Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project
I love walking and history and this project covers both interests
Ben Nevis Drive in Broomfield – Named after Ben Nevis, a mountain in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland. First appears in street directories in 1991. A small amount of information from the library website. Ben Nevis is actually the highest mountain in the UK and is a Munro. When I climbed Ben Nevis there was still …
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Coronado Place in Broomfield- nothing on library website which was surprising as the houses were all built in the 1960s. The houses were typical 1960s houses but there were a couple of really nice gardens. The street runs off Rosella Street and I was happy as the footpath was on both sides of the road. …
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Glenys Place in Broomfield- nothing on library website about this street. Suspect it is named after a person but couldn’t find any information online. Most houses were built in 1970s so I was surprised that there was a footpath on only one side of the street. The street runs off Rosella Street and nothing really …
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Maunsell St in Woolston – Named after Charles Thomas Maunsell (d.1859) Maunsell, an original subscriber of the Canterbury Association, bought Rural Section 14, 100 acres between Ferry Road and Heathcote, and Rural Section 67, 50 acres in Heathcote, near Christchurch Quay. He arrived in Lyttelton on the Castle Eden in February 1851 and lived at …
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King Edward Terrace In Woolston- Named after King Edward VII (1841-1910).First appears in street directories in 1908. [In 1985, because of the Woolston Cut flood relief development, the council proposed that this street should disappear. This did not happen.] A small amount of information from the library website. A reasonable amount of information on Papers …
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Atom Lane in Woolston – Named because of its proximity to Rutherford Street. Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) was a scientist who is widely credited with first “splitting the atom” in 1917. First appears in street directories in 1987. A small amount of information from the library website and I honestly wasn’t expecting any information on their …
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Tanner Street in Woolston – formerly Scott Street and Station Street. Named because of the street’s proximity to the Woolston Tanneries. OR Named after William Wilcox Tanner (1851-1938). Scott Street, or alternatively Station Street, first appears in street directories in 1896. The only resident is William P. McNeil, the railway station master. By 1900 it …
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Meadow Street in Papanui – Named after The Meadows, a property belonging to Alfred Edward Tutton (1856- 1910). Tutton was a butcher. The Meadows was subdivided and sold by auction in 1908 and Meadow Street formed. First appears in street directories in 1911. A small amount of information from the library website. Lots of information …
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Gregory Ave in Islington – formerly Gregory Road. Named after William Henry Gregory (1877?- 1959). Gregory was an electrical engineer with the electricity department. Formed near the Islington substation. Gregory Road first appears in street directories in 1977. Becomes Gregory Avenue in 1983. Information supplied in 2006 by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch City Council. …
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Kaplan Ave in Islington – Named after a propellor-type water turbine widely used throughout the world in highflow, low-head power production. Formed near the Islington substation. First appears in street directories in 1962. Information supplied by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch City Council. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that …
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Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project