Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Old Barrow Heights in Huntsbury and nothing on library website for this street. Couldn’t find a reason for the name and there isn’t really a place name of Old Barrow in the UK yet they have used UK place names for the surrounding streets. Most houses here were built between 2010 and 2018 and a …
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Bolt Place – Named after George Bolt (1893-1963).Bolt was an aviator, aeronautical engineer and military leader. Several streets and aviation-related facilities in various New Zealand cities are named after him. Street named because of its proximity to Christchurch International Airport. A small amount of information from the library website and they put the street into …
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Ron Guthrey Road – Named after Albert Ronald Guthrey (1916- 2008). Guthrey was mayor of Christchurch 1968-1971. First appears in street directories in 1991. A small amount of information from the library website and they put this street in the airport zone as did many of the businesses here. Lots of rental car businesses here …
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Ivan Jamieson Place – Named after Andrew Ivan Robert Jamieson (1921-2005). Jamieson was the manager of Christchurch International Airport 1958-1975. He later served on the airport board into the 1990s. First appears in street directories in 1995. A small amount of information from the library website and they placed it in the airport area but …
Robin Mann Place – Named after Dr Robin Mann .Mann was deputy chairman of the Christchurch International Airport board of directors in 2000. Formed post-1997. A small amount of information from the library website and they put it in Christchurch Airport as did the businesses in the street but one website put it into Harewood. …
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Pukaki Road and nothing on the library website. It is close to the airport and just has a couple of businesses on it. Real estate agents and google maps have it in Yaldhurst. No footpath and it is a private road. I was able to walk part of it by walking on an empty section …
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George Bellow Road – Named after William George Patrick Bellew (1944-).Bellew was chief executive officer at Christchurch International Airport 1988- 2005. A small amount of information from the library website. The library didn’t have this street under any suburbs but google maps and most real estate agents put in into the suburb of Yaldhurst. A …
Pennine Way in Huntsbury and nothing on library website about it. It will be named after the Pennine Way in the UK. I would love to walk the UK Pennine Way in full one day but have walked parts of it. Only 12 very modern houses here with great views. I was amused by the …
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Postbridge Lane in Huntsbury and nothing on the library website. The name sounded familiar and when I googled I realised why I recognised it. Postbridge is a hamlet in Dartmoor and I recommend googling Hairy Hands. Only 7 houses here and no footpath. Because of the sign at the beginning of the lane I thought …
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Swanton Drive in Huntsbury – This name continues the theme used in the subdivision of naming the streets after English villages and localities. Named in 1998. A small amount of information from the library website. Most houses were built in 2000s but a few were built between 2017 and 2022. Great views over Christchurch and …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project