Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
York Tong Place – Named after the English equivalent of the developer’s father’s name – The family had lived in Christchurch for some time and it is believed they owned the Pagoda Court Restaurant in Colombo Street. The cul-de-sac was created in the 4th stage of the subdivision in 1994. A reasonable amount of information …
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Grove Road formerly Park Road – Named after The Grove, the cob house built by William Barbour Wilson (1819- 1897) in Brougham Street – Park Road first appears in street directories in 1878. Re-named Grove Road on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Wilson was a nurseryman, businessman and local politician, being the …
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Macaulay Street -Information from library website – Named after Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800- 1859). – Macaulay was an English author, historian and politician. Named to continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham. A small amount of information from the library website. Another street with a mixture of new and …
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Poulson Street – Information from library website – Named after the Rev. George Robert Paulson (1800?-1869). Paulson, an absentee landowner, appears in a Clergy List published by George Cox dated 1869 as Paulson, George R., Rector of Addington, Kent. [Poulson is a mis-spelling of Paulson and his name appears in records in both forms. A …
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Fairfield Avenue – Information from the the library website -Named after Fairfield, a large house which stood where Fairfield Avenue was later developed. – H. J. Tancred, a member of the General Assembly, lived at Fairfield – A reasonable amount of information from the library website, This street is looking run down and shabby. The …
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Collins Street – Information from the library website – Named after Wilkie Collins (1824-1889 – Collins was an English author. -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. Originally intended to be named Wilkie Collins Street. – A …
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Cotterill Street – Information from library website – Named after the Rev. George Cotterill (1814- 1902) – Cotterill was chaplain on the ship Sir James Pollock and became the vicar of the Lower Heathcote parish 1857-1859. – A small amount of information on the library website. This street has social housing one side and a …
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Braddon Street – formerly known as Hyde Garden Street – Probably named after Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837?- 1915) – Hyde Garden Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1878. Made a public street from 1 January 1888. Re-named Braddon Street in 1889. Braddon was the author of Lady Audley’s Secret, published in 1862 – …
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Decided to start my street walking on December 15th 2018 with my regular route. This street has businesses on one side and houses the other side. A short and not really an interesting street. I didn’t take any photos of this street. The street has a mixture of new and old houses and there is …
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Why did I decide to start a project of walking the streets of Christchurch. I love walking and also love history. I was also bored and there is nothing worse than a bored lytteltonwitch. Why lytteltonwitch when I live in Christchurch? I am born and bred in Lyttelton and my sons when teenagers called me …
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project