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Normans Rd in Strowan – Named after William George Norman (1816- 1891). Norman arrived in Canterbury on the Sir George Seymour in 1850. He began working as a carrier and soon earned enough money to import two draught horses. One of these won first prize in the first agricultural show in Christchurch which was held …

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Hawthorne St in Strowan – Formerly Brighton Street for a short time only. Also formerly named Schmidts Road. Named after William (Wilhelm) Schmidt (1832- 1894). Re-named Hawthorn (later Hawthorne) Road and later Hawthorne Street. Named after the Hawthorne Nursery of John Greenaway (1831-1880) situated on 5 acres there.Named Brighton Street by John Bligh (1838- 1896), …

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Hartley Ave in Strowan – Formerly St Andrews Terrace. Named because of its proximity to St Andrew’s College. Re-named Hartley Avenue. Named after Leonard Brannon Hart (1874-1960). St Andrews Terrace is first mentioned in The Press in 1924 when land for sale there is advertised. First appears in street directories in 1927. Re-named Hartley Avenue …

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Middleton Road in Upper Riccarton – Bowens Road was incorporated into Middleton Road. Named after Middleton Grange, Bowen’s home there. Bowens Road was named after Charles Christopher Bowen (1830- 1917). Middleton Road is first mentioned in the Star in1869 when its formation was discussed. First appears in street directories in 1904, running off Bowens Road …

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Field Terrace in Upper Riccarton – Field Street and Spring Street both appear first in street directories in 1921. The two streets were amalgamated and re-named Field Terrace in June 1948. A small amount of information from the library website. There was possibly a market garden here which possibly explains Field Street and highly likely …

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Acacia Avenue in Upper Riccarton and it isn’t on library website yet most houses here were built in 1950s. Most entries on Papers Past were death notices. In 1953 there was a fire on a vacant section and a shed fire in 1955. Sewer connections were done in 1954. In December 1963 there was an …

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Haslett Place in Upper Riccarton and it isn’t on library website which is surprising as most houses were built in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1958 sections were offered by ballot with preference given to returned servicemen. The sections were offered by Land and Survey Dept. By November 1958 houses were available and being sold …

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Canterbury Street in Hornby – Named after Canterbury itself. First appears in street directories in 1960. Hornby streets are not listed separately until 1960. A small amount of information from the library website. This street looks like it has always been a street with businesses on it. Most entries on Papers Past are ads except …

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Lochee Road in Upper Riccarton- Named by Joseph Irvine Colligan (1910-1965). Colligan was a hairdresser and chairman of the Waimairi County Council 1960-1965. He was born in Lochee Road in Dundee, Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1964. Information supplied in 2004 by Aileen Colligan (d. 2010) in an interview with Margaret Harper. A …

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Golden Elm Lane in Upper Riccarton and nothing on the library website. There are only 6 houses here and 4 were built in 1980s and the other two were built in 1990s. It was a private lane and I didn’t actually walk it. There wasn’t a footpath and it just looked like a driveway to …

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