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Factory Road Named because it Belfast First mentioned in The Press "Road Boards", The "Our local was the road that in 1883. Tenders for Press, 17 July 1883, industries", The led to the Belfast shingling Factory Road were p 3 Press, 20 March Freezing Works. asked for that year. 1874, p 2
Fair Place Named after Hoon Hay Fair was a lawyer and judge. Alpers Place, “Judges’ names”, "New Halswell Barrowclough The Press, 17 subdivision", The Arthur Fair (1885- In a 145-acre housing Road, Callan Place, September 1968, p 1 Press, 8 December 1951). subdivision planned by the Dalglish Place, 1960, p 19 housing division of the Haslam Crescent, Ministry of Works. The land "Hoon Hay Herdman Road, was purchased from the subdivision Leicester Crescent, Church Property Trustees and provides 570 McCarthy Street, the Loughnan estate. sections", The Myers Place, Press, 30 In 1968 the street names sub- Northcroft Road, September 1964, p committee of the council felt O'Leary Street, 1 that as Halswell was named Ostler Place, after a prominent English Salmond Road and Queen's Counsel it would be Stanton Crescent. appropriate to record the names of judges in street names there. Many of them had been QCs or KCs before appointment to the Bench.
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Fairfield Named after Addington The source has a photograph A Canterbury album: Sydenham : the Avenue Fairfield, a large of the house taken on 28 collodion model borough of house which stood August 1863. H. J. Tancred, a photography in old Christchurch : where Fairfield member of the General Canterbury, 1857- an informal history, Avenue was later Assembly, lived at Fairfield. 1880, p 30 p 19 developed. Fairfield Avenue was formed Province of through Rural Section 17. Canterbury, New This was 50 acres on the Zealand : list of “south of Christchurch” sections purchased to purchased by John Tucker. April 30 1863, p 1 Named in 1899 at the request “Rural Sections of Messrs Harman and chosen”, The Stevens, land and Lyttelton Times, 1 commission agents. March 1851, p 6 First appears in street "Borough Councils", directories in 1901. Star, 18 April 1899, p 1
Fairford Named after Bishopdale About 1963 the Waimairi “Street names”, The Street Fairford, a town in County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 Gloucestershire, policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 England. The named after English place town lies in the names. Cotswolds on the First appears in street River Coln. directories in 1968.
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Fairmile Place Russley First appears in street directories in 1964.
Fairview Somerfield Named in 1927 at the Dacre Street "Names of streets", Obituary, Mr T. S. Street suggestion of Thomas The Press, 13 Dacre”, The Press, Sydney Dacre (1883-1943), a September 1927, p 12 May 1943, p 5 “ barrister and solicitor. 11 "New streets, names selected", The Press, 27 September 1927, p 8
Fairway Drive Named because it Shirley The streets in the Fairway Baltimore Green, is near the Shirley Park subdivision are named Birkdale Drive, Golf Club. after American golf courses Falconridge Place, because it is near the Shirley Ironwood Lane, Links, at the Christchurch Lytham Green, Golf Club. Pepperwood Place, Ridgewood Place, Named post-1997. Wild Dunes Place, Wildhawk Lane and Wilmington Place.
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Falcon Street Drake Street, Formerly Drake New Brighton Drake Street is first Beresford Street “Craddock, “New names for Scott Street Street. Named mentioned in The Press in McCrostie streets”, The Press, after Sir Francis 1913. Company”, The 2 June 1948, p 3 Press, 10 February Drake (1540?- First appears in street “New street 1913, p 8 1596). directories in 1916. names”, The Press, “ Re-named Scott Re-named Scott Street in Borough Councils”, 24 July 1948, p 2 Street and later 1920 by the New Brighton The Press, 9 Falcon Street. Borough Council. November 1920, p 3 Named after "Street names Robert Falcon Re-named Falcon Street on 1 changed: City Scott (1868-1912). September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. council approves final list", The Press, Scott was an Antarctic 24 August 1948, p 3 explorer. This name continues the theme of naming streets in New Brighton after British Admirals, explorers and fighting seafarers.
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Falconridge Named after Shirley The streets in the Fairway Baltimore Green, Burwood/Pegasus Place Falcon Ridge Golf Park subdivision are named Birkdale Drive, Community Board Course in Stacy, after American golf courses Fairway Drive, agenda 17 June 2002 Minnesota. because it is near the Shirley Ironwood Lane, Links, at the Christchurch Pepperwood Place, Golf Club. Ridgewood Place, Wild Dunes Place, Named in 2002. Wildhawk Lane and Wilmington Place.
Falsgrave Probably named Waltham According to the minutes of Sydenham Borough Street after Falsgrave in the Sydenham Borough Council minute book North Yorkshire. Council the formation and 1879-1880, p 208, metalling of this street was held at Christchurch completed by 1880. City Council archives. First mentioned in The Press in 1880 in a report of a “Sydenham Borough meeting of the Sydenham Council”, The Press, Borough Council. 31 August 1880, p 3 First appears in street directories in 1887.
Famille Close Yaldhurst Continues the street names Delamain Riccarton/Wigram Delamain cognac theme used in the first stage Community Board of the Delamain subdivision. transport and roading Named in 2008. committee 22 August 2008
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Fantail Lane Named to Woolston In a subdivision by Enterprise Bluebell Lane, Hagley/Ferrymead continue a theme Homes developed off Molly Mawk Place Community Board already Shearwater Drive. and Sweet Waters agenda 3 February Place. established in the Named in 1999. 1999 Brookhaven subdivision.
Fantasia Named after Northwood Bayliss Nurseries had existed Bayliss Close, Shirley/Papanui "Firmly rooted in Gardens Fantasia, a variety on the site for many years Oratia Grove, Community Board history", The Press, of nectarine. and its land was subdivided Panache Place and agenda 6 September 30 October 1999, to form the street. Richard Seddon 2000 Weekend, p 21 Drive. Developed by the Freeman "100 plants for 100 Partnership. The streets in the years - wholesaler's subdivision are named after offer", varieties of fruit and Christchurch Star, personalities associated with 17 December 1999, the orchard. p C2 Named on 6 September 2000.
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Faraday Named after Sydenham Faraday was an English Report of the street Street Michael Faraday chemist and physicist, also naming committee, (1791-1867). writer and lecturer. Sydenham Borough Council minute book One of the “poets and 1879-1880, p 217, writers” streets of Sydenham, held at Christchurch Addington and Waltham City Council named by a committee of the archives. Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. “Borough Council”, [It is mis-spelt in the report of Star, 20 January the committee as Farraday.] 1880, p 3 “’Lost’ addresses”, The Christchurch Mail, 27 April 1999, p 8
Farm Lane Parklands First appears in street directories in 1993.
Farnborough Named after Aranui In an area where the streets “New streets in Street Farnborough on have names associated with Christchurch”, The the Hampshire, the county of Hampshire. Press, 28 June 1955, Surrey and There is a Christchurch city p 6 Berkshire borders. and a River Avon in Hampshire. Named in 1955.
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Farnham Named after Ilam About 1963 the Waimairi “Street names”, The Place Farnham, a town County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 in Surrey, policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 England. named after English place names. First appears in street directories in 1968.
Farquhars Named after the Redwood George Farquhar, a farmer of Settling near the G R Macdonald Road Farquhar family. Radcliffe Street (Road), was Styx River, pp 164- dictionary of born at the Styx and died in 165 Canterbury 1918 at the age of 53 years. biographies: F27 Part of this road was re- named Cunliffe Road.
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Farrelly Place Named after Rex The Farrellys operated a Broadstairs Avenue, Shirley/Papanui Highsted and Helen small farm in Claridges Road Faversham Lane, Community Board Residential Farrelly. for over thirty years (adjacent Glenturret Drive, agenda 17 December to Highsted Residential) and Grayshott Avenue 2014 were still living in their house and Tullet Park in 2015. Most of their land Drive. became part of the Highsted subdivision. In stages 1-4 of Highsted Residential. The street names were suggested by the developer. Named in 2014.
Farrier Lane Yaldhurst In the Noble Village Noble Village Riccarton/Wigram subdivision developed on the Community Board former Applefields land in agenda 15 August Yaldhurst Road. The property 2011 has historical connections Riccarton/Wigram with the breeding and racing Community Board of standard breed horses. minutes 23 August Named in 2011. 2011
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Fatima Place Named at the Redwood The street was formed on Hannah Place Information supplied Ryan family’s land formerly owned by in 2006 by Mrs request after Frank Ryan (1886-1944). His Eileen Thomson in Fatima, in Spain. wife Katie and daughter an interview with Hannah were devout Margaret Harper. Catholics and both had a liking for Fatima which is a place in Spain where children saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary early in the 20th century. Katie Ryan had the shops on the corner of Daniels Road and Main North Road built. The Ryans also ran a mini-supermarket in the area in the early 1960s. First appears in street directories in 1960.
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Faversham Named after a In stages 1-4 of the Highsted Broadstairs Avenue, Shirley/Papanui Highsted Lane street and locality subdivision. The street names Farrelly Place, Community Board Residential in Highsted, were suggested by the Glenturret Drive, agenda 17 December England. developer. Grayshott Avenue 2014 and Tullet Park Named in 2014. Drive. NB Highsted Road, and Also Highsted consequently Highsted Road. Residential, are named after John Kirby Highsted (1817- 1871), not the town in Kent, England.
Feast Place Named after Addington Feast was the town clerk of Information supplied “Obituary” The Herbert Stanley Christchurch 1940-1961. in 2007 by Richard Press, 12 Greenaway. September 1961, p Feast (1898?- First appears in street 14 1961). directories in 1962. "Obituary", The Papanui Herald, 6 October 1961, p 4
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Federer Lane Named after Burnside Federer is a Swiss tennis Fendalton/Waimairi Roger Federer player. Community Board works, traffic and (1981-) Name chosen by Bryndwr Properties Ltd. The environment committee agenda, subdivision created nine Elderly Persons Housing 25 February 2008 Units served by a common access off 258-262 Grahams Road. Named in 2008.
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Feilding Spohr Street Formerly Spohr Addington Spohr was a German virtuoso “Sydenham Borough “German street Street Street. Named violinist and composer. Council”, The Press, names”, The Press, 16 August 1881, p 3 26 September after Louis Spohr Spohr Street is first (1784-1859). 1917, p 7 mentioned in The Press in “City Council”, The Re-named 1881 in a report of a meeting Press, 30 January “Street names”, Feilding Street. of the Sydenham Borough 1917, p 10 The Press, 13 Council. Mr Ruddenklau had September 1924, p “Would road by any constructed a street in Rural 13 other name stay as Section 72 and was applying street”, Pegasus Post, for it to be taken over by the 12 July 1978, p 16 council. Spohr Street first appears in street directories in 1892. Re-named Feilding Street in 1917 because of a dislike of German names during World War I (1914-1918).
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Felicitas Sister Felicitas Halswell Sister Hanrahan was a Aidanfield Riccarton/Wigram Mount Magdala : Grove "Ellen" Hanrahan Melbourne sister who worked Community Board 80 years of (1905-1999). at Mount Magdala in the agenda 3 March care…with a short 1930s. She worked in New 2004 history of the Zealand until the 1970s institution before returning to Australia. Pitch your tents on The street names in the distant shores: a Aidanfield subdivision are history of the those of former Sisters of the Sisters of Good Good Shepherd Order and Shepherd in former residents of the Good Australia, Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Aotearoa/New Halswell. Zealand and Tahiti Named in 2004.
Felstead Place Named after Avonhead About 1963 the Waimairi “Street names”, The Felstead, a village County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 in Essex, England. policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 named after English place names. First appears in street directories in 1968.
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Felthams Named after Akaroa Feltham and his wife opened Akaroa/Wairewa "Local and Road Thomas Feltham the first school in Akaroa in Community Board General", Akaroa (1824?-1898). 1854. He was also a agenda 7 July 2010 Mail and Banks renowned nurseryman and Peninsula seedsman. Felthams Road Advertiser, 20 May was developed where he had 1898, p 2 lived 1865-1898. Named by the developer who selected the name as "it is a simple and straightforward name that we do not believe will be confused with any other in Akaroa". Named in 2010.
Fenchurch Named after Redwood, One of a group of streets Aldgate Street, “New streets in Street Fenchurch Street, Northcote named after London railway Camden Street, Christchurch”, The a railway station stations. The Main North Ealing Street, Press, 28 June 1955, in the City of Railway passes right by the Grosvenor Street, p 6 London. area. Lambeth Crescent, Paddington Street Named in 1955. and Uxbridge Street.
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Fendall Lane Named after Fendalton Named to pay tribute to Fendalton "Rural Sections G R Macdonald Walpole Cheshire Fendall whose land, Rural chosen", The dictionary of Fendall (1830– Section 18, 50 acres in Lyttelton Times, 1 Canterbury 1913). Fendall Town, was March 1851, p 6 biographies: F67 subdivided to create what is Province of "Obituary", The known today as Fendalton. Canterbury, New Press, 7 April 1913, Named in 2015. Zealand : list of p 9 sections purchased to April 30 1863, p 1 Fendalton/Waimairi Community Board agenda 30 November 2015 Fendalton/Waimairi Community Board minutes 30 November 2015 "New road name", Western News, 7 December 2015, p 5
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Fendalton Fendall Town Named after Fendalton Fendall Town Road was cut Fendalton "Rural Sections G R Macdonald Road Road. Walpole Cheshire through Rural Section 18, 50 chosen", The dictionary of Fendall (1830– acres in Fendall Town Lyttelton Times, 1 Canterbury Princess/Princ 1913). purchased by W. C. Fendall. March 1851, p 6 es Street was biographies: F67 incorporated Fendall Town Road is first Province of "Obituary", The into mentioned in The Lyttelton Canterbury, New Press, 7 April 1913, Fendalton Times in 1857. Zealand : list of p 9 Road. Fendalton Road first appears sections purchased to in street directories in 1894. April 30 1863, p 1 Advertisements”, At that time Fendalton Road “ extended into what became The Lyttelton Times, 14 November 1857, Burnside Road (later p 6 Memorial Avenue). A section of Fendalton Road “The Hagley Park Roads”, Star, 16 near Holmwood Road was June 1879, p 3 formerly named Princess or Princes Street.
First mentioned in The Press “Advertisements”, in 1880 when “53 beautiful The Press, 7 October villa sites adjoining Mr 1880, p 3 Wilkin’s residence at Holmwood” are advertised for sale in The Press.
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Fenners Lane Fenner's Lane Named after New Brighton Fenner was living on "Fires", Star, 4 “Personal items”, William Albert Seaview Road in 1897. He January 1897, p 4 The Press, 6 March Smith Fenner worked for Mason Struthers 1906, p 7 "Borough Councils", (1864?-1949). & Co Ltd for 27 years. Sun, 7 July 1914, p 2 The New Brighton Borough "New Brighton Council took over Fenner's notes", Star, 11 July Lane in 1914. 1914, p 11 First appears in street directories in 1925.
Ferdinand Named after Yaldhurst Delamain took over the Delamain Riccarton/Wigram Delamain cognac Terrace Henry-Ferdinand cognac producing business in Community Board Delamain (d. 1865. Transport and 1899). In the Delamain subdivision. Roading Committee agenda 29 June 2007 Named in 2007.
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Fergusson Named after Mairehau Fergusson was the Governor- "Advertisements", Governor-General Avenue General Sir General of New Zealand The Press, 26 of Aotearoa, New Charles Fergusson 1924-1930. November 1927, p Zealand (1865-1951). Described as a "new" street in 24 The Press in 1927 when land “Streets named and is advertised for sale there. changed”, The Press, First appears in street 1 September 1959, p directories in 1930. 16 [His surname is spelt correctly in 1930 but over the years one “s” was dropped. This was corrected in 1959.]
Fern Drive Halswell First appears in street directories in 1972.
Ferndown Named after Bromley Ferndown is a small village Hagley/Ferrymead Lane Ferndown in near Linwood in Hampshire. Community Board Hampshire, Developed by Hawk agenda 1 September England. Investments at 394 Linwood 2004 Avenue. Named in 2004.
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Ferner Street Smith’s Dallington Smith's Road/Smith Street Queensbury Street Map of Christchurch, Road/Smith ran from McBratneys Road to [1930] Street and Birchfield Street from 1920. Map of Christchurch Queensbury No residents are ever listed. and environs, 1954. Street/Queen By 1930 it had been re- “New streets in Street. named Queen Street. It Christchurch”, The Also Madge became part of Queensbury Press, 28 June 1955, Street. Street from 1939. p 6 It appears on a 1954 map as Early Dallington, p Madge Street but this never 10 appears in street directories. Madge King (1894-1967) owned a small shop in Birchfield Avenue. Re-named Ferner Street in 1955.
Ferniehurst Named after Somerfield In a subdivision where the Greta Place, Information on date Street Ferniehurst which streets are named after rivers Kaiwara Street, of naming in a letter is 24 km from or properties in North Molesworth Place, sent to the City Cheviot. Canterbury. Palmside Street and Librarian from the Tekoa Place. Town Clerk dated 13 Named in 1966. December 1966. First appears in street directories in 1970.
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Fernwood Named after Developed at 86 and 90 Shirley/Papanui Courts Fernwood, the Bristol Street. Name Community Board retirement home suggested by the Royal New agenda 3 February for the blind that Zealand Foundation for the 1999 once stood on the Blind because of its rear of the site. connection with the land being subdivided. Named in 1999.
Ferry Road Sumner Road, Formerly Sumner Central city, From St Asaph Street to the Reproduction of G R Macdonald Ashbourne Road. Named after Waltham, East Belt (later Fitzgerald Edward Jollie's 1850 dictionary of Road and John Bird Sumner Woolston Avenue) was formerly map of the proposed Canterbury Regent Street. (1780-1862). Sumner Road. city. Department of biographies: J169 Re-named Ferry Sumner was an Archbishop Lands and Survey, & T144 Road. Named of Canterbury and a President Christchurch. “Obituary”, The Historical Maps because it was the of the Canterbury Press, 9 August road leading to the Association. Reminiscences of a 1894, p 5e ferry at the Formation of the road began surveyor, runholder “Obituary”, Star, 9 Heathcote River. in 1850 and was improved at and politician in August 1894, p 1 time of establishment of Canterbury and View the biography Provincial Government. A Otago, 1841-1865, of Joseph Thomas ferry service was established pp 28-29 in the Dictionary of connecting the Ferry Road Early days of New Zealand with the Heathcote Valley Canterbury, p 27 Biography. Road leading to the foot of The evolution of a the Bridle Path. The Canterbury city, p 13 Association: a
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information "Heathcote Ferry Road" is Old Christchurch in study of its first mentioned in the picture and story, pp members’ Lyttelton Times in 1851. 50-51 connections, p 93 In 1884 “the Ferry Road, "Advertisements", “Street names”, from Hargood’s Road to the Lyttelton Times, 8 The Press, 13 swing bridge” was re-named March 1851, p 1 September 1924, p Regent Street. From Ensors 13 "Woolston Town Road-Aldwins Road to Board", Star, 14 Radley Street was re-named January 1884, p 4 Ashbourne Street in 1893 and became part of Ferry Road in “Woolston Borough 1922. Council”, The Press, 16 September 1893, From Radley Street to the p 10 Heathcote bridge remained as Regent Street until 1922 "Early provincial when it was re-named Ferry days: roadways and Road. waterways", Star, 13 February 1901, p 4 [The ferry went out of business when the bridge was "General news", The built over the Heathcote Press, 15 July 1919, River.] p 6 “Street names”, The Press, 2 September 1930, p 12 “Changes in old place names”, The
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Ferrymead Ferrymead Named in 1999. Hagley/Ferrymead Park Drive Community Board agenda 4 August 1999
Field Terrace Spring Street Upper Field Street and Spring Street "Street names "Street names", and Field Riccarton both appear first in street changed", The Press, The Press, 25 June Street. directories in 1921. The two 25 June 1948, p 9 1948, p 6 streets were amalgamated and re-named Field Terrace in June 1948.
Fieldstone Spreydon Developed at 398-404 Spreydon/Heathcote Lane Barrington Street. Community Board Named in 2005. agenda 5 July 2005
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Fifield River Road Formerly River Opawa, Bray was consulting engineer Avonhead “Advertisements”, “Obituary”, The Terrace road. Named Woolston to the Canterbury Provincial Star, 10 July 1880, p Lyttelton Times, 1 because it runs Council. An advertisement 2 June 1885, p 5 along the northern for a general servant for “a “Alterations to street "Obituary", The side of the River family up country” appears in names”, The Press, Press, 30 May Heathcote the Star in 1880. Mrs Bray, 26 June 1917, p 11 1885, p 3 between Wilson's Fifield, Opawa, “near railway Bridge and the station” is the advertiser. The Port Hills of “Death”, Star, 28 Christchurch, p 170 May 1885, p 2 Railway. Re-named in 1917. “In Memoriam”, Re-named Fifield First appears in street Star, 30 May 1885, Terrace. Named directories in 1924. after Fifield, the p 3 home of William G R Macdonald Bayley Bray dictionary of (1812?-1885). Canterbury biographies: B694 “Street names”, The Press, 13 September 1924, p 13
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Findlay Named after the Halswell George Findlay (1830-1888) Quarry View Riccarton/Wigram G R Macdonald Avenue original Findlay's was a stonemason and Community Board dictionary of farm which foreman of works for the City agenda 28 February Canterbury adjoined the Council. 2012 biographies: F115 Halswell Quarry. In the Quarry View subdivision. The developers submitted street names having a connection with the Halswell Quarry, its location and its product. Named in 2012.
Finlay Place Named after Woolston Finlay is listed in early 1940s William Duncan street directories living at 108 Finlay (1871?- Mackenzie Avenue where 1955). this street was later formed. First appears in street directories in 1950.
Finnsarby Named after the Sumner The class was designed by Sumner to Place Finn class yacht of the Swedish sailor Erik Ferrymead: a Brett de Thier Rickard Sarby (1912-1977). Christchurch history, (1945-). First appears in street p 207 directories in 1977.
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Finsbury Probably named Islington Named in 1955. “New streets in Street after Finsbury Christchurch”, The Park in London. Press, 28 June 1955, p 6
Fintan Mews Named after Sister Aidanfield In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield Riccarton/Wigram Mount Magdala : Mary of St Fintan Aidanfield subdivision where Community Board 80 years of Tuohey. the street names are those of agenda 15 August care…with a short former Sisters of the Good 2011 history of the Shepherd Order and former Riccarton/Wigram institution residents of the Good Community Board Pitch your tents on Shepherd Sisters Home at minutes 23 August distant shores: a Halswell. 2011 history of the Named in 2011. Sisters of Good Shepherd in Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Tahiti
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Fisher Avenue Fisher Street Named after Beckenham The brothers owned a large Beckenham Road Province of Along the hills: a James Temple area of land in the and Sandwich Road. Canterbury, New history of the Fisher (1828- Beckenham area. Stephen Also Beckenham. Zealand: list of Heathcote Road 1905) and his Fisher’s home stood where sections purchased to Board and the brother, Stephen St. Peter’s Church is in Fisher April 30, 1863, p 2 Heathcote County Fisher (1818- Avenue now. “Rural Sections Council 1864- 1897). Fisher Street first appears in chosen”, The 1989, p 13 street directories in 1903 as a Lyttelton Times, 15 G R Macdonald blind street off Colombo March 1851, p 7 dictionary of Street. Four residents only are Beckenham, a Canterbury listed. suburb of biographies: F135 Dedicated as a public street in Christchurch, & F139 1907. Canterbury, pp 8-13 “Obituary”, The Press, 2 July 1897, A petition by 50 residents of “City Council”, Star, p 5 Fisher street asking for the 10 September 1907, street to be re-named Fisher p 1 “Obituary”, The Avenue, was agreed to by the Press, 5 January “General news”, The Christchurch City Council on 1905, p 10 Press, 27 July 1943, 26 July 1943. Postal p 4 “Death of an old authorities frequently settler”, Feilding confused Fisher street, Star, 4 January Beckenham, with Fisher 1905, p 2 street (later Mountbatten Street), New Brighton.
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Fitzgerald East Town Formerly East Central city, East Town Belt first appears Bealey Avenue and Plan of the city of View the biography Avenue Belt and East Town Belt and Richmond in street directories in 1878. Moorhouse Avenue. Christchurch of James Edward (Selwyn county) FitzGerald in the Belt. East Belt. Named Re-named Fitzgerald Avenue by the Canterbury North Avon on 11 January 1904 after the Canterbury, New Dictionary of New Association Zealand, 1883. Map Zealand Biography. Road from merging of several boroughs surveyors who Fitzgerald into the City of Christchurch “Re-naming the G R Macdonald laid out the Avenue in 1903. Belts”, The Press, 15 dictionary of boundaries of the northward. December 1903, p 4 Canterbury original city Fitzgerald was a journalist, biographies: F154 within roadways provincial superintendent, “Re-naming the called "belts" or politician and public servant. Belts”, The Press, 15 “Obituary”, Star, 7 December 1903, p 6 August 1896, p 5 "town belts". North Avon Road from Re-named Fitzgerald Avenue northward “Re-naming the “Street names”, Fitzgerald was re-named Fitzgerald Belts”, The Press, 12 The Press, 22 Avenue. Named Avenue on 24 May 1926. January 1904, p 6 February 1926, p 10 after James The evolution of a Edward Fitzgerald city, p 14 “Street names”, (1818-1896). The Press, 26 May “Advertisements”, 1926, p 11 The Press, 28 May 1926, p 17 “Christchurch can look better”, The Press, 30 June 2005, p. A9
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Fitzpatricks Named after Linwood Ric and Rita Fitzpatrick were Hagley/Ferrymead Lane Ricardo Patrick life members of the Rangers Community Board “Ric” Fitzpatrick AFC. Rita organised and extraordinary agenda (1924-2010) and managed women’s football 22 September 2010 Rita Fitzpatrick (d. for both juniors and seniors Report of the 2008). and Ric was involved in the Hagley/Ferrymead management of junior teams. Community Board to Both served as delegates of the Council Meeting Rangers AFC on the of 2 December 2010 Canterbury Football Association committees and organised social activities for the club. Named in 2010.
Fitzroy Place Bishopdale First appears in street directories in 1962.
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Flavell Street Lee Street Formerly Lee Heathcote In 1873 Smith developed Marsden Street and Malting in Heathcote Along the hills: a Street. Named Valley three streets in the Heathcote Rollin Street. Valley 1871-1981, history of the after Alfred Lee Valley, naming them Lee pp 11-13 Heathcote Road Smith (1838- Street, Smith Street and Sumner to Board and the 1917). Vogel Street. He operated a Ferrymead: a Heathcote County malthouse on the site. Council 1864- Re-named Flavell Christchurch history, Street. Named Lee Street was re-named p 207 1989, p 129 after Charles Flavell Street in 1933 by the “Street names”, The G R Macdonald Flavell (1871?- Public Utilities Committee of Press, 15 October dictionary of 1955). the Heathcote County Canterbury 1932, p 14 Council at the request of the biographies: S466 Post and Telegraph "Street names", The “Obituary”, The Department. Press, 31 January 1933, p 3 Press, 9 November Flavell was an original 1955, p 14 member of the Heathcote County Council which was formed in 1911.
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Flaxon Place Named because of Burwood A subdivision developed off Burwood/Pegasus an association of Kingsbridge Drive by Community Board the name with Enterprise Homes on the agenda 16 August swamps or opposite side of Travis Road 2006 wetlands. to the Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park. Flaxon Fells was the first name suggested. Named in 2006.
Flay Crescent Named after Burnside Flay was head of farm Flay Park Fendall’s legacy: a “Long association Professor Albert management at Lincoln history of Fendalton with Lincoln Hugh Flay (1905- College. He owned 50 acres and north-west College”, The 1973). of land on the eastern side of Christchurch, p 175 Press, 27 March Grahams Road opposite the 1973, p 4 Waimairi Cemetery, where "Making space", Flay Crescent was formed. The Press, 24 First appears in street February 1992, p 9 directories in 1960.
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Fleete Street Queensbury Named after Percy Burwood, Queensberry Street first Queensbury Street Map of Christchurch, Street. The Lonsdale Fleete Dallington appears in street directories in [1930] section south (1884-1968). 1913. “New streets in of New Re-named Queensbury Street Christchurch”, The Brighton in 1934. Press, 28 June 1955, Road was p 6 formerly The section south of New Queen Street Brighton Road was re-named and was Queen Street by 1930 and incorporated later, in 1955, Fleete Street. into Fleete Fleete, a market gardener, is Street. listed as a resident of the street in 1954, living at 69 Queensbury Street.
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Fleming Probably named North New Fleming was an aristocrat, a “Advertisements”, Street after Charles Brighton member of parliament and an Star, 10 April 1915, Elphinstone admiral during the p 7 Fleming (1774- Napoleonic Wars. 1840). This name probably continues the naval theme of street names in the North New Brighton area. First mentioned in the Star in 1915 when a section is advertised for sale there. First appears in street directories in 1919.
Flemington Named after the North New Names of three famous Ascot Avenue and "Advertisements", Avenue Flemington Brighton racecourses - Ascot, Randwick Street. The Press, 7 October Racecourse in Flemington and Randwick - 1913, p 12 Melbourne. were chosen for streets on the “Naming of streets in north-east side of the New new subdivisions”, Brighton Trotting Club's The Press, 1 course at North Beach. November 1958, p First mentioned in The Press 10 in 1913. First appears in street directories in 1919.
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Flesher Named after the Richmond William Flesher (1837-1889) Richmond, “William Flesher”, Avenue Flesher family. bought 25 acres there for Christchurch: a Star, 27 February £500 in 1871. His son, James regional history, p 18 1889, p 4 Arthur Flesher (1865-1930), A house with a story “Mr J. A. Flesher”, a lawyer, was mayor of New : Avebury House, p The Press, 19 Brighton 1912-1913 and (7) August 1930, p 10 1915-1917 and mayor of Christchurch 1923-1925. “Obituary”, The Press, 19 August The road was formed out of 1930, p 11 land that had previously belonged to Avebury House and acknowledged the contribution of the Flesher family to the Richmond community. First appears in street directories in 1943.
Fletcher Place Named after Upper Fletcher was the first market Information supplied “Still gardening”, Henry Fletcher Riccarton gardener in Riccarton. In in 2008 by Barbara The Christchurch (1844-1942). 1879 he is listed in street White, a descendant Times, 19 January directories as living at of Fletcher, in an 1934, p 3 Okeover in Ilam and by 1902 interview with he is at Stemmers Road (later Margaret Harper. Peer Street), Peerswick, Upper Riccarton. He had eleven children, most of
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information whom settled in the Upper Riccarton area. He left his land to his sons and his house to his daughters. When the Christchurch City Council wanted to buy the property to build pensioner cottages, the family sold it on condition that the street to be formed was named Fletcher Place. First appears in street directories in 1968.
Fleur Lane Named after Fleur Burwood Fleur Watson was the Burwood/Pegasus "Deaths", The Susan Watson, née daughter of Paul Stewart and Community Board Press, 21 Stewart, (1974?- Susan and Owen Roberts. agenda 13 May 2002 September 1999, p 33 1999). The street was developed by the Roberts Partnership at 70 Vivian Street. The family had a long association with this and surrounding property. Named in 2002.
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Flimwell Lane Named after Lyttelton The Rev. Benjamin Woolley Dudley Road “Advertisements”, The Blain Flimwell in East Dudley (1805-1892) served The Press, 16 June Biographical Sussex. as a curate in the parish of 1920, p 1 Directory of Ticehurst 1851-1859. This Anglican Clergy in parish included a church in the Pacific Flimwell. G R Macdonald Made a public street from 1 dictionary of August 1920 by the Lyttelton Canterbury Borough Council. biographies: D466 First appears in street directories in 1981.
Flinders Road Named after John Heathcote Scott, a pastoral farmer of Hawford Street. Sumner to “Obituary”, The Flinders Scott Valley Opawa, was a member of the Also Bowenvale. Ferrymead: a Press, 30 July (1876-1941). Heathcote County Council Christchurch history, 1941, p 8 for twelve years. p 207 From glasshouses First appears in street Early fruitgrowing in to the Port Hills: directories in 1955. Canterbury New the story of John Zealand, pp 92-94 Flinders Scott The Port Hills of Christchurch, pp 117-118
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Flockton Named after Mairehau Flockton was a coach builder, "Drainage Board", G R Macdonald Street Charles Flockton general smith and engineer- Star, 3 August 1880, dictionary of (d. 1885). in-charge of the works at p 3 Canterbury Canterbury Railways. "St Albans Borough biographies: F200 Flockton Street is first Council", Star, 17 mentioned in the Star in October 1890, p 1 1880. In 1890 a deputation of residents asked the council to "form the street". First appears in street directories in 1896.
Flora Lane The Groynes Park Groynes Park Shirley/Papanui Groynes Park subdivision was developed Community Board by Eminence Investments agenda 14 October Ltd, a group of Malaysian 2015 nationals from Sarawak state, Shirley/Papanui in conjunction with Groynes Community Board Development (2012) Ltd. minutes 14 October Named in 2015. 2015
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Florance Named after Parklands Florance was born at Rich man, poor man, G R Macdonald Place Augustus Florance Portland, Dorset, and environmentalist, dictionary of (1847-1897). emigrated to Canterbury in thief Canterbury 1863. He was a compositor biographies: F204 for The Lyttelton Times and pioneer owner of land at North New Brighton near the seashore. As a private experiment, he imported seashore lupins and marram grass from Australia and planted them. They are sand- binding plants. First appears in street directories in 1981.
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Flower Street Named after Bryndwr, Flower was a pupil of Blanch Street, Papanui Heritage “Death of Mr A. E. Arthur Edward Papanui. Christ’s College and later a Bourne Crescent, Group Flower”, The Press, Flower (1874- master at for 40 years. Condell Avenue, 19 June 1952, p 8 1952). Flowers House, a boarding- Harris Crescent, house at the school, is named Moreland Avenue, after him. This was Richards Avenue demolished in 2004. and Tothill Place. One of the Papanui streets developed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1962.
Flowers Named after Goes from Flower was a pupil of The Port Hills of “Death of Mr A. E. Track Arthur Edward Scarborough Christ’s College and later a Christchurch, p 29 Flower”, The Press, Flower (1874- Road to master at for 40 years. He 19 June 1952, p 8 1952). Nicholson was a resident of Park. Scarborough in the 1930s.
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Foochow Named after the The Groynes Park Groynes Park Shirley/Papanui Groynes Park Avenue foochow dialect subdivision was developed Community Board spoken in by Eminence Investments agenda 14 October Sarawak. Ltd, a group of Malaysian 2015 nationals from Sarawak state, Shirley/Papanui in conjunction with Groynes Community Board Development (2012) Ltd. minutes 14 October Named in 2015. 2015
Forbes Street Probably named Sydenham Forbes was a British “Advertisements”, after Edward naturalist. The Press, 15 Forbes (1815- October 1881, p 4 First mentioned in The Press 1854). in 1881 when Anderson’s “’Lost’ addresses”, paddock is subdivided into 44 The Christchurch sections ”situated in the best Mail, 27 April 1999, part of Sydenham” and sold p 8 by auction. First appears in street directories in 1906.
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Ford Road Named because it Opawa First appears in street "Bligh's Road was the site of a directories in 1906. School", Sun, 7 May ford across the 1920, p 11 Heathcote River used by early settlers travelling from Lyttelton to Christchurch.
Foresters Parklands The Community Board Corsican Grove, Burwood/Pegasus Crescent commended the developer, Larchwood Lane, Community Board Smith Developments Ltd in Stoneleigh Green. Agenda 30 August its use of a forestry theme 2004 when naming streets in the Forest Park Estate subdivision. Named in 2004.
Forfar Street Hamilton Named after St Albans Hamilton Street first appears “Re-naming streets”, Street Forfar in Scotland. in street directories in 1902. The Press, 8 March 1904, p 5 Re-named Forfar Street on 7 March 1904. Among a Christchurch City number of streets re-named in Council minute 1904 and given the names of book, June 1903- place-names in the United October 1904 held at Kingdom. Christchurch City Council archives.
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Forgan Lane Named after Halswell In 1856 Forgan entered into Halswell. Also Riccarton//Wigram G R Macdonald James Forgan partnership with James Edmund Storr Road, Community Board dictionary of (1822-1886). Feather (1824-1898) and John Olliver agenda November Canterbury opened the Halswell Quarry. Terrace, Lady 1999 biographies: F245 Nugent Lane, The street names in the Milns Marsack Crescent, Estate subdivision all have an and William Brittan historical connection with the Avenue. Also Milns Halswell area. Estate Named in 1999.
Forsyth Street Spreydon First appears in street directories in 1962.
Forth Street Probably named Richmond First mentioned in street "Advertisements", after the River directories in 1902 with a see Star, 9 July 1904, p 6 Forth in Scotland. ref. to Stanmore Road. First mentioned in the Star in 1904 in an advertisement. Not listed in street directories with residents until 1905.
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Foster Street Part of Named after John Addington Foster was a road contractor “Sudden death”, Early Christchurch Princess Foster (1817- of Riccarton and lived on the Star, 7 December and Canterbury : Street. 1903). section of Princess Street 1897, p 3 newspaper which became Foster Street. A history of early clippings ca 1923- 1950, Vol 2, p 177 First mentioned in the Star in Riccarton (no 1897. pagination) G R Macdonald First appears in street Riccarton, the dictionary of directories in 1904. founding borough: a Canterbury short history, biographies: F267 Canterbury’s “Death”, The Press, founding settlement, 30 April 1903, p 1 p 117
Foster Named after Lyttelton Foster was the mayor of the The story of “Obituary”, The Terrace William Thomas Lyttelton Borough Council Lyttelton, 1849- Press, 1 November Foster (1867- 1929-1931. He was a member 1949, p 146 1945, p 3 1945). of the council for nearly 40 years and deputy-mayor at the time of his death. First appears in street directories in 1958.
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Foula Place Named after Woolston Continues the theme of using Vaila Place Hagley/Ferrymead Foula, one of the names from the Shetland Community Board Shetland Islands Islands for cul-de-sacs agenda 2 April 2014 of Scotland. developed off Kennaway Road. Named in 2014.
Founders Yaldhurst In the Noble Village Apple Orchard Riccarton/Wigram Lane subdivision developed on the Lane, Gallop Lane, Community Board former Applefields land in George Noble Road, agenda 15 August Yaldhurst Road. The property Sir John McKenzie 2011 Avenue, Stirrup has historical connections Riccarton/Wigram with the breeding and racing Lane, Stud Road. Community Board of standard breed horses. Also Noble Village. minutes 23 August Named in 2011. 2011
Fountainhead Named after the Hillmorton Named by architect Ray Information supplied Lane book The Hawthorne. The book is the in 2004 by Linda Fountainhead. fictional story of architect Mauger in an Howard Roark and was interview with written by Ayn Rand in 1943. Margaret Harper. First appears in street directories in 1993.
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Fountains Named after Halswell Road Fountain farmed on "the "Road Boards", The G R Macdonald Road James Alfred Harewood Road". He moved Press, 13 August dictionary of Fountain or to Oaklands, then described 1877, p 3 Canterbury Fountaine (1852?- as being in Prebbleton, later biographies: F282a 1892). in Halswell. An infant daughter, Lucy Ethel, died there in 1880. First mentioned in The Press in 1877.
Four Elms Parklands The suburb was established Ashwood Street, Place near the Bottle Lake forest Heathglen Avenue, and the street names have a Pinaster Place, "tree" theme. Radiata Avenue, Sequoia Place and First appears in street Sophora Place. directories in 1976.
Four Peaks Named after Four Continues the theme of high Broken Run Riccarton/Wigram Drive Peaks Station, country farms used for street Community Board near Fairlie in names in the Broken Run agenda 16 December South Canterbury. subdivision. 2014 Named in 2015. Riccarton/Wigram Community Board agenda 3 February 2015
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Fovant Street Railway Formerly Currie Russley Railway Street and Park Waimairi County "Street names", Street, Park Street. Named Road both first appear in Council, minute The Press, 25 June Road and after the Currie street directories in 1910: book, 1931-1936, p 1948, p 6 Currie Street. family (Colin, Railway Street as a blind road 308, held at Margaret and off Yaldhurst Road, Park Christchurch City Archibald Currie). Road running off Russley Council archives. Road. Re-named Fovant "Street names Street. Named Railway Street was re-named changed", The Press, after Fovant, a Currie Street by the Waimairi 25 June 1948, p 9 village in south- County Council on 8 west Wiltshire, February 1933. England. The Currie family was living at 137 Russley Road in 1934. Re-named Fovant Street in June 1948 when 24 streets in the Waimairi County were re- named.
Fox Lane Cashmere First appears in street directories in 1991.
Francella Francella Bromley First appears in street Street Place directories in 1995.
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Francis Named after Mairehau Harrison farmed on land off Harrison Street and St Albans: from G R Macdonald Avenue Francis Harrison Warrington Street near where Carrick Street. Also swamp to suburbs: dictionary of (1815?-1887). Francis Avenue is located. Harrison’s Town. an informal history, Canterbury This farm probably p 17 biographies: H232 disappeared in 1910 when “Advertisements”, Charlotte Howard Joshua Harrison auctioned off The Press, 7 & Charlotte 48 residential sections. In November 1887, p 1 Thompson: a 1906 he was living on the colonial saga, p 22 corner of Cranford Street and “Advertisements”, Shirley Road. The Press, 14 April 1910, p 12 First mentioned in The Press in 1910 where it is described as a street “to be formed” in an advertisement for the auction of the Harrison estate subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1914.
Francis James Named after Moncks Spur O'Leary, an engineer, was the Hagley/Ferrymead Lane Francis James grandfather of one of the Community Board O’Leary (1921- developers. agenda 13 July 2005 1998). Developed in 2005 by N. & J. Blakely.
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Francis Mill Named after Colin Westmorland Francis was project and sales Westmorland Riccarton/Wigram Grove Francis (d. 2012). manager for the Westmorland Community Board subdivision. agenda 17 Named in 2013. September 2013 Minutes of the Riccarton/Wigram Community Board minutes 17 September 2013 Information supplied by Lindsay Dove in an interview with Margaret Harper in 2015.
Frank Street Named after Papanui Francis Horner was a son of Horner Street, “Advertisements”, G R Macdonald Francis Edward William and Mary Horner. At Loftus Street, Mary The Press, 15 April dictionary of Horner (1873- the time of his marriage in Street, Proctor 1889, p 1 Canterbury 1943). 1895 he was a storeman of Street and biographies: H765 Papanui. Wyndham Street. First mentioned in The Press in 1889. First appears in street directories in 1892.
Frank Coxon Named after Frank Belfast Coxon came to New Zealand Shirley/Papanui “Obituary”, The
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Frankleigh Named after the Somerfield A title belonging to the Bewdley Street, The Canterbury A history of Street baronetcy of Lyttelton family. Several Bredon Lane, Clent Association: a study Canterbury, Vol 1, Frankley. streets in this area have Lane, Evesham of its members’ pp 242-245 names associated with the Crescent, Gleig connections, p 67 [The name of the “Suicide of Lord Canterbury Association and, Place, Glynne street is wrongly Province of Lyttelton”, Evening especially, the Lyttelton Crescent, Lyttelton spelt.] Canterbury, New Post, 22 May 1876, family. They were formed on Street, Stanbury Zealand : list of 2 Rural Section 76, 700 acres Street (formerly sections purchased to on the "Lower Lincoln Road, Droitwich Street), April 30 1863, p 2 Heathcote Bridge" purchased Stourbridge Street, by Frederick Spencer, 4th Sumner Street and "Rural Sections Earl Spencer (1798-1857) Wychbury Street. chosen", The and Conway Lucas Rose Also Hagley Park. Lyttelton Times, 29 (1817-1910). Spencer’s March 1851, p 6 interest in the land was The evolution of a passed on to his nephew, the © Christchurch City Libraries Page 49 of 143 February 2016
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Fraser Street Named after Papanui Fraser was headmaster of Information on date Papanui Primary Frederick James Papanui Primary School of naming in a letter School Edgar Fraser 1951-1963. sent to the City Librarian from the (1907?-1964). Named in September 1968. Town Clerk dated 18 First appears in street September 1968. directories in 1981.
Frederick Waltham First mentioned in The Press “Advertisements”, Street in 1888. The Press, 20 September 1888, p 8 First appears in street directories in 1892.
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Fredrica Lane Named after the Heathcote Developed at 140-144 Port Hagley/Ferrymead daughter of the Hills Road by Landform NZ. Community Board agenda 6 August landowner where Named in 2008. the street was 2008 developed. Report of the Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board to the Council meeting of 11 September 2008
Freebairn Probably named Redwood Freebairn is listed in street Street after Archibald directories living at 11 Freebairn (1925- Prestons Road in 1966. 1998). First appears in street directories in 1970.
Freeman Named after Mount Freeman, an engineer, was a Brigid Place, “Cannon Estate “Mr. F. W. Street Frederick Willie Pleasant long-time Heathcote County Challis Place, thirty years in Freeman was Freeman (1881- Council member and also Clementine Lane, development”, The pioneer of road 1969). chairman for five years. Hatherly Lane, Press, 23 August tunnel”, The Press, Hilltop Lane, Janice 1989, p 49 5 November 1969, Named by the developer, Place, Michael p 22 Cannon Estate Ltd. Avenue, Osmond First appears in street Lane and Roland directories in 1964. Lane.
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Frensham Frensham Woolston Frensham Street and Elstead Date of Crescent Street and Street first appear in street amalgamation of the Elstead directories in 1968. streets in a letter sent to the City Librarian Street. The two streets were from the Town Clerk amalgamated, becoming dated 24 March Frensham Crescent on 23 1970. February 1970.
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Freyberg Godley Formerly Godley Riccarton Godley was a lawyer, writer, Riccarton, the View the biography Avenue Avenue Avenue. Named administrator, coloniser and founding borough: a of John Robert after John Robert public servant. short history, Godley in the Godley (1814- "The street in the new Canterbury’s Dictionary of New founding settlement, Zealand Biography. 1861). Riccarton subdivision on Mr p 114 Re-named John Brown's subdivision G R Macdonald Freyberg Avenue. which runs off Deans Avenue "General news", The dictionary of Named after Sir near the saleyard was named Press, 3 September Canterbury Bernard Cyril Godley Avenue by the 1929, p 8 biographies: G231 Freyberg (1889- Riccarton Borough Council" “Freyberg Street”, View the biography 1963). on 2 September 1929. The Press, 29 April of Bernard Cyril Godley Avenue first appears 1941, p 8 Freyberg in the in street directories in 1930. Dictionary of New Re-named Freyberg Avenue Zealand Biography. in 1941. Freyberg was a dentist, military leader, governor general. [Wavell Street was originally suggested as the new name but councillors felt there was danger of confusion with Darvel Street.]
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Friel Lane Named after Shirley Friel was the first President Shirley/Papanui “Workingmen’s Edward Shayle of the St Albans Shirley Community Board club in St Albans”, d'Arcy Friel Working Men’s Club which Agenda 19 May The Press, 22 July (1921-2011). was opened in 1995. He was 2010 1955, p 9 later made a Life Member. A right of way between 267 and 269A Hills Road developed by the Club. Named in 2010.
Frith Place Burnside First appears in street directories in 1976.
Frome Place Named after St Albans In a subdivision of two Yeovil Place "Streets named", Frome, a village in streets where placenames Pegasus Post, 9 July Somerset, from Somerset were used. 1975, p 8 England. Named on 16 June 1975.
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Frosts Road Named after the Burwood William Thomas Frost Maces Road “New Brighton’s Turf tufts and toe- Frost family. (1854?-1888) and John Frost, early mayors closely weights, pp 79-82 a painter, were local involved with area”, residents. Tom Frost was a Pegasus Post, 19 trainer of Henry Mace’s March 1975, p 2 horses. First appears in street directories in 1903 with three residents listed.
Fuchsia Place Halswell First appears in street directories in 1995.
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Fulton Part of Named after Merivale Mrs Fulton was the widow of “General news,” The "Obituary", The Avenue Wairarapa Catherine Fulton, John Fulton (1850-1893), a Press, 28 September Press, 28 Terrace. née Macfarlane, banker of Rangiora. She is 1915, p 6 September 1893, p (1854?-1934). listed as a resident of 5 (Obituary of John Wairarapa Terrace, living at Fulton.) Mid-Lothian House 1900- G R Macdonald 1915, and of Fulton Avenue dictionary of 1916-1936. The street was Canterbury formed on her land. biographies: F403 Fulton Avenue was named on “Street names”, 27 September 1915 and first The Press, 13 appears in street directories in September 1924, p 1916. 13 “If walls could talk”, Avenues, Issue 64, August 2009, pp 46-51
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Fusilier Place Named after Hoon Hay Named because it runs off Anvers Place and fusiliers, a name Mathers Road which is Mathers Road. given to various named after John Mather kinds of soldiers. (1843-1921) who was a captain with the 14th King’s Hussars, a cavalry regiment in the British Army. First appears in street directories in 1966.
FW Delamain Named after Yaldhurst Delamain, a horsebreeder, Delamain and Riccarton/Wigram Delamain cognac Frederick William owned Yaldhurst, a racing Yaldhurst. Drive Community Board "Obituary", Grey Delamain (1835- stables and stud. He named it Transport and River Argus, 25 1910). after his uncle’s place in Roading Committee May 1910, p 1 Exeter, England. He sold this agenda 29 June 2007 property in 1878. “Mr F. W. Delamain”, The He was also a descendant of Press, 18 May one of France's great cognac- 1910, p 8 making families. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007.
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Fyfe Road Named after Colin Wigram Fyfe was a sheep station Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Great Britain, Alexander Fyfe cadet of Dunedin. He Community Board Royal Aero Club (1898-1951). graduated from the agenda 1 June 2010 Aviators’ Canterbury Flying School on Certificates, 1910- 19 February 1918. 1950 as found on In the Wigram Aerodrome www.ancestry.com subdivision by Ngāi Tahu The Canterbury Property Ltd where the street (NZ) Aviation Co. names are either of aircraft or Ltd: the first one taken from the list of the first hundred pilots 100 students at the Flight Wigram Skies School established by Sir Henry Wigram in 1917. Named in 2010.
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Gabriel Grove Named after Sister Halswell Sister Black was one of four Aidanfield Biographical Mount Magdala : Gabriel (Mary) Sisters to arrive in information supplied 80 years of Black (1862?- Christchurch from Ireland in in 2007 by Fraser care…with a short 1898). September 1886. Faithfull, archivist history of the with the Good institution The street names in the Shepherd Aidanfield subdivision are Pitch your tents on Provincialate in those of former Sisters of the distant shores: a Abbotsford, Victoria Good Shepherd Order and history of the in correspondence former residents of the Good Sisters of Good with Margaret Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Shepherd in Harper. Halswell. Australia, Other information Aotearoa/New Named on 31 January 2001. supplied in 2007 by Zealand and Tahiti Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch City Council.
Gainsborough Hoon Hay One of the first streets to be "Brave new life in Street developed in the Hoon Hay the suburbs", The area. Families lived in Press, 8 May 1993, p pioneering conditions in 9 small baches while building their own houses in their spare time. First appears in street directories in 1955.
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Galbraith Named after Avonside Galbraith was the city “Advertisements”, “Obituary”, The Avenue Augustus William engineer 1925-1941. The Press, 11 July Press, 12 March de Rohan It is described as a “new 1944, p 6 1957, p 12 Galbraith (1877?- road” in The Press in 1944. “Increase in rates”, 1957). Originally a blind road, it was The Press, 1 August extended to Avonside Drive 1944, p 4 later that year. First appears in street directories in 1946.
Gallaghan Named after Wigram Gallichan was a cheesemaker Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Great Britain, Close Sydney Albert of Palmerston North. He Community Board Royal Aero Club Cole Gallichan graduated from the agenda 1 June 2010 Aviators’ (1899-1975?). Canterbury Flying School on Certificates, 1910- 1950 as found on [His name has 4 May 1918. www.ancestry.com been spelt In the Wigram Aerodrome incorrectly in the subdivision by Ngāi Tahu The Canterbury street name]. Property Ltd where the street (NZ) Aviation Co. names are either of aircraft or Ltd: the first one taken from the list of the first hundred pilots 100 students at the Flight Wigram Skies School established by Sir Henry Wigram in 1917. Named in 2010.
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Gallagher Named after Gallagher was a farmer, Sir James Wattie Riccarton/Wigram View the biography Drive Alfred William inventor, manufacturing Estate Community Board of Alfred William "Bill" Gallagher engineer, businessman and agenda 17 November Gallagher in the (1911-1990). commercial fisherman. He 2015 Dictionary of New developed the electric fence Zealand Biography. "Names approved", for farmers in 1936–1937 and Western News, 23 founded the Gallagher Group November 2015, p 5 to manufacture it. In the Sir James Wattie Estate. Named in 2015.
Gallop Lane Yaldhurst In the Noble Village Apple Orchard Riccarton/Wigram subdivision developed on the Lane, George Noble Community Board former Applefields land in Road, Founders agenda 15 August Yaldhurst Road. The property Lane, Sir John 2011 McKenzie Avenue, has historical connections Riccarton/Wigram with the breeding and racing Stirrup Lane, Stud Community Board of standard breed horses. Road. Also Noble minutes 23 August Village. Named in 2011. 2011
Galway Bryndwr Named by the Waimairi "General news", The Avenue County Council on 1 May Press, 2 May 1935, p 1935. 10
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Gambia Part of Loftus Named after the Papanui HMNZS Gambia, launched Loftus Street and Papanui Heritage Chairman's report Street Street. HMNZS Gambia. in 1940, was New Zealand’s Tillman Avenue. Group to the water supply largest cruiser. It saw active and works service with the British committee, Pacific Fleet during World Christchurch City War II. Council, 14 November 1945, A Papanui war memorial held at street. Christchurch City First appears in street Council archives. directories in 1946.
Gamblins Named after St Martins Gamblin was a bricklayer of The Port Hills of "Birth", Star, 27 Road Joseph Gamblin St Martins. Christchurch, p 180 April 1896, p 2 (1820?-1896). First appears in street directories in 1905.
Garden Road Fendalton First mentioned in The Press “Advertisements”, in 1880 when “53 beautiful The Press, 7 October villa sites adjoining Mr 1880, p 3 Wilkin’s residence at Holmwood” are advertised for sale. First appears in street directories in 1898.
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Gardenhill Named because, Redcliffs The brothers were the sons of Morten Settlement G R Macdonald Lane when Richard Richard May Morten (1823- dictionary of May Downes 1909). Canterbury Morten (1877- First appears in street biographies: M652 1950) and his directories in 1995. “Mr R. M. brother, Arthur Morten”, The Roscoe Vernon Press, 21 August Morten (1878- 1909, p 10 1931), sold off land from the "Death of Mr A. V. Mount Pleasant R. Morten", The run in 1912, Press, 13 April market gardens 1931, p 14 were established and vegetables and early flowers grown for the market.
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Gardiners Named after Bishopdale, Gardiner owned land in the The Styx story: a G R Macdonald Road Henry Dent Harewood Styx area but had moved study of a dictionary of Gardiner (1828- away by 1865. Christchurch River, Canterbury p 32-33 1909). First appears in street biographies: G36 directories in 1901 but Settling near the “Obituary”, Star, 5 mentioned there as early as Styx River, pp 21 & February 1909, p 3 1887. 33-34 "Obituary", The Press, 8 February 1909, p 7
Garforth Named after Halswell Garforth was a member and Riccarton/Wigram “Obituary”, Star, Green Samuel Garforth also chairman of the Halswell Community Board 21 June 1901, p 4 (1839-1901). Road Board 1885-1901. In agenda January 2001 G R Macdonald 1870 he purchased Spreydon Riccarton/Wigram dictionary of Lodge. Community Board Canterbury Named in 2001. agenda 3 April 2002 biographies: G45 The Port Hills of Christchurch, p 262
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Garlands Named after Hillsborough, Garland operated the Rocky Z Arch 525 Along the hills: a Edward Garland Woolston Point Quarry in Port Hills history of the Road “The Heathcote (1824?-1893). Road. Road Board”, Star, Heathcote Road Garland’s Creek first appears 28 April 1877, p 2 Board and the Heathcote County in the Star in a report of a The Port Hills of meeting of the Heathcote Council 1864- Christchurch, p 162 Road Board in 1877. 1989, p 14 The road linking Garland’s G R Macdonald dairy farm, Hillsborough, dictionary of Canterbury with Opawa Road and the city, became Garlands Road. biographies: G47 First appears in street "Fire destroys old directories in 1892. house", The Press, 3 November 1958, p 10 “Garland- Hillsborough’s first family”, The Press, 10 January 1976, p 10
Garnett Spreydon First appears in street Avenue directories in 1938.
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Garreg Road Garreg is a Welsh Bryndwr, The Jeffreys family owned a Bryndwr, Jeffreys Fendall’s legacy: a word meaning: the Fendalton cottage in the village of Road, Glandovey history of Fendalton stone. Garreg in North Wales. Road and other and north-west Welsh names in the First appears in street Christchurch, p 77 area. directories in 1894.
Garth Walkers Cashmere Both Walkers Valley Road Terrace Valley Road and Walker Terrace appear and Walker for the first time in street Terrace. directories in 1928. Re-named Garth Terrace which first appears in street directories in 1950.
Gartrell Drive Named after Wigram Air Commodore Gartrell was Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram “Obituary”, The Ernest Charles Commanding Officer at Community Board Press, 14 January Gartrell (1918?- Wigram December 1965- agenda 6 August 1968, p 7 1986). January 1966. 2013 Wigram: the Named to continue the theme Minutes of the birthplace of in the Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram military aviation in subdivision of naming streets Community Board 6 New Zealand after people involved in the August 2013 Wigram Skies air force in New Zealand. Named in 2013.
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Garvins Road Garvin's Road Named after Hornby Garvin was a farmer of "County Councils", Samuel Garvin Sockburn. The Press, 5 (1873?-1939). First mentioned in The Press September 1931, p 9 in 1931 when the progress of the formation of Garvin's Road was discussed at a meeting of the Paparua County Council. First appears in street directories in 1957.
Gasson Street Part of Named after the Sydenham The Gasson family were "Street names “Death”, Star, 28 Madras Gasson family. early settlers in this area. changed: City July 1905, p 3 Street, the Charles Gasson (1846?- council approves “New names for section of the 1905), a carpenter, lived with final list", The Press, streets”, The Press, street south of his wife, Harriet, at Sixth 24 August 1948, p 3 2 June 1948, p 3 Moorhouse Street (later Stanley Street). Avenue. “New street Named Gasson Street on 1 names”, The Press, September 1948 when 120 24 July 1948, p 2 streets were re-named.
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Gates Lane Named after Woolston Gates was a gardener of 47 Radley Park “Advertisements”, Alfred Charles Isis Street. His widow, The Press, 8 Harold Gates Hannah Elizabeth Gates November 1943, p 1 (1878?-1937). (1881?-1945), lived on at the property until her death. Developed in Gates' block which is mentioned in The Press in 1843. First appears in street directories in 1993.
Gatherer Victoria Formerly Victoria Phillipstown Victoria Street first appears Saxon Street “The Heathcote G R Macdonald Street Street Street. Named in street directories in 1892, Road Board”, Star, dictionary of after HM Queen running off Tuam Street. It 28 April 1877, p 2 Canterbury Victoria (1819- ran parallel with Albert “Advertisements”, biographies: G75 1901). Street, later Saxon Street and Star, 8 March 1879, was an unformed street. Re-named p 1 Gatherer Street. James Gatherer, a horse “Advertisements”, Named after dealer, is mentioned in the Star, 15 July 1880, p James Gatherer Star in a report of a meeting 2 (1830-1877) and of the Heathcote Road Board his wife, Margaret in 1877. Sections in “Advertisements”, Gatherer (1837?- Gatherer’s Paddock, Cashel Star, 6 November 1900). Street East, are advertised in 1884, p 2 the Star for sale in 1879. Tenders were called for the formation of Gatherer Street © Christchurch City Libraries Page 68 of 143 February 2016
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information in 1880. In 1884 Mrs Gatherer is listed living at Strickland House in Strickland Street. First appears in street directories in 1906.
Gatonby Named after Avonhead Stead was a grain merchant, Information supplied View the biography Place George Gatonby racehorse owner and breeder in 2008 by Bob of George Gatonby Stead (1841- and businessman. His son, Pritchard, Stead in the 1908). Edgar Fraser Stead (1881- subdivisions officer, Dictionary of New 1949), built a substantial Christchurch City Zealand Biography. house at Ilam which is now Council. “A strenuous the University of Canterbury career”, The Press, staff club. It was the centre of 30 April 1908, p 8 a property of some 53 acres on the banks of the Avon “Deaths”, Star, 30 River. April 1908, p 3 First appears in street G R Macdonald directories in 1987. dictionary of Canterbury biographies: S700
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Gayhurst Named after Burwood, Jekyll farmed in Dallington Dallington Early Dallington, p 2 G R Macdonald Gayhurst, the Dallington. and named his home after dictionary of Road “Clifton Bay home of Henry Gayhurst, a village in the Canterbury recognised”, The Joseph Campbell Unitary District of Milton Press, 17 March biographies: J92 Jekyll (1844- Keynes, England. He worked 1961, p 21 "Mr H. J. C. 1913) at 50 River tirelessly for the Christchurch Jekyll", The Press, Road. Beautifying Association. 27 February 1913, First appears in street p 4 directories in 1903. Dallington [At first the road went only Community News, from the bridge to 3rd quarter 2005, p McBratneys Road and was 3 extended to meet Birchfield Avenue in 1961.]
Gazelle Lane Named after the Redcliffs Continues the theme in the Daring Lane and Hagley/Ferrymead New Zealand Gazelle, a brig. subdivision of naming streets Rifleman Lane. Community Board shipwrecks : 195 after the small boats and agenda 1 April 1998 years of disaster at scows that used to cross the Hagley/Ferrymead sea, p 255 Sumner bar from Lyttelton Community Board and deliver goods to Sumner Agenda 3 September and Ferrymead and up the 2003 Heathcote River. Developed off 85 Glenstrae Road. Named in 1998.
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Geelong Place Burnside First appears in street directories in 1962.
George Street Named after Riccarton Mulcock was a son of Dallas Street, Information supplied “Obituary”, The George Thompson Edward Mulcock (1837- Elizabeth Street, in 2008 by Paul Press, 4 August Mulcock (1870- 1915), owner of the land Maxwell Street and Mulcock in an 1915, Page 6 1944). where this street was formed. Peverel Street. interview with “Obituary”, The Margaret Harper. First appears in street Press, 25 October directories in 1912. 1944, p 6
George Bellew Named after Bellew was chief executive “Challenge calling Road William George officer at Christchurch ‘mellow Bellew’”, Patrick Bellew International Airport 1988- The Press, 17 (1944-). 2005. August 2005, p C6
George Noble Named after Yaldhurst Noble was the head trainer at Apple Orchard Riccarton/Wigram George Noble Road George Bennett the Roydon Lodge stud. Lane, Founders Community Board Noble (1898- Lane, Gallop Lane, In the Noble Village agenda 15 August 1983). 2011 subdivision developed on the Sir John McKenzie former Applefields land in Avenue, Stirrup Riccarton/Wigram Lane, Stud Road. Yaldhurst Road. The property Community Board Also Noble Village. has historical connections minutes 23 August with the breeding and racing 2011 of standard breed horses. Named in 2011.
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George Oliver Kainga Formed on land belonging to "New streets", The Place the North Canterbury Papanui Herald, 18 Catchment Board. August 1987, p 1 Named in 1987. Information supplied in 2008 by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch City Council.
George Named after the Lyttelton The Sir George Seymour was Seymour Sir George one of the First Four Ships Quay Seymour. that arrived in Lyttelton in December 1850. First appears in street directories in 1966.
Georgia Lane Casebrook Developed at 142A Highsted Shirley/Papanui Road. The name was Community Board proposed by the owner. agenda 1 July 1998 Named in 1998.
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Georgina Named after Lake The development company Burwood/Pegasus Street Georgina, a small chose a theme of Canterbury Community Board lake in the lakes, rivers, lagoons and agenda 21 Canterbury high other water bodies for the September 2015 country. street names in the Burwood/Pegasus subdivision. Community Board In stage 1 of the Prestons minutes 21 Park subdivision on the south September 2015 side of Prestons Road, opposite the Prestons subdivision. Named in 2015.
Gerald Named after Hornby Connolly was a company Connolly Gerald Vincent director. Place Connolly (1928- Formed post-1997. 1995).
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Geraldine Fitzgerald Formerly Fitzgerald Street first appears Fitzgerald Avenue "Street names View the biography Street Street Fitzgerald Street. in street directories in 1890. changed: City of James Edward Named after the council approves FitzGerald in the Re-named Geraldine Street FitzGerald family. final list", The Press, on 1 September 1948 when Dictionary of New 24 August 1948, p 3 Zealand Biography. Re-named 120 streets were re-named. Geraldine Street. The FitzGerald family came “New names for Named after the from Ireland. streets”, The Press, clan name of the 2 June 1948, p 3 FitzGerald family. “New street names”, The Press, 24 July 1948, p 2
Gertrude Named after Avondale Gertrude Webb worked for De Courcy Place, Information supplied Christchurch, Place Gertrude Eva the Christchurch Drainage Hunt Lane, Mervyn in 2007 by Paul swamp to city: a Webb (1911- Board for many years as a Drive, Ogilvie Baldwin, short history of the 1991). cleaner, and the street was Place, Scoular Place Christchurch City Christchurch named after her to show the and Waddell Lane. Council, in an Drainage Board affection she was held in by interview with 1875-1989, pp 92- her employers. Margaret Harper. 93 The Christchurch Drainage "Board may restrict "Subdivision Board owned an area of low- sewage flows", The auctioned", The lying land in Avondale which Press, 29 November Press, 20 February they filled up with dredgings 1984 1984 from the river so the land "Property market", could be subdivided and built The Press, 2 June on. 1984
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Gibbon Street Named after Sydenham Gibbon was author of The Report of the street Edward Gibbon History of the Decline and naming committee, (1737-1794). Fall of the Roman Empire. Sydenham Borough Council minute book One of the “poets and 1879-1880, p 217, writers” streets of Sydenham, held at Christchurch Addington and Waltham City Council named by a committee of the archives. Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. “Borough Council”, First appears in street Star, 20 January directories in 1887. 1880, p 3 Sydenham”, The Made a public street from 1 “ Press, 22 December January 1888. 1887, p 6
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Gibbs Place Named after the Halswell Henry Gibbs (1852-1929) A short history of "Deaths", The Gibbs family. was a farmer of Halswell, Halswell, pp 44, Press, 3 July 1929, where he lived with his wife, 113-114 p 1 Elizabeth. Their sons, Benjamin William Harold Gibbs (1884-1968) and Arthur Roland Gibbs (1897- 1978), owned a threshing mill at Halswell. Arthur Gibbs and his wife, Ethel Mary Gibbs (1901-1948), lived at 29 Nicholls Road. 1984 electoral rolls list a number of Gibbs family members still living at that address. First appears in street directories in 1981.
Gibson Drive Hornby First appears in street directories in 1977.
Gilbert Place Sydenham Named in 1957. “Street naming practices”, The Press, 1 June 1957, p 4
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Gilberthorpes Named after Hei Hei, The Gilberthorpes emigrated Information supplied Gilberthorpe Road Charles Islington from Nottinghamshire on the in 2003 by Brian cottage Gilberthorpe Mary Ann in 1859 and Gilberthorpe. Diary of Ann (1828-1915) and farmed in what is now Hei “Templeton”, Press, Gilberthorpe on his wife Ann Hei. 13 September 1875, board the May (1833-1921). First mentioned in The Press p 3 Ann, 1859 in 1875 when the formation of 70 chains of it was discussed by the Templeton Road Board.
Gilby Street Travers Street Formerly Travers Linwood Travers was a barrister and Gilby area “Local & General”, G R Macdonald Street. Named solicitor. He practised in Star, 5 May 1881, p dictionary of after William Christchurch 1860-1868 and 2 Canterbury Thomas Locke for several years was the Our Environment biographies: T367 Travers (1819- member of parliament for Issue 39 Spring 2004 “Death of Mr W. T. 1903). Christchurch City. Gilby neighbourhood L. Travers”, The Re-named Gilby Travers Street is first Press, 28 April improvement plan, p Street. May have mentioned in the Star in 1903, p 3 9 been named after 1881. “Death of Mr W. L. Charles Gilby "Street names First appears in street Travers”, Otago (1856-1946). changed: City directories in 1887 Witness, 29 April council approves 1903, p 24 Re-named Gilby Street on 1 final list", The Press, September 1948 when 120 24 August 1948, p 3 The Cyclopedia of streets were re-named. New Zealand. Vol 3, pp 183-184 Gilby was a schoolmaster and
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Gilders Grove Named after Heathcote Gilders was a private Spreydon/Heathcote Digby Te’Ohia Valley surveyor practising in Community Board Leslie Gilders Christchurch 1930s-1970s. agenda 3 August (1896-1980). He surveyed the subdivision 1999 which created the allotment subdivided to create the street. A subdivision at 19 Avoca Valley Road by W. J. Mauger. Named in 1999.
Giles Place Shirley First appears in street directories in 1976.
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Gillatt Could have been Halswell Gillatt was a farmer of Riccarton/Wigram Gardens named after Halswell. Community Board agenda 2 July 2003 Charles Henry [The source does not give his Gillatt (d. 1971). name, saying only that the street is named after a well- known market gardener.] Named in 2003.
Gilmour Named after Dr Lyttelton Dr Gilmour was a doctor who The story of “Obituary”, The Terrace Bertram practised in Lyttelton for 25 Lyttelton, 1849- Press, 24 May Hazelwood years. 1949, p 145 1945, p 3 Gilmour (1888- First appears in street 1945). directories in 1950.
Gilwell Street Burwood Named on 15 March 1961. Information on date of naming in a letter First appears in street sent to the City directories in 1966. Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 17 March 1961.
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Ginaty Lane Named after the Halswell Ginaty was the Vicar-General Aidanfield “Haven for ‘fallen Mount Magdala : Very Rev. Dean of the Roman Catholic women’ to be 80 years of Laurentias Maria Diocese of Christchurch. He housing care…with a short Ginaty (1836?- was involved in fundraising subdivision”, NZ history of the 1911). activities to purchase the land Catholic, 5 institution at Halswell and build the November 2000, p Pitch your tents on Mount Magdala Home which 13 distant shores: a was opened in 1888. Riccarton/Wigram history of the The street names in the Community Board Sisters of Good Aidanfield subdivision are agenda 31 January Shepherd in those of former Sisters of the 2001 Australia, Good Shepherd Order and Aotearoa/New former residents of the Good Zealand and Tahiti Shepherd Sisters’ Home at “Obituary”, The Halswell. Press, 5 June 1911, Named on 31 January 2001. p 7 “Obituary”, Evening Post, 6 June 1911, p 2 Held firm by faith, pp 152-
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Girvan Street Named after Fendalton Named to continue the theme "Street names", The "Street names", Girvan, a coastal of naming Riccarton streets Press, 25 June 1948, The Press, 25 June resort in after places in Ayrshire, p 9 1948, p 6 Strathclyde, south- Scotland, from whence the "University street", west Scotland. Deans family had originated. The Press, 30 June First appears in street 1948, p 2 directories in 1943. [In June 1948 the Waimairi County Council wanted to re- name this street University Street when 24 streets in the County were re-named. This did not happen after protests from residents, among them John Deans.]
Glade Avenue Avon Glade Named after Avon Richmond Avon Glade Road is first “Advertisements”, “Street names”, Road and Glade, a house in mentioned in The Press in The Press, 1 June The Press, 22 Avonglade Stanmore Road. 1878 when land is advertised 1878, p 3 February 1926, p 10 Street. for sale there. “Advertisements”, Re-named Glade Avenue on The Press, 28 May “Street names”, 24 May 1926 when 21 streets 1926, p 17 The Press, 26 May were re-named. 1926, p 11
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Gladson Sockburn Named by Ann Nora "Annie" Algidus Street Information supplied Street Murray-Aynsley (1886-1973) by Bob Pritchard, on 26 August 1958 when she subdivisions officer, subdivided her land. Christchurch City Council, in 2010. First appears in street directories in 1962.
Gladstone Gasworks Named after Lyttelton Gladstone was four times "Obituary", The Quay Road was William Ewart British Prime Minister and Press, 30 May 1885, incorporated Gladstone (1809- also brother-in-law to Lord p 3 into 1898). Lyttelton. “Lyttelton”, The Gladstone Gladstone Quay is mentioned Press, 9 July 1913, p Quay. in an obituary in The Press in 2 1885. First appears in street directories in 1916. In 1913 the street known as Gasworks Road was re- named Gladstone Quay.
Glamis Place Named after Cashmere First appears in street Glamis, a castle in directories in 1966. Scotland.
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Glandovey Named after the Fendalton, Charles Alured Jeffreys Bryndwr, Jeffreys Fendall’s legacy: a G R Macdonald Road Anglicised version Strowan. (1821-1904) retired to this Road, Idris Road history of Fendalton dictionary of of the name of the castle in 1880 after leaving and other Welsh and north-west Canterbury Jeffreys' castle, New Zealand. names in the Christchurch, p 74- biographies: J85 Fendalton/Bryndwr Glandyfi Castle, in Glandovey Road became a 76 Cardiganshire, area. public road on 24 June 1881. "Advertisements", Wales. Sections for sale in "the The Press, 4 Glandovey Road" in Bryndwr November 1890, p 8 are advertised in The Press in 1890. First appears in street directories in 1894.
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Glasgow Named after Phillipstown Named by John Alexander Newcastle Street “Drainage Board”, “Obituary”, The Street Glasgow, a city in Redpath (1846?-1942) in Star, 26 October Press, 12 December Scotland. 1909 when he subdivided his 1887, p 4 1942, p 6 land there and laid out the “City Council”, The G R Macdonald new streets. Press, 2 November dictionary of He founded the firm of J A 1909, p 8 Canterbury Redpath & Sons Ltd., coal “Street names”, The biographies: R84 merchants. Press, 2 September Redpath’s wife was born 1930, p 12 Rose Ann Glasgow (1843?- [This article lists 1921) and the street could Harrow Street as also have been named in her named by Redpath. honour. This is incorrect as First appears in street Harrow Street was directories in 1913. named much earlier and is not mentioned in the 1909 article].
Glasnevin Named after Casebrook The developers wanted all the Glasnevin Shirley/Papanui “Glasnevin”, The Drive Glasnevin in streets in the Glasnevin Community Board Press, 17 June Ireland. subdivision to have names agenda 29 October 1998, p 34 associated with Dublin. 1997 Named in 1997.
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Glastonbury Named after Burwood Glastonbury is in a reclaimed Excalibur Place, Drive Glastonbury in lowland area, similar to this Gunwelloe Lane, Somerset, area. It is also reputed to be Mullion Lane, St England. where Sir Lancelot of Keverne Close, Knights of the Round Table Sedgemoor Close fame lived, hence the naming and Wedmore of later streets in the Close. Also subdivision. Quantock Place. Also Travis Country First appears in street Estate. directories in 1995.
Gleig Place Named after the Spreydon Gleig was a member of the Bewdley Street, The Canterbury A history of George Robert Canterbury Association from Bredon Lane, Clent Association: a study Canterbury, Vol 1, Gleig (1796- 27 March 1848 until he Lane, Evesham of its members’ pp 242-245 1888). resigned 25 November 1851. Crescent, connections, pp 33- “Suicide of Lord Several streets in this area Frankleigh Street, 34 & 67 Lyttelton”, Evening have names associated with Glynne Crescent, Province of Post, 22 May 1876, Lyttelton Street, the Canterbury Association Canterbury, New 2 Stanbury Street and, especially, the Lyttelton Zealand : list of family because they were (formerly Droitwich sections purchased to formed on Rural Section 76, Street), Stourbridge April 30 1863, p 2 700 acres on the "Lower Street, Sumner "Rural Sections Lincoln Road, Heathcote Street and chosen", The Bridge" purchased by Wychbury Street. Lyttelton Times, 29 Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Also Hagley Park. March 1851, p 6 Spencer (1798-1857) and Conway Lucas Rose (1817- The evolution of a
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Glenarm Landsdowne Named after the Dallington Landsdowne Terrace is first Early Dallington, p View the biography Terrace Terrace Glenarm Kennels mentioned in The Press in 10 of Hiram Hunter in which, in turn, 1892 when land for sale there the Dictionary of "Advertisements", were named after is advertised. The Press, 21 April New Zealand Biography Glenarm Castle, First appears in street 1892, p 8 the ancestral home directories in 1903. "Street names", The "Obituary", The of the Earls of Press, 11 May Re-named Glenarm Terrace Press, 25 June 1948, Antrim in 1966, p 10 Northern Ireland. in June 1948 when 24 streets p 9 in the Waimairi County were "Street names", re-named. The Press, 25 June 1948, p 6 Hiram Hunter (1874-1966), a labourer, teamster, trade unionist and local politician, bred dogs at the Glenarm Kennels. They were on his land on the eastern side of, and towards, the river end of Gayhurst Road.
Glen Arrife Named after Glen Halswell The streets in the Broken Run Broken Run, Riccarton/Wigram Place Arrife, a high subdivision are all named Cromdale Place, Community Board country station in after high country stations. Grassington Lane, agenda 12 July 2005 Highpeak Place, the Rakaia River Named by the developers, Longspur Avenue catchment. Brian Gillman Ltd. and Ryton Way. Named in 2005. Also Broken Run.
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Glenbarr Named after In Stage 6 and 7 of the Kintyre Estates Riccarton/Wigram Lane Glenbarr, a village Kintyre Estates subdivision, Community Board in Argyll and where streets are named after agenda 17 March Bute, Scotland. It names and features in the 2015 lies on the west locality of Kintyre in Riccarton/Wigram coast of the Scotland. Community Board Kintyre peninsula. Named in 2015. minutes 17 March 2015
Glen Bridge Named because Bishopdale A right-of -way at 3A Fendalton/Waimairi Lane there is a bridge Crofton Road. Community Board there and looking Developed by Netheravon agenda 8 May 2007 over the bridge Holdings. through the trees gives the Named in 2007. impression of a glen.
Glenconnor Burwood First appears in street Place directories in 1993.
Glencullen Named after Casebrook In the Glasnevin subdivision Glasnevin Shirley/Papanui Drive Glencullen, a where all the roads are named Community Board suburb of Dublin. after suburbs, localities or agenda 1 April 1998 features in the vicinity of Dublin. Named in 1998.
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Gleneagles Probably named Ilam Developed by Maurice R. "Maurice R. Carter "Foremost Terrace after Gleneagles, a Carter Ltd. Formed on part of Ltd. built "Home of developer and glen in the Ochil the driveway at 58 Burnside Year", The Press, 10 donor", The Press, Hills of Perth and Road (later Memorial November 1958, pp 22 October 2005, p Kinross in Avenue) into a large house 16-18 D19 Scotland. named Hatherley. “Maurice Carter First appears in street leaves behind directories in 1958. immense legacy”, The Press, 10 May 2011, p A3
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Glenelg Spur Named after Hillsborough Ollivier was an accountant, The Port Hills of “Obituary”, The Glenelg, the home and at the time of his death, Christchurch, pp Press, 27 July there of Cecil one of the city’s best-known 162-164 1935, p 18 Claude Morton businessmen. He had bought “Site for health Ollivier (1878- the house, then called Raroa, camp”, The Press, 1935). from George Bowron in 16 April 1938, p 10 1922, and re-named it Glenelg. The driveway “Permanent health leading up to the house camp”, The Press, became Glenelg Spur. 29 July 1939, p 7 After Ollivier’s death, Glenelg was purchased by the trustees of the King George V Memorial Fund Board, and, from 1 August 1939, it became a permanent health camp. First appears in street directories in 1946.
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Glenharrow Named after Avonhead Harrow bought 19 acres of Harrowdale Drive Information supplied Avenue Charles Alexander land in 1944 which had and Kent Lodge in 2008 by Brian and Harrow (1911- formerly belonged to Kent Avenue. Ruth Murphy, 1989). Lodge at 35 Yaldhurst Road. owners of Kent Four generations of his Lodge, in an family have been berry interview with growers in Christchurch. Margaret Harper. First appears in street directories in 1970.
Glenmore Casebrook First appears in street Avenue directories in 1962.
Glen Oaks Northwood Developed by Belfast Shirley/Papanui Drive Developments Ltd and Styx Community Board Developments Ltd. The agenda 29 March developers “chose names 2000 suitable for the length of the Report of the road rather than trying to Shirley/Papanui establish a common theme Community Board to throughout the subdivision”. the Council 19 April Named in 2000. 2000
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Glenrowan Named after Avondale Kelly was Australia’s most Edna Street, Information supplied Avenue Glenrowan, the famous bushranger. Reginald Street, in 2008 by Mardi town in Australia According to family legend, Sharlick Street, Muirson in an where Ned Kelly Eliza Emily Muirson (1856?- Vivian Street and interview with (1855?-1880) was 1943) fed Kelly while he was Woolley Street. Margaret Harper. captured. on the run. Mrs Muirson was Mardi Muirson is the grandmother of Reginald married to Reginald Gordon Vivian Muirson Muirson’s nephew. (1913-1990), the builder of houses in this street, First appears in street directories in 1970.
Glenroy London Street Woolston London Street first appears in “The Heathcote “Street names”, Street and Graham the Star in a report of a Road Board”, Star, The Press, 13 Street. meeting of the Heathcote 28 April 1877, p 2 September 1924, p Road Board in 1877 and first 13 "General news", The appears in street directories in Press, 14 February “New names for 1887. 1922, p 6 streets”, The Press, Re-named Graham Street in "Street names 2 June 1948, p 3 1922. changed: City “New street Re-named Glenroy Street on council approves names”, The Press, 1 September 1948 when 120 final list", The Press, 24 July 1948, p 2 streets were re-named. 24 August 1948, p 3
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Glenstrae Named after Redcliffs McGregor was a local Sumner to Road Glenstrae, their photographer and a resident Ferrymead: a home in Scotland, of the street in 1960. Christchurch history, p 207 by Francis "Frank" First appears in street Edward McGregor directories in 1960. (1916-1981) and his wife.
Glenturret Named after a In stages 1-4 of the Highsted Broadstairs Avenue, Shirley/Papanui Highsted Drive neighbouring Residential subdivision. The Farrelly Place, Community Board Residential farm. names were suggested by the Faversham Lane, agenda 17 December developer. Grayshott Avenue 2014 and Tullet Park Named in 2014. Drive.
Gloaming Named after Sockburn Gloaming was bred in Gloaming, the Place Gloaming, a Victoria and was trained in wonder horse racehorse. New Zealand. His racing career lasted from 1918-1927 and he died in 1932 aged 17 years. First appears in street directories in 1968.
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Globe Bay Named after the Templeton Named by local horse trainer, Riccarton/Wigram Drive NZ Cup pacer, Jack Carmichael, and Peter Community Board Globe Bay. Petersen of the Templeton agenda 12 April Residents’ Association. 2005 Locals had asked that the names of prominent pacers and trotters be used for street names because of the numerous training establishments in the area. Developed by Suburban Estates Ltd. Named in 2005.
Gloucester The section of Named after Linwood, One of the original streets of Reproduction of G R Macdonald Street road between Gloucester, an Central city, Christchurch named in 1850 Edward Jollie's 1850 dictionary of Woodham English bishopric. Avonside by surveyors Captain Joseph map of the proposed Canterbury Road and the Thomas (b. 1803?) and city. Department of biographies: D193, Avon River Edward Jollie (1825-1894). Lands and Survey, J169 and T144 was formerly Christchurch. The names were taken from “Obituary”, The named bishoprics listed in Burke's Historical Maps Press, 9 August Delamain Peerage. "Advertisements", 1894, p 5e Road and was First mentioned in The The Lyttelton Times, incorporated “Obituary”, Star, 9 Lyttelton Times in 1852 7 August 1852, p 2 into August 1894, p 1 when 1/4 acre sections are Gloucester Reminiscences of a advertised for sale there. View the biography Street. surveyor, runholder of Joseph Thomas
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information The section of Gloucester and politician in in the Dictionary of Street from Woodham Road Canterbury and New Zealand to the Avon River was named Otago, 1841-1865, Biography. Delamain Road before 1916. pp 28-29 “Mr F. W. Named after Frederick Early days of Delamain”, The William Delamain (1835- Canterbury, p 27 Press, 18 May 1910) who owned part of 1910, p 8 Rural Section 125, 100 acres The evolution of a in “River Avon, Slaughter- city, p 13 "Obituary", Grey house Road” (later Woodham Old Christchurch in River Argus, 25 Road), land originally picture and story, pp May 1910, p 1 purchased by G. A. C. 50-51 Dashwood. “Street names in Delamain Road does not Christchurch”, The appear in street directories Press, 6 December but is mentioned in the Star 1952, p 3 in 1907. Province of Canterbury, New Zealand : list of sections purchased to April 30 1863, p 4 “Rural Sections chosen”, The Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1851, p 3 "Today's
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Advertisements", Star, 4 May 1907, p 6 Early Dallington, p 10
Glovers Road Glover's Road Named after Halswell Glover was a farmer of "Advertisements", "Deaths", Star, 16 Hawley William Halswell. The Press, 6 September 1910, p Glover (1836?- Glover's Road is first November 1877, p 1 3 1910). mentioned in The Press in G R Macdonald 1877. dictionary of Canterbury biographies: G220
Glue Place Named after Somerfield Glue was a city councillor “Names for new “Mr Glue served William Percy 1941-1971. streets”, The Press, Chch for 30 years”, 22 September 1960, The Press, 17 July Glue (1888-1980). Named in 1960. p 14 1980, p 4 Fendalton Houses of 1920s and 1930s - the Glue brothers’ contribution
Glynne Named after Spreydon Mary was the wife of Sir Bewdley Street, The Canterbury A history of Crescent Mary, Baroness George William Lyttelton, Bredon Lane, Clent Association: a study Canterbury, Vol 1, Lyttelton, née 4th Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Lane, Evesham of its members’ pp 242-245 Glynne, (1813- Frankley (1817-1876). He Crescent, connections, p 67 “Suicide of Lord
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information 1857). was a member of the Frankleigh Street, Province of Lyttelton”, Evening Canterbury Association from Gleig Place, Canterbury, New Post, 22 May 1876, 1848. Lyttelton Street, Zealand : list of 2 Stanbury Street Several streets in this area sections purchased to (formerly Droitwich April 30 1863, p 2 have names associated with Street), Stourbridge the Lyttelton family because "Rural Sections Street, Sumner they were formed on Rural chosen", The Street and Section 76, 700 acres on the Lyttelton Times, 29 Wychbury Street. "Lower Lincoln Road, March 1851, p 6 Also Hagley Park. Heathcote Bridge" purchased The evolution of a by Frederick Spencer, 4th city, pp p & 79 Earl Spencer (1798-1857) and Conway Lucas Rose (1817-1910). Spencer’s interest in the land was passed on to his nephew, the Hon. George William Spencer Lyttelton (1847- 1913), the 4th son of George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (1817-1876). First appears in street directories in 1950.
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Godfrey Place Named after Ilam Godfrey was an old boy of Corfe Street, Hare “Obituary”, The Stuart Palairet Christ’s College and a New Street, Holderness Press, 14 July Godfrey (1901- Zealand rowing Place, Parr Place, 1959, p 14 1959). representative. He was well- Sayers Crescent, known for his work for the Tripp Place, school and for the Christ’s Tyndale Place and College Old Boys’ Worthy Street. Association. He became a fellow of the school in 1947. One of the streets in a subdivision formed on land belonging to Christ's College. First appears in street directories in 1987.
Godley Drive Named after John Sumner Godley was a lawyer, writer, View the biography Robert Godley administrator, coloniser and of John Robert (1814-1861). public servant. He is Godley in the described on his statue in Dictionary of New Cathedral Square as the Zealand Biography. founder of Canterbury. First appears in street directories in 1993.
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Godley Quay Named after John Lyttelton Godley was a lawyer, writer, Lyttelton: port and View the biography Robert Godley administrator, coloniser and town : an illustrated of John Robert (1814-1861). public servant. He is history, p 28 Godley in the described on his statue in "Advertisements", Dictionary of New Cathedral Square as the The Lyttelton Times, Zealand Biography. founder of Canterbury. 7 August 1852, p 2 First mentioned in The Lyttelton Times in 1852 when 1/4 acre sections are advertised for sale there.
Godwit Street Named after the Southshore One of six streets running in Caspian Street, “Names chosen for godwit, a sea-bird alphabetical order from north Heron Street, streets”, The Press, that frequents the to south intersecting Penguin Street, 20 September 1955, south shore. Rockinghorse Road. Plover Street and p 15 Tern Street. Named in September 1955. New Brighton a regional history 1852-1970, p 121
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Goldsmith Oliver Named after Waltham Goldsmith was the author of Report of the street Place Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar Of Wakefield. naming committee, Sydenham Borough Street and (1728-1774). One of the “poets and Council minute book Goldsmith writers” streets of Sydenham, 1879-1880, p 217, Street. Addington and Waltham held at Christchurch named by a committee of the City Council Sydenham Borough Council archives. on 19 January 1880. “ First appears in street Borough Council”, directories as Oliver Star, 20 January Goldsmith Street in 1887. 1880, p 3 Becomes Goldsmith Street in 1892 and Goldsmith Place in 1983 when the Brougham Street Expressway was put through.
Golf Links Shirley Golf Named because it Shirley Shirley Golf Links Road is “Advertisements”, Road Links Road is the road leading first mentioned in The Press Star, 24 June 1905, p to the Shirley Golf in 1905. 6 Club. Golf Links Road first appears in street directories in 1916. [In street directories of the 1920s it is sometimes listed with the alternate name of Shirley Links Road.]
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Goodall Place Named after Redwood Goodall was bishop of Creese Place, “Not happy on staff “Ex-bishop dies”, Maurice John Christchurch 1984-1990. Denniston Crescent, names”, The Papanui The Press, 28 Jenkins Avenue, Herald, 13 March October 2010, p A3 Goodall (1928- One of the streets in the area Lowry Avenue, 1973, p 7 2010). formed on land belonging to Monteath Place, Christ’s College and given Murchison Avenue, names of members of the Pyatt Place, school staff or those Solomon Avenue, associated with the school. Strack Place and First appears in street Wakelin Place. directories in 1991.
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Goodman Clonmel Formerly Albert Burwood Formerly Albert Street. One Alice Street and Burwood All Saints’ "Street names Street Street. Street. Named of three streets named after Liggins Street. Also Church 1877-1977, p changed", The after Prince Albert members of Queen Victoria's Irene Street and 42 Press, 25 June Reaby Street. 1948, p 6 of Saxe-Coburg family. Waimairi County and Gotha (1819- Re-named Clonmel Street by Council, minute “Loss of market 1861), the the Waimairi County Council book, 1931-1936, p garden land”, The husband of Queen on 8 February 1933. 308 held at Press, 3 September Victoria. Christchurch City 1954, p 3 Re-named Goodman Street in Council archives. Re-named June 1948 when 24 streets in Clonmel Street. the Waimairi County were re- "Streets renamed", Named after named. The Press, 9 Clonmel, a town February 1933, p 15 in Tipperary, Goodman was a market Ireland. gardener who subdivided a "Street names property in this area. His changed", The Press, Re-named father, Albert Edward 25 June 1948, p 9 Goodman Street. Goodman (1875-1922), also a Named after "Naval names for market gardener, had Leonard Oswald streets", The Press, previously owned the land. Goodman (1912- 28 April 1967, p 12 1956). Goodman Street was extended in 1967.
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Gordon Probably named St Albans Bannerman was an estate "Properties for sale "The skinning of Avenue after John Gordon agent. In street directories of or to let", Star, 9 July Skinner", NZ Bannerman. 1903 he is living at 34 St 1903, p 1 Truth, 3 September Albans Street, on the corner 1910, p 5 of that street and a right-of- “The skinning of way. In that same year he is Skinner”, NZ advertising sections for sale Truth, 8 October in Gordon Avenue with the 1910, p 5 plan to be seen at his office at 174 Lichfield Street. In 1904 the right-of-way is named Gordon Avenue. In 1911 Bannerman was living at Dudley Creek, Shirley. He and his wife, Caroline (1872?-1958), then moved to Bondi in New South Wales, Australia.
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Gore Street Named after Gore Halswell Named by the developer, Oaklands Information supplied Turf tufts and toe- in Southland. Karl Scott (1910-1997). He in 2008 by Bede weights was the son of William and Cosgriff (d. 2011) in Annie Isabel Scott. His father an interview with emigrated to New Zealand in Margaret Harper. the early 1900s and was A short history of borough electrical engineer Halswell, p 99 for some years at Gore. Karl Scott was born there. First appears in street directories in 1964.
Gosforth Named after Westmorland Named to continue the theme Westmorland Riccarton/Wigram Grove Gosforth, a village in the subdivision of naming Community Board and civil parish in streets after places in historic agenda 17 the Lake District, Westmorland in England, September 2013 in the Borough of since 1974 part of Cumbria. Minutes of the Copeland in Named in 2013. Riccarton/Wigram Cumbria, England. Community Board minutes 17 September 2013
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Gosling Named after Halswell William and Lucy Gosling Airedale Place. Also Riccarton/Wigram Passenger list for Crescent William Gosling and their children, Charles, Longhurst. Community Board the Randolph (1820-1900). Mary, William and Elizabeth, agenda 3 April 2012 "Fatal accident at arrived in Canterbury on the Timaru", The Randolph in 1850 as assisted Press, 3 October passengers. Gosling was an 1900, p 5 agricultural blacksmith. Longhurst The streets in the Longhurst subdivision are named after local identities and homesteads in the locality. Named in 2012.
Gosport Named after Aranui In an area where all the “New streets in Street Gosport, a streets are named after places Christchurch”, The municipal borough in the county of Hampshire. Press, 28 June 1955, of Hampshire, There is a Christchurch city p 6 west of and a River Avon in Portsmouth. Hampshire, England. Named in 1955.
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Gosset Street Named after St Albans Gosset was the vicar of Carrington Street St Albans: from The Blain Archdeacon Woolston 1891-1902, and and Jacobs Street. swamp to suburbs: Biographical Charles Hilgrove from July 1902, vicar of St. an informal history, Directory of Gosset (1851- Mary’s Anglican Church, p 20 Anglican Clergy in 1923). Merivale. The Canterbury the Pacific One of three streets named in church property : G. R Macdonald 1923 and formed on land that articles, p 35 dictionary of had been originally owned by "Advertisements", Canterbury the Anglican diocese. Sales The Press, 5 May biographies: G299 of land were made for 1923, p 20 “Obituary”, The “increased revenue for "Story of 700 acres Press, 2 April 1923, Diocesan purposes”. p 8 of church property", First appears in street The Press, 25 directories in 1924. February 1947, p 6
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Gothic Place Ilam Henry Alfred Leslie "Harry" Hanover Place, Information supplied “Old property Vale (1889-1988), a Tudor Avenue and in 2009 by John sold”, The Press, Christchurch heating Tuirau Place. Vale, Harry Vale's 21 February 1976, engineering pioneer, nephew, in an p 18 purchased 11 acres of land interview with "Obituary", The there in 1910 and later laid Margaret Harper. Press, 6 June 1988, out and developed 4 acres of p 3 gardens at 203 Ilam Road. The property extended from Ilam Road to Waimairi Road. The street was formed on a subdivision of his land. First appears in street directories in 1972.
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Gould Named after Woolston Gould was an agent for Alport Place and “What’s in a George Gould Crescent George Gould owners and occupiers of Palinurus Road. name?”, Shoreline: G R Macdonald (1823-1889). sheep stations, an exporter of the community news dictionary of wheat and wool from magazine, April Canterbury Canterbury, and a director of 1995, pp 18-20 biographies: G306 the New Zealand Shipping Company. He was a "In Memoriam", shareholder in the Star, 28 March Christchurch Conveyance 1889, p 2 Company which ran the “Street-name lighters Fanny and Fancy changes proposed between Lyttelton and the in Woolston”, The Heathcote River in 1852- Press, 4 October 1853. 1985, p 5 One of three streets in close proximity named in 1986 to give a maritime theme to the area. Formed because of the Woolston Cut flood relief development.
Goulding Named after Hornby Goulding was a barber of “Proposal for new Avenue David Stewart Hornby 1943-1992. The road at Hornby”, The Goulding (1919- street where his shop was Press, 3 August 2012). situated was named in his 1965, p 16 honour. "Hornby rich in Developed in 1965 as part of history",
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information the master traffic plan for the Christchurch Mail, 1 metropolitan area. The November 2006, p 8 newspaper report in 1965 says "the authority's plan provides for a new road off Shands Road opposite Amyes Road, crossing private property to intersect the Main South Road and continue along the west boundary of the Presbyterian Church property, turning along the north boundary of the IGA land and ending at Carmen Road south of the Working Men's Club". From Shands Road to the Main South Road named Goulding Avenue. From the Main South Road to Carmen Road named Chalmers Street.
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Governors Governor’s Named after Sir Cass Bay Grey was governor of New “Advertisements”, View the biography Bay Road Bay Road George Grey Zealand 1845-1853 and The Lyttelton Times, of George Grey in (1812-1898). 1861-1868. 19 January 1859, p 6 the Dictionary of Governor’s Bay Road is first New Zealand Biography. mentioned in The Lyttelton Times in 1859 when land for sale there is advertised. Appears in street directories in 1892, the first year Lyttelton streets are listed.
Gowerton Part of Vogel Named after Richmond Gowerton was the birthplace Vogel Street “Streets named and “Sir George - a Place Street. Gowerton in of George Manning (1887- changed”, The Press, man of the people", Wales. 1976), the mayor of 1 September 1959, p The Press, 30 Christchurch 1958-1968. 16 December 1976, p 2 Every year at Gowerton School a major prizegiving award is given in Sir George's memory as he attended the school. Named in 1959.
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Grace Close Halswell Named to continue the street Aidanfield Riccarton/Wigram Mount Magdala : naming theme of earlier Community Board 80 years of stages of the subdivision, that agenda 3 March care…with a short of using the names of Sisters 2004 history of the of the Order of the Good institution Shepherd. Pitch your tents on Named on 3 March 2004. distant shores: a history of the Sisters of Good Shepherd in Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Tahiti
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Gracefield Hyndman’s Formerly Central city Hyndman, a builder, lived at "Advertisements", G R Macdonald Avenue Lane and Hyndman’s Lane. 857 Colombo Street. His Star, 6 August 1907, dictionary of Gracefield Named after Peter property backed on to where p 2 Canterbury Avenue. Hyndman (1843- the lane was formed. “Advertisements”, biographies: H943 1914). Hyndman's Lane first appears The Press, 2 August "Deaths", Sun, 26 Re-named in 1894 street directories 1907, p 12 September 1914, p Gracefield Street running off 108 Salisbury 1 “Advertisements”, which was Street. The Press, 12 combined with By 1909 it leads to Grace January 1907, p 16 Grace Avenue, Avenue although Grace "General news", The named after owner Avenue is not listed as a Francis James Press, 10 September street address. Land in Grace 1921, p 8 Grace, to become Avenue is advertised for sale Gracefield in the Star in 1907. "City Council", The Avenue. Press, 1 September By 1912 Hyndman's Lane has 1930, p 16 been re-named Gracefield Street. Grace Avenue ran off Durham Street and Gracefield Street off Salisbury Street. The two were combined to become Gracefield Avenue in 1930.
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Grafton William Formerly William Waltham Wilson was a nurseryman, Barbour Street, Plan of suburban Province of Street Street Street. Named businessman and local Charles Street, property (Rural Canterbury, New after William politician. Grenville Street, Section 48) situated Zealand : list of Henry Street, on the Ferry Road Barbour Wilson In a subdivision of Rural sections purchased Laurence Street, near the East Town to April 30 1863, p (1819-1897). Section 48, land owned by Short Street, Belt belonging to 2 Re-named Grafton William Wilson (1819-1897). Williams Street and William Wilson Street. William Street appears on an View the biography Wilsons Road. Esq., Deposit Plan 1874/75 Deposit Plan. of William Barbour 27 1874/75. Map First appears in the Star in an Wilson in the held by Bob Dictionary of New advertisement in 1880. It Pritchard, Zealand Biography. does not appear in street subdivisions officer, directories but appears on an Christchurch City G R Macdonald 1890 map. Council. dictionary of Re-named Grafton Street in Canterbury [The land, 200 acres biographies: W620 1888. in Ferry Road, had originally been “William Wilson – purchased by G. landowner and Draper and his son- early nurseryman”, in law, James The Press, 20 May Edward FitzGerald 1978, p 13 (1818?-1896).] “Rural sections chosen”, Lyttelton Times, 15 March 1851, p 7
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Grahams Named after Burnside, Graham arrived in Burnside Fendall’s legacy: a Beyond the city: Road Douglas Graham Ilam, Canterbury in 1852 and was history of Fendalton the land and its (1818-1872). Avonhead, the manager of John Deans’ and north-west people, Riccarton, Bishopdale cattle from 1854 until his Christchurch, p 88 Waimairi, Paparua, death. “Latest locals”, Star, p 14 Grahams Road was cut 9 January 1892, p 3 G R Macdonald through his holding of 141 "Land Sales", Star, dictionary of acres which he leased to 26 March 1892, p 3 Canterbury William Boag. His home was biographies: G319a near the corner of Grahams "The late Mr Road where Flay Park is now Douglas Graham", located. The Star in 1892 Star, 13 March refers to a sale of land at 1872, p 2 Graham's Estate and describes it as the largest and most important sale of suburban properties held in Canterbury for many years. First appears in street directories in 1912, running from Greers Road to Wairarapa Road (later Wairakei Road). Two residents are listed – both farmers.
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Grampian Fosters Road Named after the Casebrook Fosters Road first appears in "Street names "Street names Street Grampians, a street directories in 1936. changed", The Press, changed", The 25 June 1948, p 9 Press, 25 June range of Re-named Grampian Street in 1948, p 6 mountains June 1948 when 24 streets in stretching across the Waimairi County were re- the highlands of named. Scotland.
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Grange Street Named after The Hillsborough Earle emigrated on the Earl Street and Province of Passenger list for Grange, the home Randolph in 1850. He bought Kennedy Place. Canterbury, New the Randolph of Dr James Rural Section 44, 50 acres, Zealand : list of Along the hills: a William Earle “Christchurch District, near sections purchased to history of the (1805-1878). Hills Road” (later Port Hills April 30 1863, p 2 Heathcote Road Road). He practised medicine “Rural Sections Board and the in Lyttelton, later moving to chosen”, The Heathcote County Opawa where he built The Lytelton Times, 15 Council 1864- Grange. March 1851, p 7 1989, p 14 Edward Steane Harley The Port Hills of G R Macdonald (1840?-1901), an accountant Christchurch, p 169 dictionary of and a well-known cricketer, Canterbury Information on date owned The Grange later. biographies: E13 of naming in a letter First appears in street sent to the City “Obituary”, Star, directories in 1901. Librarian from the 22 June 1894, p 1 The northern section of Town Clerk dated 29 (Mrs Earle’s Kennedy Crescent was April 1963. obituary) incorporated into Grange “Obituary”, The Street in 1963; the southern Press, 11 June section remained as Kennedy 1901, p 2 Crescent. “Obituary”, Star, [Jarden Place was originally 10 June 1901, p 3 suggested as a name for the northern section.]
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Grangewood Burnside Formed on the driveway once Annell Place, Information supplied Lane leading to the homestead Parkham Drive and in 2010 by Ngaire owned by Mabel Winifred Witbrock Place. Anne Kelly, Witbrock (1893-1991). This granddaughter of house was moved to Old Tai Annie Witbrock, in Tapu Road. an interview with Margaret Harper. Developed about 1990.
Grantley Named after the New Brighton, Norton was a member of the Tonks Road and "Advertisements", G R Macdonald Street middle name of North New auctioneering firm of Tonks Shaw Avenue. The Press, 27 May dictionary of William Henry Brighton Norton which split up land in 1911, p 15 Canterbury Grantley Norton North New Brighton in biographies: N155 (1858-1912). 1890s. First mentioned in The Press in 1911. First appears in street directories in 1931.
Granton Lane Spreydon First appears in street directories in 1993.
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Grants Road Named after Papanui Originally an accommodation Restell Street Christine Grant, “Inquest”, Thames Donald Grant road ie. a route for stock. Papanui Heritage Star, 2 November Group (1819-1870). Grant was a carpenter of 1885, p 2 Lanarkshire. He and his wife "Rural Sections and their six children arrived chosen", Lyttelton in Canterbury on the Royal Times, 1 March Stuart in October 1861. He 1851, p 6 had settled in Papanui by "Lyttelton", The 1865, buying part of Rural Press, 12 October Section 3, Papanui Bush, 1861, p 4 land originally bought by Ann Bowen, and also part of "Advertisements", Rural Section 203, Main Lyttelton Times, 11 North Road, from John Pain April 1865, p 2 Restell (1825-1885). "Road Boards", The Grant's Road is first Press, 1 January mentioned in The Press in 1872, p 2 1872. Grants Road first appears in street directories in 1900.
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Grassington Named after Halswell The streets in the Broken Run Broken Run, Riccarton/Wigram Lane Grassington subdivision are all named Cromdale Place, Community Board Station, situated after high country stations. Glen Arrife Place, agenda 12 July 2005 Highpeak Place, behind Rotherham Named by the developers, Longspur Avenue on the banks of Brian Gillman Ltd. the Waiau River. and Ryton Way. Named in 2005. Also Broken Run.
Grassmere Green’s Road Formerly Green’s Papanui The Rev. Green, a fellow of Province of G R Macdonald Street Road. Named after Eton and Rector of Everdon Canterbury, New dictionary of the Rev. George in Northamptonshire, selected Zealand : list of Canterbury Rowney Green Rural Section 308, just north sections purchased to biographies: G385 (1794-1860). of Papanui (North Road) April 30 1863, p 8 “Street names”, “next to Dunnage”. He was Re-named “Advertisements”, The Press, 6 an absentee landowner. His Grassmere Street. The Lyttelton Times, October 1909, p 6 brother, Henry Green of Named after Lake 17 January 1852, p 1 Papanui, advertises for work “New names for Grasmere in the as a tutor in The Lyttelton “Street naming”, The streets”, The Press, Lakes District, Times in 1852. Press, 3 November 2 June 1948, p 3 Cumbria, England. 1909, p 3 Green’s Road appears in “New street [Grasmere has street directories in 1894. "Street names names”, The Press, been mis-spelt in changed: City 24 July 1948, p 2 the naming of the Re-named Grassmere Street council approves street.] on 1 September 1948 when final list", The Press, 120 streets were re-named. 24 August 1948, p 3
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Graycliffe Named after Gray Halswell Named Gray Cliffe by Henry Riccarton/Wigram G R Macdonald Street Cliffe, a property Francis Gray (1838-1905) Community Board dictionary of at the foot of the when he bought the property agenda 3 April 2012 Canterbury Port Hills, near in 1875. He sold it to Sir biographies: G364 Tai Tapu. Robert Heaton Rhodes View the biography (1861-1956) in 1893. Rhodes [The name of the of Robert Heaton commissioned Frederick property has been Rhodes in the Strouts to design a grand mis-spelt in the Dictionary of New country house, Otahuna, on naming of the Zealand Biography. the site. This was completed street.] in 1895. Longhurst The streets in the Longhurst subdivision are named after local identities and homesteads in the locality. Named in 2012.
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Grayshott Named after Named because the street is Broadstairs Avenue, Shirley/Papanui Highsted Avenue Sittingbourne, in the Highsted subdivision. Farrelly Place, Community Board Residential Kent. Highsted is a town in Faversham Lane, agenda 17 December Hampshire that borders Kent. Glenturret Drive 2014 and Tullet Park In stages 1-4 of the Highsted Drive. subdivision. The names were suggested by the developer. Also Highsted Road. Named in 2014. NB Highsted Road, and consequently Highsted Residential, are named after John Kirby Highsted (1817- 1871), not the town in Kent, England.
Great Gables Named after Huntsbury Formed post-1997. Broad Oaks Lane Mount Great Gables, a mountain in the Lakes District in England.
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Greenaway Named after John Halswell Greenaway was a nurseryman Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram Christchurch Street Greenaway and seedsman. Community Board Militia List 1860 agenda 16 October (1831?-1880). In a later stage of the "Advertisements", Longhurst subdivision where 2012 The Lyttelton the streets are named after Times, 9 June members of the Canterbury 1860, p 6 Militia of 1860. “Fatal accident on Named in 2012. the tramway”, Star, 1 December 1880, p 3 “Christchurch”, New Zealand Tablet, 10 December 1880, p 14 G R Macdonald dictionary of Canterbury biographies: G398 Longhurst
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Greenbank Named by the Parklands In the Waitikiri Stage 3 (Lake Waitikiri Riccarton/Wigram "Waitikiri Street development stage) subdivision. Community Board subdivision", The agenda 15 August company to keep Named in 2011. Press, 7 November with the existing 2011 2000, p 18 theme of water Riccarton/Wigram Waitikiri and water features. Community Board The name was minutes 23 August also considered 2011 appropriate for the locality.
Greenhaven Named after the Burwood This was the property there of Snelling Place “Name filed in G R Macdonald Drive Greenhaven Lydia Elizabeth Partridge error”, The Press, 19 dictionary of Estate. (1875-1962), daughter of February 1965, p 14 Canterbury Thomas Snelling (1827?- biographies: S588 1888) and Eliza Scott Snelling (1836?-1918). [It was to have been called Snelling Avenue but the deposit plan for the subdivision had been signed, sealed and delivered with the wrong street name on it.] First appears in street directories in 1996.
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Greenwich Named after Halswell In the Knights Stream Park Knights Stream Riccarton/Wigram Knights Stream Street Greenwich Park in subdivision where streets Park Community Board Park London, a World have been named with a agenda 3 April 2012 Heritage site and common theme of World Riccarton/Wigram the oldest of the Heritage sites and national Community Board Royal Parks. and major parks around the minutes 3 April 2012 world. Named in 2012.
Greenmeadow Belfast Planned to be named Shirley/Papanui Gardens Lowestaff Place in 1997 but Community Board the developer wished for a agenda 31 March name change before it was 1999 shown on a Land Transfer Plan. Re-named Greenmeadow Gardens in 1999.
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Greenock Named after Redwood Named by the wife of the “New name Street Greenock, a town developer, a Mr Taylor, after proposed”, The in western a visit to Greenock in Papanui Herald, 22 Scotland. Scotland. The Taylors were September 1970, p 1 associated with the Rose Information supplied Society. in 2008 by Elsie [Another suggestion was Grueber, former lady Clevedon Street but this was editor of The rejected as it was considered Papanui Herald, in too similar to Cleveland an interview with Street.] Margaret Harper. Named in 1970.
Greers Road From Named after Burnside, The Greer family farmed an Bishopdale “Marriages”, Star, 30 G R Macdonald Harewood David Greer Ilam, area of about 99 acres from April 1896, p 2 dictionary of Road to (1842-1918). Bishopdale, what became Wairakei Road Canterbury “News of the day”, Sawyers Bryndwr through to Condell Avenue biographies: B455, Bishop’s Road The Press, 4 Arms Road and south to Jennifer Street. B456, B457, G419 was named after September 1908, p 5 was formerly David Greer built his first the Bishop family: "Advertisements", named homestead at what later Bishop’s of James Bishop The Press, 28 Bishop’s became 302 Greers Road in Bishopdale (1826-1910) and February 1918, p 9 Road. his wife, Rebecca 1878. They named their Reminiscences of Early fruitgrowing (1825?-1913). property Tyrone Farm after pioneer farming at in Canterbury, New Their children Tyrone County, their home in Papanui and Pleasant Zealand, pp 16-21 were: James (b. Northern Ireland. This house Point 1855-1916? 1848), Robert burnt down after two years and another built. “Diamond (1851-1940), © Christchurch City Libraries Page 126 of 143 February 2016
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information William (1854- Greers Road is first Wedding”, Star, 23 1884), Frederick mentioned in The Press in November 1907, p 5 Alfred (1851- 1908. "Papanui news", The 1911) and First appears in street Press, 20 August Rebecca Sarah directories in 1912 running 1932, p 11 (1860?-1951). from Harewood Road to “Street names Wairarapa Road (later changed”, The Press, Wairakei Road). Extended to 25 June 1948, p 9 Burnside Road (later Memorial Avenue) in 1928. Waimairi County Council minute Bishop’s Road is mentioned book, January 1947- in the Star in 1907 in a report February 1949, p of James and Rebecca 540 held at Bishop’s diamond wedding Christchurch City celebrations. They were then Council archives. living in Bishop’s Road which was incorporated into "Bishopdale", The Greers Road by the Waimairi Press, 27 July 1966, County Council in June 1948. p 14 There had been confusion “Old homestead with Bishop Street in St auctioned” The Albans. Greers Road was Papanui Herald, 27 then continued through to March 1984, p 1 Sawyers Arms Road. “Old landmark G R Macdonald says the re- revels in former naming was "to the justifiable glory”, The Press, 13 indignation of the whole
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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Bishop family". Descendants July 1994, p 47 of "the late James, William and Robert Bishop" had protested against the change as early as 1932. Miss R. Bishop wrote to the Waimairi County Council also objecting to the change. To preserve the family association it was decided to call the suburb, Bishopdale.
Gregan Named after the Burnside Bernard Daniel Gregan Information supplied “More land for Crescent Gregan family. (1910-1976) farmed at 341 in 2007 by Bernice houses”, The Press, Wairakei Road. The farm Gregan in an 7 February 1956, p extended from Grahams Road interview with 14 to the shingle pits at Lake Margaret Harper. Bryndwr. The land was bought by the Government for state housing in 1956. First appears in street directories in 1960.
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Gregory Gregory Road Named after Islington Gregory was an electrical Information supplied Avenue William Henry engineer with the electricity in 2006 by Bob Gregory (1877?- department. Pritchard, subdivisions officer, 1959). Formed near the Islington Christchurch City substation. Council. Gregory Road first appears in street directories in 1977. Becomes Gregory Avenue in 1983.
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Grenville John Street Formerly John Waltham William John Wilson was the Barbour Street, Plan of suburban The descendants of Street and Beresford Street. Named eldest son of William Charles Street, property (Rural John and Mary Street after William John Barbour Wilson (1819-1897), Grafton Street, Section 48) situated Gebbie, p 15 Wilson (1858?- nurseryman, businessman Henry Street, on the Ferry Road View the biography 1895). and local politician and his Laurence Street, near the East Town of William Barbour wife, Elizabeth. He was a Short Street and Belt belonging to Re-named Wilson in the gentleman of Sydenham. He Williams Street. William Wilson Beresford Street Dictionary of New died in his 38th year at his Esq., Deposit Plan and later re-named Zealand Biography. father’s house, the Grove. 27 1874/75. Map Grenville Street. held by Bob G R Macdonald In a subdivision of Rural Pritchard, dictionary of Section 48, land owned by subdivisions officer, Canterbury William Wilson (1819-1897). Christchurch City biographies: W620 John Street appears on an Council. 1874/75 Deposit Plan. “Deaths”, Star, 6 [The land, 200 acres September 1895, p First appears in street in Ferry Road, had 2 directories in 1892. originally been “Deaths”, The Re-named Beresford Street in purchased by G. Press, 30 1909. Draper and his son- September 1895, p Re-named Grenville Street on in law, James 3 1 September 1948 when 120 Edward FitzGerald (1818?-1896).] “Street names”, streets were re-named. The Press, 6 “Rural sections October 1909, p 6 chosen”, Lyttelton Times, 15 March “New names for 1851, p 7 streets”, The Press, 2 June 1948, p 3
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“Street naming”, The “New street Press, 3 November names”, The Press, 1909, p 3 24 July 1948, p 2 "Street names “William Wilson – changed: City landowner and council approves early nurseryman”, final list", The Press, The Press, 20 May 24 August 1948, p 3 1978, p 13
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Gresford Named after the Edgeware Samuel Bealey (1821-1909) Bealey Avenue and “Advertisements”, Samuel Bealey Street Gresford Estate. was Canterbury’s third Champion Street. Star, 20 August G R Macdonald superintendent 1863-1866. 1869, p 1 dictionary of He and his brother John “Land sale: the Canterbury owned the Gresford Estate Gresford Estate”, biographies: B252 and named their home Star, 17 January “Obituary”, Star, Gresford. This is first 1901, p 3 mentioned in the Star in 26 May 1909, p 2 “ 1869. Advertisements”, “Obituary, Mr Star, 9 August 1902, The land was subdivided and Samuel Bealey”, p 6 Gresford Street formed in The Press, 26 May 1901. St Albans : from 1909, p 7 swamp to suburbs : First appears in street an informal history, directories in 1903. pp 15 & 154 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch’s North Town Belt, p 8
Gresham New Brighton First appears in street Terrace directories in 1964.
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Greta Place Named after the Hoon Hay In a subdivision where the Ferniehurst Street, “New city street Greta stream streets are named after rivers Kaiwara Street, names”, The Press, which is some or properties in North Molesworth Place, 30 June 1959, p 5 miles north of Canterbury. Palmside Street and “Country’s Tekoa Place. Motunau. Named in 1959. influence”, The Press, 11 November First appears in street 1964, p 30 directories in 1966.
Greystoke Named after Avonhead Named in 1987 by Philip Hyde Park "New release of Lane Greystoke Castle Carter, managing director of sections in Hyde in the village of the Carter Group which Park subdivision", Greystoke in the developed the Hyde Park The Press, 20 county of Cumbria subdivision. Many of the October 1987, p 40 in Northern streets there are named after England. stately homes of England or English placenames.
Greywacke Named after Harewood First appears in street Road greywacke, a grey directories in 1976. earthy rock. The contracting company of Ashby Brothers was based there at the time. It has been suggested that the road was previously named Ashbys Road but this does not appear in street directories.
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Griffiths Ferriman Formerly Linwood Ferriman, an Ashburton Nicholas Drive and "General news", The “New names for Avenue Avenue Ferriman Avenue. farmer, was well-known for Sandilands. Press, 30 October streets”, The Press, Named after his work with returned 1934, p 10 2 June 1948, p 3 William Zaccheus servicemen in mid- "Advertisements", “New street Duckett Ferrriman Canterbury. The Press, 29 names”, The Press, (1889?-1956). In the cottage home January 1935, p 11 24 July 1948, p 2 Re-named settlement at Sandilands. "Street names Griffiths Avenue. Named by the executive of changed: City the Christchurch Returned council approves Soldiers' Association in 1934 final list", The Press, with the name being 24 August 1948, p 3 approved by the Christchurch City Council in 1935. First appears in street directories in 1947. Re-named Griffiths Avenue on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named.
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Grigg Place Named after John Hillmorton Grigg was a runholder at Bean Street, “West-Watson View the biography Grigg (1828?- Longbeach and Fellow of Bidwell Place, Park”, The Press, 14 of John Grigg in 1901). Christ's College. Charles Upham September 1957, p 4 the Dictionary of One of the streets in the area Avenue, Harling New Zealand formed on land belonging to Avenue, Neave Biography. Place, Warren Christ’s College. G R Macdonald Crescent and West- dictionary of First appears in street Watson Avenue. directories in 1970. Canterbury biographies: G457 “Death of a pioneer farmer”, Star, 5 November 1901, p 2
Grimseys Named after Redwood Grimsey was a farmer "on the "Avon", The Press, G R Macdonald Road Joseph Grimsey Harewood Road at the Styx". 21 January 1884, p 3 dictionary of (1842?-1920). Canterbury Grimsey's Road is first "Obituary", The mentioned in The Press in Press, 31 July 1920, biographies: G461 1884. p 9 First appears in street directories in 1901.
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Grosvenor Named after Redwood One of a group of streets Aldgate Street, “Naming of streets in Street Grosvenor Square named after London railway Camden Street, new subdivisions”, in London. stations. The Main North Ealing Street, The Press, 1 Railway passes right by the Fenchurch Street, November 1958, p area. Lambeth Crescent, 10 Paddington Street Named in 1955. and Uxbridge Street.
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Grove Road Park Road Named after The Addington Park Road first appears in The evolution of a View the biography Grove, the cob street directories in 1878. city, pp 19-20 of William Barbour Wilson in the house built by Re-named Grove Road on 1 Sydenham : the William Barbour September 1948 when 120 model borough of Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Wilson (1819- streets were re-named. old Christchurch : an 1897) in informal history, p The descendants of Brougham Street. Wilson was a nurseryman, businessman and local 17 John and Mary politician, being the first “Funeral”, Star, 10 Gebbie, p 15 mayor of Christchurch. He November 1897, p 2 "Farm house to built his house, the Grove, on grove", Early "Nazareth House, 13 acres of land in Brougham Christchurch", New Christchurch and Street in 1858. The house Canterbury : Zealand Tablet, 21 long remained a landmark in newspaper January 1909, p 91 the district. clippings, ca. 1923- “Nazareth House”, 1950, Vol 1, p 32 The property was later The Press, 19 bought by the Sisters of “New names for November 1910, p Nazareth who opened streets”, The Press, 12 Nazareth House in 1909 on 2 June 1948, p 3 "Street names the site. “New street changed: City names”, The Press, council approves 24 July 1948, p 2 final list", The Press, 24 August 1948, p 3
Groynes Northwood First appears in street Drive directories in 1995.
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Guernsey Named after Aranui Ronald Cyril de la Mare Carteret Place, Information supplied “New Aranui Street Guernsey in the (1925-1975) was the Casquet Lane, in 2007 by Tim subdivision”, The Channel Islands. managing director of the Channel Place, Baker in an Press, 11 July Bower Egg Farm Ltd, 467 Cornet Lane, interview with 1972, p 14 Bower Avenue. He Pateley Lane and St Margaret Harper. developed this subdivision Heliers Crescent. off Rowses Road and Breezes Also Rue De La Road and named the streets. Mare. All have associations with the Channel Islands as he had emigrated from Guernsey. First appears in street directories in 1978.
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Guild Street Named after a Richmond In an area where the Anglican The Canterbury position in the church owned land. church property : Anglican church. articles First mentioned in The Press Guilds were in 1910 when land is “Advertisements”, originally advertised for sale there. It The Press, 7 May associations of was then being formed. 1910, p 14 craftsmen in particular trades. First appears in street “Story of 700 acres The term was directories in 1914. of church property", borrowed by the The Press, 25 Anglican Church. February 1947, p 6 A guild tends to be a group of lay persons (often women) within a parish which meet together for social purposes and to maintain the building and its finances.
Guildford Named after Burnside First appears in street Street Guildford, a town directories in 1960. in Surrey, England.
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Guinness Named after Ilam Guinness was a land sales Bullock Place, Information supplied Pyne, Gould, Crescent Francis Hart auctioneer and commission Burrows Place, in 2008 by Maurice Guinness Ltd: the Vicesimus 'Frank" agent. He traded under the Parkinson Place, Carter (d. 2011) in jubilee history Guinness company name of Guinness Powell Crescent, an interview with 1919-1969 (1819/1820-1891). & Le Cren Ltd. This Pulford Place and Margaret Harper. View the biography combined with two other Seagrave Place. of Francis Hart businesses in 1919 to become Also Raxworthy Vicesimus Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., Street. Guinness in the stock and stations agents. Dictionary of New One of the streets developed Zealand Biography. in the 1960s by Maurice R. Carter Ltd., a company which built 138 houses in a block of land off Grahams Road bought from the PGG superannuation fund. First appears in street directories in 1968. [This was developed later than other streets in the PGG subdivision.]
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Gunns Named after the Cashmere Clan Gunn is a Scottish clan Cashmere The Port Hills of View the biography Crescent Scottish clan from associated with north-eastern Christchurch, p 238 of John Cracroft which Sir John Scotland. Wilson in the Cracroft Wilson First appears in street Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. (1808-1881) directories in 1968. descended.
Gunwelloe Burwood Streets were given names Excalibur Place, Burwood/Pegasus Lane associated with King Arthur Mullion Lane, St Community Board and the Knights of the Round Keverne Close, agenda 24 November Table in this part of the Mullion Lane and 1997 Travis Country Estate. Sedgemoor Close. Also Glastonbury Named in 1997. Drive and Quantock Place. Also Travis Country Estate.
Guthries Named after Belfast, Styx Guthrie was foreman of the A short history of “Mr R.Guthrie”, Road Robert Guthrie Provision and Produce Belfast, 1949 The Press, 4 (1846-1915). Company and also a farmer December 1915, p Settling near the of Belfast. 14 Styx River, p 137 Guthries Road is first G R Macdonald “Advertisements”, mentioned in The Press in The Press, 1 July dictionary of 1896 when land is advertised 1896, p 8 Canterbury for sale there. biographies: G514a
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Guyon Street Named after Lake The development company Burwood/Pegasus Guyon, a lake in chose a theme of Canterbury Community Board the South Island lakes, rivers, lagoons and agenda 21 high country. other water bodies for the September 2015 street names in the Burwood/Pegasus subdivision. Community Board In stage 1 of the Prestons minutes 21 Park subdivision on the south September 2015 side of Prestons Road, opposite the Prestons subdivision. Named in 2015.
Gwen Way Redwood Gwendoline Way was also Shirley/Papanui proposed but Gwen Way was Community Board chosen as it is a small cul de agenda 5 March sac. 2003 In the Redwood Springs subdivision. Named in 2003.
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Gwynfa Hawthorn Re-named Gwynfa Cashmere Hawthorn Avenue or "News of the day", Avenue Avenue or Avenue. Named Hawthorne Avenue first The Press, 10 HawthorneAv after a loop on the appears in street directories in February 1912, p 8 enue hills extension of 1924. "Tramway Board", the tram on It was a private street until The Press, 27 Hackthorne Road. officially re-named Gwynfa February 1912, p 3 This was named Avenue in 1933 by the Public “Street names” The because the name Utilities Committee of the Press, 15 October Gwynfa was on a Heathcote County Council. gate immediately 1932, p 14 opposite this stop. "Street names", The There was some Press, 31 January argument about 1933, p 3 the name of the loop, and this was regarded as rather amusing as Gwynfa is the Welsh for place of happiness.
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