Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Foster Street – Named after John Foster (1817- 1903). Foster was a road contractor of Riccarton and lived on the section of Princess Street which became Foster Street. First mentioned in the Star in 1897.Wee bit of information from library website. This street is now part of the shopping centre Tower Junction. The only photo …
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Troup Drive – Named after Sir George Alexander Troup (1863-1941) and his son, Gordon Sloan Troup (1898-1977). Sir George Troup was an architect who designed the Dunedin and the Kaiapoi Railway Stations. His son, Gordon, was a university liaison officer, lecturer, railway enthusiast and writer on railway matters. Named in 1997.Interesting information from the library …
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Whiteleigh Ave – Named after Whiteleigh, the home in Addington of John Terras Bell (1838-1908). Bell was a land and estate agent. First appears in street directories in 1900. I expected the library website to have had much more information about this street. It runs from Lincoln Rd and weirdly it stops just before Blenheim …
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Bernard Street – Formerly Feathers Lane. Named because the Star Hotel, formerly the Feathers Hotel, was on the corner of Lincoln Road and Feathers Lane. Also formerly named Railway Road and Station Street. Named because it led to the Addington Railway Station. Re-named Bernard Street. Named after General Bernard Cyril Freyberg (1891-1963). Re-named Bernard Street …
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Wise Street – formerly Crofts Lane which was incorporated into Taylor Street. Formerly Taylor Street. Named after Edward Martin Taylor (1831-1907). Re-named Wise Street. Named after Herbert William Wise (1874?-1950). Re-named Wise Street on 27 September 1948. Wise was a Riccarton Borough councillor 1916-1938. Crofts Lane was named after Alfred John Croft (1870- 1954). Several …
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Feast Place – Named after Herbert Stanley Feast (1898?- 1961) – Feast was the town clerk of Christchurch 1940-1961. I didn’t walk the full street here as I didn’t feel comfortable or safe to do this. This street is social housing and seems to be mostly men here. Unable to find this man’s grave.
Feilding Street -formerly Spohr Street. Formerly Spohr Street. Named after Louis Spohr (1784-1859). Re-named Feilding Street. Spohr was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. Re-named Feilding Street in 1917 because of a dislike of German names during World War I (1914-1918). Mostly older houses along this street. It runs behind Addington Shopping Centre.
Stuart Mill Street – Named after John Stuart Mill (1806- 1873). Mill was a philosopher and author. One of the “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham. This is a street that many people miss as it just looks like a driveway to the back of shops. There is a brand new building …
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Kenilworth Street – Probably named after Kenilworth, in Warwickshire, England. The library website didn’t have much to say about this street. It was mostly wooden villas ranging from very nice to seriously needing repairs. At the Clarence St end there were some modern ugly apartments. It was almost impossible to walk on the footpath because …
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Leamington Street – Probably named after Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. Another street where the library website has very little information. This street has mostly older wooden villas and one Art Deco place. There is a big section where new buildings are going up and I can’t remember what was originally there but was probably the …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project