Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Kent Street was developed off the end of Caton Street. First mentioned in The Press in 1892 when moves were made to develop it into a public street. First appears in street directories in 1904.Not much on the library website but then it is a tiny street in Sydenham. I didn’t take any photos as …
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Matthew Place – Probably named after the Rt. Rev. Dr. Matthew Joseph Brodie (1864-1943). [Christchurch City Council records say this street is named after a Sister Matthew. Fraser Faithfull was not able to trace a Sister of this name.] Brodie was Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch 1915-1943. Named in 2001. Biographical information supplied in 2007 …
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Constance Place – Continues the theme in the Aidanfield subdivision of street names recognising former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Community, and place names with a strong association to the community. Named in 2010.A bit of information from the library website but personally I would liked a bit more information about Constance. I didn’t take …
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Mariposa Crescent – Named after the steamer Mariposa. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order travelled to New Zealand on the steamer Mariposa in 1887. The street names in the Aidanfield subdivision are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named in …
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McMahon Drive – Named after Sister Antonia (Letitia) McMahon (1894- 1976). Sister Antonia was born in Victoria and worked in Christchurch approximately 1915- 1960. The street names in the Aidanfield subdivision are those of former Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named in 2001. …
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Penbury Street – Formerly Aynsleys Alley, No 2. Named after the Murray-Aynsley family. Re-named Percy Street. Named after Hugh Percy MurrayAynsley (1828- 1917). Re-named Leith Street and later Penbury Street. Probably named after Penbury in Kent.Aynsleys Alley, No 2 was renamed Percy Street in 1889. Murry-Aynsley probably owned the land where the street was formed. …
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Lawson Street – Formerly Elizabeth Street. Conway Street was incorporated into Lawson Street. It ran from Queen Street (later Buchan Street) to Hawdon Street. Named after Henry Lawson (1867- 1922) Elizabeth Street appears on an 1879 map and first appears in street directories in 1887. Re-named Lawson Street in 1909. The Star says Elizabeth Street …
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Harold Street – Formerly Aynsleys Alley No 4 and Aynsley Street. Named after Hugh Percy Murray-Aynsley (1828-1917). Aynsleys Alley No 4 was re-named Aynsley Street in 1889. Murray-Aynsley probably owned the land where this street was formed. Re-named Harold Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named.Interesting information from library website but doesn’t …
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Bath Street – Probably named after the cathedral city of Bath in Somerset, England.Not much information from library website. A short street and it has South City Mall on side and various businesses on the other side. On the Colombo St corner there is an old hotel called New City Hotel and it looks very …
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Albert Tce – Named after Albert Ernest Small (1863?- 1941). In electoral rolls of 1914, Small, a fruitgrower, is listed living at 69 Albert Terrace.A small amount of information on the library website. It goes from Centaurus Rd roundabout where there is a garage and a shop. Another mixture of new and old houses with …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project