Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Marquess Ave in Halswell- nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in 1990s and 2000s. There are several streets in the area are named after titles in the peerage. It was a pleasant tree lined street and there is an entrance to Westlake Reserve at the end of the street. A couple …
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Riverton Tce in Halswell – First appears in street directories in 1993. A tiny amount of information on the library website. It is possibly named after either Riverton in Southland or Riverton in the UK. All the houses were built in the 1990s including the one that looked like it had been built in the …
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Van Dyke Place in Halswell – nothing on library website yet the houses were built in the 1990s. The street was probably named after the artist van Dyck but spelt wrong. This street is opposite Constable Place. Only 7 houses and the houses didn’t stand out for me but most had lovely gardens. One had …
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Fuchsia Place in Halswell – nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in 1990s. The footpath was on only one side of the street and one house really stood out for me. Some nice gardens but most just had lawns.
Constable Place in Halswell – In the Oaklands subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1995. A tiny amount of information from the library website. The street is probably named after the painter John Constable as some of the nearby streets are also named after painters. There are only 9 houses here all built in …
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Sholto Duncan Crescent in Halswell – too new to be on library website. This street was named after one of the victims of the 1953 collision between two planes. The planes were part of a fly past that signalled the end of the celebration of the 1953 London to Christchurch Air Race. Sholto was born …
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Eric Melrose Lane in Halswell – too new to be on library website. This street is named after one of the victims of the 1953 collision between two planes. The planes were part of a fly past that signalled the end of the celebration of the 1953 London to Christchurch Air Race. Eric Melrose was …
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Vildebeest Street in Halswell – too new to be on library website. Vilderbeest is a biplane and the streets here have an aviation theme. The other street names are related to the 1953 London to Christchurch Air Race and this plane wasn’t part of the Air Race. Only 13 houses mostly on only side of …
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Air Race Lane in Halswell – too new to be on library website. Valuation website put this street into Halswell but it is very close to Wigram. I checked older maps and this area wasn’t part of Wigram Aerodrome but all the names of streets here have an aviation theme. Found a news article dated …
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Mull Place in Broomfield – Named after the Mull at the extreme south tip of the Kintyre peninsula, Western Scotland. A mull is a headland. Named because it runs off Kintyre Drive. First appears in street directories in 1995. A small amount of information from the library website. This is a small street with only …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project