Hillmorton – Named after John Grigg (1828?- 1901). Grigg was a runholder at Longbeach and Fellow of Christ’s College. One of the streets in the area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1970A small amount of information from the library website and not a lot …

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Warren Crescent in Hillmorton – Named after the Rev. Alwyn Warren (1900- 1988). Warren was the Bishop of Christchurch 1951- 1966 and, because of this, a warden of Christ’s College. One of the streets in the area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1964.A small amount of information …

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Charles Upham Ave in Hillmorton– formerly Upham Avenue. Named after Charles Hazlitt Upham (1908- 1994). Upham was a farmer, soldier and prisoner of war. He was also an old boy of Christ’s College. One of the streets in the area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. Upham Avenue first appears in street directories in …

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Harling Ave in Hillmorton – Named after Carl Harling (1841?- 1926). Harling was a master at Christ’s College 1888- 1904. One of the streets in the area formed on land owned by Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1972.A small amount of information from the library website. It would have been leasehold land …

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Heaton Street in Strowan. Named after Robert Heaton Rhodes (1861- 1956). His grandmother’s maiden name was Theodosia Maria Heaton. Rhodes opened up his land for development in 1914. At the time he stipulated that houses built there cost at least £3000 and be “of a certain style”. Tenders are invited for “the erection of a …

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Leinster Rd formerly Pepperell’s Lane. in Strowan – Formerly Pepperell’s Lane. Named after Thomas Mills Pepperell (1819- 1887). Re-named Leinster Road. Named by a Mrs Strangman, probably Marian Strangman (1824?- 1892), widow of John Strangman (1809-1881). Originally an accommodation road ie. a route for stock. Pepperell’s Lane was an early, informal name that does not …

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Aranoni Track in Clifton Bay / Clifton Hill. Nothing on the library website and it is a track rather than a street but the library has included other tracks on it’s website. It starts at Nayland St and finishes at Brownlee Park. There are 13 houses and two date from 1910 and two from 1920s …

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Mulgans Track in Clifton Bay / Clifton Hill. Nothing on the library website but it is a track rather than a street but the library does have other such tracks on it’s website. This track runs from Kinsey Tce to the Main Road and in early days was mentioned as being in Redcliffs. There are …

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