Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
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Hammerton Lane in Heathcote and nothing on the library website. The article Heathcote’s Lovely Lanes by Barrie Wood has the best information. Hammerton Lane takes its name from the 150 acre Heathcote Valley estate owned by early pioneer Isaac Cookson. The estate was named after ‘Green Hammerton’ a village in North Yorkshire, England. The name …
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When researching Heathcote streets I came across several mentions of The Godley Cross and I found a page with a reasonable amount of information plus an image of the first cross. I also looked at Papers Past. Various articles mention that there had been at least four crosses erected but all were subject to vandalism. …
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Vogel Street in Richmond – formerly Tweed street, from Vogel street to Forth street, was incorporated into Vogel Street. Named after John Conrad Vogel (1833-1910). Vogel was a baker and came to New Zealand in 1859. He farmed a block of land fronting onto Worcester Street between the East Belt and Stanmore Road. First appears …
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Forth Street in Richmond – Probably named after the River Forth in Scotland. First mentioned in street directories in 1902 with a see ref. to Stanmore Road. First mentioned in the Star in 1904 in an advertisement. Not listed in street directories with residents until 1905. A small amount of information on the library website. …
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Railway Terrace in Heathcote and nothing on the library website. The following information is from Barrie Woods’s piece called Heathcote’s Lovely Lanes. Actually a private right of way, Railway Terrace was named because it follows a terrace above the railway line. Original properties in this area were part of the Pawaho settlement, which was a …
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Ferrymead Park Drive – Named in 1999. A tiny amount of information from library website. The Council are constructing a new road which will provide improved access to Ferrymead Historic Park from Bridle Path Road. The new road runs from Bridle Path Road in to the existing Truscotts Road. Parts of Truscott Road are to …
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Truscotts Rd in Heathcote- Formerly Albert Street. May have been named after Albert Charles Truscott (1838?- 1910). Re-named Truscotts Road. Named after Frederick Truscott (1874- 1945) and his wife, Selina Truscott, née Keast, (1875?- 1961). Frederick Truscott, a saddler, was a resident of Pawaho Hamlet in Heathcote in 1905. He farmed Truscott’s Farm, Moncks Spur, …
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Deavoll Place in Heathcote – Named after Daniel Deavoll (1858?-1929). Deavoll was a carpenter who lived at 123 Bridle Path Road. He named his son, Daniel Stanley Heathcote Deavoll (1898-1974). The family’s fourth generation was still resident in the Heathcote Valley at the time the street was named in 2003. A small amount of information …
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Stead Lane in Heathcote – Named after George Gatonby Stead, owner of G G Stead & Co. George Gatonby Stead (1841 – 1908) founded the company G G Stead and Co in 1871, and purchased the Maltworks in 1875. George was a notable grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder and businessman. Additional information: Date Named: …
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Cordelia Lane in Heathcote – Named after the ketch, Cordelia. The Cordelia was a ketch sailed by Captain James Hines (1836?-1920). The Shipping News in The Lyttelton Times in 1868-1869 refers to voyages made by the Cordelia, with Hines at the wheel, bringing firewood from Pigeon Bay to Lyttelton. Developed at 132 Port Hills Road. …
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