Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Thackers Quay in Woolston – Named because it is near Thacker’s Slipway and also the Heathcote River. A cul-de-sac serving 15 warehouses at 119 Connal Street. Named in 1999. A small amount of information from the library website and it is exactly the same information that was on the council website. Note it was actually …
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Barnsfield Close in Halswell – There has been a barn associated with this property for nearly 100 years. The old red wooden barn, built around 1920-30, was a well-known feature in the neighbourhood and prominent landmark. The old barn was demolished after the September 2010 earthquake and replaced with the new red barn. The fields …
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Another random post while I am recovering from an illness and I found this building after walking Ensors Rd in August. Entries on Papers Past started in 1910 when the fundraising started for the Girls Hostel connected to the Technical College. The foundation stone was laid in January 1912 and the hostel was opened in …
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This is obviously not a street but as I am recovering from an illness called Guillain Barre Syndrome that saw me in hospital for a week I am under orders not to overdo things. I will probably post some random stuff that interests me. This is the only photo that I found on my computer …
Merton Place in Bryndwr – Named after George Henry Merton (1855‐1932). Merton was headmaster of the Cathedral School and later of the Lower School at Christ’s College. One of the streets in the Papanui area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1958. A small amount of information from …
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Ensors Road in Waltham and Opawa – formerly Ensor’s Road. Named after Edmund Henry Ensor (1840-1884).Ensor arrived in Canterbury in 1860 on the William Miles. At different times he shared ownership of several farms, worked as a land and estate agent and part-owned a flax mill. He is listed in street directories in 1864 living …
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Isabella Place in Waltham – formerly part of Ensors Road. Named after Isabella Maria Ensor, née Le Fleming, (1830?-1900) Isabella Ensor was the wife of Edmund Henry Ensor (1840-1884). Their daughter, also named Isabella, died aged 7 months in 1865. Named in 1975. A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had …
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William Massey Courts in Waltham. Technically this lane is at 182 Ensors Road and it is social housing here. There are 14 units built in 1975. Papers Past only had a few death notices for this lane. There is a Wikipedia page for William Massey.
Flaxwood Lane in Waltham and nothing on the library website. I checked Ancestry website, cemetery records and Papers Past and it isn’t a surname. There are 17 houses here all built in the 1980s. The ads on Papers Past from 1986 describe them as luxury homes.
Kahukura Rd and nothing on the library website. This street couldn’t decide if it was in Hei Hei or Broomfield. The valuation website only showed one house built in 2020 yet there are at least 4 other houses probably built in the 1980s. Looking at street view it looks like the street has been extended …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project