Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Bendrose Crescent in Wigram – nothing on library website yet it is part of the Broken Run subdivision that has streets named after high country runs / farms. Bendrose is near Twizel and was mentioned on Stuff website in 2014. Only 14 houses here built between 2016 and 2018 and most houses are on only …
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Asheridge Place in Wigram – Named after Asheridge, a homestead near Waimate, South Canterbury.Continues the theme in the Broken Run subdivision of naming streets after high country farms. Named in 2015. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Only 26 houses …
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Deerwood Lane in Wigram – Continues the theme in the Broken Run subdivision of naming streets after high country farms. Named in 2015. A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out where Deerwood high country farm is in New Zealand. Lots with that name in the US. Only 7 …
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Tenby Place in Avondale – In a Paramount Homes subdivision. Named on 15 June 1960. First appears in street directories in 1962. Information on date of naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 20 June 1960. A small amount of information from the library website and the street …
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Newport St in Avondale – In a subdivision by Paramount Homes. Named on 15 June 1960. Information on date of naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 20 June 1960. A small amount of information from the library website and the street was probably named after a place …
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Horton Place in Avondale – Named after Edward Beath Horton (1910- 1985) and his wife, Mona Louisa Grace Horton (1914- 2004). Horton was a builder of nearby 54 Breezes Road in 1958. He and his wife were former owners of the site where this street was developed. Their names are shown on the subdivision plan …
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Pembroke St in Avondale – Named in 1955. A very tiny amount of information from the library website. It is probably named after Pembroke in Wales as other streets in the area are named after places in Wales. Not a lot of information on Papers Past. A few death notices and a few residents were …
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Westcott St in Dallington – Appears on a 1954 map. First appears in street directories in 1957. A tiny amount of information from the library website. The street is possibly named after a place in the UK or it could be someone’s surname. This street runs off Belfield St and there is also a Westcott …
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Claydon Place in Dallington – Named in 1967. A very tiny amount of information from the library website. The street was probably named after a place in the UK. I personally would like it to have been named after George Henry Claydon who was a master builder and a bell ringer. Papers Past had it …
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Bramwell St in Dallington – The street was developed in 1956, the year Banks Avenue School was opened. A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find out where the name for the street came from. Possibly from a place name in the UK. Another possible reason for the name was …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project