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Badger Street Named after Ronald Parklands Badger was a real estate Sylvia Street Information supplied "The property Smith Badger agent and a landowner in by Richard Greenaway market", The Press, (1880?-1946). New Brighton. in 2008. 19 October 1918, p 10 First appears in street directories in 1928. “Obituary, Mr R. S. Badger”, The Press, 18 September 1946, p 5

Baffin Street Named after Baffin Wainoni One of a number of streets Huron Street, “Chester Street West or “Tunnel’s first blast Island in the Arctic in a subdivision between Niagara Street, Cranmer Terrace?”, celebrated”, The Ocean of Northern Ottawa Road, Pages Road Ontario Place, The Press, 28 April Press, 22 July 2011, Canada. and Cuffs Road given Quebec Place, 1959, p 7 p A7 Canadian place names. Vancouver Information supplied in Crescent and Named because Canadian 2005 by Tim Baker in Winnipeg Place. engineers and workers an interview with Also Ottawa lived in the area while Margaret Harper. Road. working for Henry J. Kaiser Co of USA and building the Lyttelton road tunnel. Houses were built for them by Fletcher Construction. After the tunnel was opened in 1964, the Canadians went home and their houses were sold to locals.

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information OR Named because they were near Ottawa Road. Named in 1959.

Baigent Way Named after Steve Middleton Baigent was a former Riccarton/Wigram Baigent. owner of the land. The Community Board name was proposed by agenda 1 September Calder Stewart Industries, 2004 developers of this business zone subdivision. Named in 2004.

Bainton Street Bishopdale First appears in street directories in 1960.

Baker Street Baker’s Road New Baker Street is first “Advertisements”, The Brighton mentioned in The Press in Press, 22 September 1906 when land for sale 1906, p 14 there is advertised. First appears in street directories in 1913 as Baker’s Road. Becomes Baker Street in 1914. No- one named Baker lives in the vicinity.

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Baladin Street Avondale First appears in street directories in 1988.

Balcairn Halswell In a joint development by Information supplied in Street Andrew James 2014 by Bob Pritchard, Cunningham (1906- subdivisions officer, 1985), a farmer of 250 Christchurch City Halswell Road, and Council. International Homes. The street was legalised on 10 September 1970. First appears in street directories in 1972.

Baldoyle Way Named after Casebrook In the Glasnevin Glasnevin Shirley/Papanui Baldoyle, a suburb subdivision where all the Community Board of Dublin. roads are named after agenda 1 April 1998 suburbs, localities or features in the vicinity of Dublin. Named in 1998.

Balfour Baker’s Lane Formerly Baker’s Central city Baker’s Lane is first “City Council”, The “Street names”, The Terrace and Gladstone Lane and later mentioned in The Press in Press, 11 February Press, 6 October Terrace. Gladstone Terrace. 1879. A petition for it to 1879, p 2 1909, p 6 Named after be taken over as a public “City Council”, The “Street names”, The William Ewart street was presented to the Press, 11 October 1881, Press, 13 September Gladstone (1809- © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 3 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information 1898). council in 1881. p 3 1924, p 13 Re-named Balfour Gladstone Terrace is first "Business Terrace. Named mentioned in the Star in Announcements", Star, after Arthur Balfour, an advertisement in 1883 10 January 1883, p 2 the 1st Earl of and first appears in street "City Council", Star, 5 Balfour (1848- directories in 1887. The April 1892, p 1 1930). council made it a public street on 10 October 1892. “Special meeting”, Star, 11 October 1892, Gladstone was a British p 1 Prime Minister and also brother-in-law to Lord “Street naming”, The Lyttelton. Press, 3 November 1909, p 3 Re-named Balfour Terrace in 1909. Balfour was British Prime Minister 1902-1905.

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Balgay Street Hauroko Street Named after Balgay Upper Hauroko Street first Information supplied in “Obituary, Mr J. L. Street in Dundee, Riccarton appears in street 2004 by Aileen Colligan was Scotland. directories in 1950. Colligan (1910-2010) Waimairi chairman”, in an interview with Re-named Balgay Street The Press, 3 July Margaret Harper. in 1958. 1965, p 16 Re-named by Joseph Irvine Colligan (1910- 1965), a hairdresser and chairman of the Waimairi County Council 1960- 1965. His brother had lived in Balgay Street in Dundee.

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Balkwell Named after Halswell John Henry “Jack” Balcairn Street, Information supplied in Street Balkwell Avenue, Hindess (1937-1910) was Cobra Street, 2014 by Bob Pritchard, Newcastle Upon a survey cadet with Cunningham subdivisions officer, Tyne. Osborn & Co., the survey Place and Christchurch City firm carrying out the Hindess Street. Council. subdivision where the street was developed. He had lived in Balkwell Avenue. Developed in 1961 by Andrew James Cunningham (1906- 1985), a farmer of 250 Halswell Road. First appears in street directories in 1981.

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Ballance Named after John Waimairi Ballance was a newspaper Larnach Street "Advertisements", Star, View the biography Street Ballance (1839- Beach proprietor and editor, also and Stout Street. 30 September 1885, p 2 of John Ballance in 1893). a politician and Premier. the Dictionary of One of three streets at New Zealand Biography. Waimairi Beach named after New Zealand politicians. Land for sale in Ballance Street is advertised in the Star in 1885. Does not appear in street directories until 1970.

Ballantyne Named after the Upper The family of William Haynes Avenue “Obituary, Mr Avenue Ballantyne family, Riccarton Ballantyne (1864-1934) William Ballantyne”, of Ballantyne’s and his wife, Mary Jane, The Press, 12 Department Store. née Haynes, (1869?- September 1934, p 5 1952), lived on a one G R Macdonald hundred acre farm there dictionary of 1896-1946. Their family Canterbury home, Nydfa, was in biographies: B92 Hansons Lane. First appears in street directories in 1952.

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Ballarat Way Named after Ballarat Wigram The Ballarat foundation Riccarton/Wigram in Victoria, was the beginning of a Community Board Australia. chain of Nazareth Houses agenda 29 October which were eventually to 2003 be established around Australia and New Zealand. Named at the request of the Sisters of Nazareth who had owned the land where this street was formed. Named in 2003.

Ball Lane Named after Redcliffs Ball is listed in street Anthony W. Ball. directories in 1986 living at 17 Augusta Street where this street was formed. First appears in street directories in 1987.

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Ballybrack Named after Casebrook In the Glasnevin Glasnevin Shirley/Papanui Place Ballybrack in subdivision where all the Community Board Dublin. roads are named after agenda 1 April 1998 suburbs, localities or features in the vicinity of Dublin. Named in 1998.

Ballymena Named after Belfast Named to continue the Drive Ballymena in Irish theme of street County Donegal, names in Belfast. Ireland. First appears in street directories in 1982.

Balmoral Redcliffs First appears in street The Port Hills of Lane directories in 1958. Christchurch, p 94

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Balsam Lane Named after the A plant grown in the Groynes Park Shirley/Papanui Groynes Park balsam plant which subdivision. Community Board agenda 14 October is a native of the The Groynes Park Himalayas. subdivision was 2015 developed by Eminence Shirley/Papanui Investments Ltd, a group Community Board of Malaysian nationals minutes 14 October from Sarawak state, in 2015 conjunction with Groynes Development (2012) Ltd. Named in 2015.

Baltic Place Northwood Developed by Belfast Shirley/Papanui Developments Ltd and Community Board Styx Developments Ltd. agenda 29 March 2000 The developers “chose Report of the names suitable for the Shirley/Papanui length of the road rather Community Board to than trying to establish a the Council 19 April common theme 2000 throughout the subdivision”. Named in 2000.

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Baltimore Named after an Shirley The streets in the Fairway Birkdale Drive, Burwood/Pegasus Green American golf Park subdivision are Fairway Drive, Community Board course. named after American Falconridge agenda 2 August 1999 golf courses because it is Place, Ironwood near the Shirley Links, at Lane, Lytham the Christchurch Golf Green, Club. Pepperwood Place, Named in 1999. Ridgewood Place, Wild Dunes Place, Wildhawk Lane and Wilmington Place.

Bamber Named after John Halswell Bamber was a labourer of Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram Christchurch Militia Crescent Bamber. Salisbury Street, Community Board List 1860 Christchurch. agenda 16 October "Advertisements", In a later stage of the 2012 The Lyttelton Times, Longhurst subdivision 6 June 1860, p 6 where the streets are Longhurst named after members of the Canterbury Militia of 1860-1861. Named in 2012.

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Bamford Bamford’s Named after Henry Woolston Henry Bamford, a lawyer “Road Boards”, The G R Macdonald Street Road Augustus Bamford and second president of Press, 9 November dictionary of (1842?-1941). the Woolston Public 1872, p 3 Canterbury Library, was a resident of “Advertisements”, The biographies: B102 the street in 1887, the year Press, 7 September [Here Bamford's it first appears in street 1881, p 1 date of birth is directories. wrong.] Bamford's Road is first "Deaths", The Press, mentioned in The Press in 21 August 1941, p 1 1872 in a report of a meeting of the Heathcote Road Board. Bamford Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1881.

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Bampton Bampton’s Named after the Burwood, In the 1902 Avon "Avon Road Board", Street Road and Bampton family. Dallington electoral roll, Hubert Star, 16 November Bampton Bampton (1842-1929), his 1899, p 2 Road. wife Sarah and their sons, William (1877-1956), Robert (1878-1932) and Walter (1880-1949), all gardeners, are residents of nearby Cooper’s Road. Bampton's Road is first mentioned in the Star in a report of a meeting of the Avon Road Board held in 1899. It was not then a public road. First appears in street directories in 1913 running off Mundy’s Road. Becomes Bampton Road in 1924 and Bampton Street in 1950.

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Bancroft The developer Parklands Named in 2003. Burwood/Pegasus Place advised the Community Board Community Board agenda 17 November that it was a "nice 2003 sounding name in keeping with the area by incorporating 'croft' as in Millcroft". He felt it was also a reference to Ria Violet Ivy Bancroft (1907-1993), a sculptor.

Banff Place Named after Banff Avonhead First appears in street in north-east directories in 1981. Scotland.

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Bangor Street Queen Street Formerly Queen Central city Queen Street first appears "City Council", The Union Rowing Club, and Union Street. in street directories in Press, 21 December Christchurch, NZ : 1892. from its foundation Street. Re-named Union 1897, p 6 Street. “Queen Street, Kilmore “News of the day”, The in 1864 to its 75th anniversary, 1939 Street East” was re-named Re-named Bangor Press, 31 December Union Street in 1897 as Street. Probably 1897, p 4 Opening of the there were "two other named after the “Local and general”, season at the streets, one in Sydenham cathedral city of Star, 5 October 1909, p Canterbury Rowing and one in Christchurch Bangor in Wales. 2 Club named Queen Street". “Street names”, The Named after the Union “Street naming”, The Press, 3 November Press, 6 October Rowing Club boats sheds 1909, p 6 which were in nearby 1909, p 3 Oxford Terrace. “Street names”, The Press, 13 September Re-named Bangor Street 1924, p 13 in 1909. The word bangor comes from the Welsh for a wattle fence.

Banks Avenue Dudley Creek Named after Burwood, Dudley's Creek Road is Early Dallington, p 10 Road Leonard Banks Dallington first mentioned in the Star "Avon Road Board", in 1873 when a councillor (1870-1951) and Star, 4 January 1873, p objected to its being Charles Churchill 2 Banks (1862-1942). called "the main drain creek road" instead of "Advertisements", The being called Dudley's Press, 10 February Creek Road "by which it 1910, p 12 had always before been

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information known". First appears in street directories in 1907. The northern section was re-named by 1910 when "two charming sites" are advertised in The Press for sale in Bank's Avenue. Leonard Banks, an accountant, is listed as living at No 31 and Charles Banks, a fruit grower, is living at No 7. Previously Leonard Banks had lived at neighbouring Coopers Road. Charles Banks was still living in Banks Avenue at the time of his death. As late as 1934, the north end was named Banks Avenue and the section south of Coopers Road was still Dudley Creek Road.

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Bannister Bannister Named after Roger Ilam Bannister was a British “Street naming Place Street Gilbert Bannister runner who ran the first practices”, The Press, 1 (1929-). sub-four-minute mile in June 1957, p 4 1954. Bannister Street first appears in street directories in 1958. Becomes Bannister Place in 1993.

Barbadoes Named after an Central city, One of the original streets Reproduction of “Obituary”, The Street Anglican colonial Edgeware of Christchurch named in Edward Jollie's 1850 Press, 9 August bishopric, Barbados, 1850 by surveyors map of the proposed 1894, p 5e in the West Indies. Captain Joseph Thomas city. Department of “Obituary”, Star, 9 (b. 1803?) and Edward Lands and Survey, August 1894, p 1 Jollie (1825-1894). The Christchurch. Historical names were taken from Maps G R Macdonald bishoprics listed in dictionary of "Electoral roll for the Burke's Peerage. Canterbury district of Christchurch, biographies: J169 & July 5th 1853", The [Spelling is as on the T144 original plan of Lyttelton Times, 16 Christchurch drawn up by July 1853, p 8 View the biography of Joseph Thomas in Edward Jollie.] Reminiscences of a the Dictionary of First mentioned in The surveyor, runholder and New Zealand Lyttelton Times in 1853 politician in Canterbury Biography. when the electoral roll and Otago, 1841-1865, lists William Wilson, a pp 28-29

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information nursery and seedsman, Early days of living on Barbadoes Canterbury, p 27 Street. The evolution of a city, p 13 Old Christchurch in picture and story, pp 50-51 “Street names in Christchurch”, The Press, 6 December 1952, p 3

Barbara Joan Named after Barbara Mrs Dellaca was the wife Riccarton/Wigram Road Joan Dellaca, née of Peter Dellaca, owner of Community Board Lewis, (1952?- the land where the street agenda 15 September 2010). was developed. Her 2015 family wished to Riccarton/Wigram “acknowledge Barbara’s Community Board history on the site” with minutes 15 September the naming of the street. 2015 In a subdivision at 158- 160 Awatea Road. Named in 2015.

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Barbour Named after Waltham Wilson was a nurseryman, Charles Street, Plan of suburban View the biography Street William Barbour businessman and local Grafton Street, property (Rural Section of William Barbour Wilson (1819-1897). politician. Grenville Street, 48) situated on the Wilson in the Henry Street, Ferry Road near the Barbour Street appears on Dictionary of New Laurence Street, East Town Belt Zealand Biography. an 1874/75 Deposit Plan Short Street, belonging to William and is first mentioned in G R Macdonald Williams Street Wilson Esq., Deposit The Press in a report of an dictionary of and Wilsons Plan 27 1874/75. Map 1875 meeting of the Canterbury Road. held by Bob Pritchard, Heathcote Road Board biographies: W620 subdivisions officer, when a petition was Christchurch City “William Wilson – presented "by Mr Morgan Council. landowner and early for the purpose of forming nurseryman”, The Barbour Street, Wilson's [The land, 200 acres in Press, 20 May 1978, Gardens". Ferry Road, had p 13 originally been First appears in street purchased by G. Draper directories in 1892. and his son-in law, James Edward FitzGerald (1818?- 1896).] “Rural sections chosen”, Lyttelton Times, 15 March 1851, p 7 "Road Boards", The Press, 19 July 1875, p 3

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Barcelona Named after Bromley First appears in street Place Barcelona, a city in directories in 1995. Spain.

Barclay Place Burwood Name approved on 29 “New street names”, March 1956. The Press, 2 April 1956, p 7 First appears in street directories in 1960.

Bard Street Grey Street Somerfield Grey Street first appears "Street names changed: “New names for in street directories in City council approves streets”, The Press, 2 1941. final list", The Press, 24 June 1948, p 3 Re-named Bard Street on August 1948, p 3 “New street names”, 1 September 1948 when The Press, 24 July 120 streets were re- 1948, p 2 named.

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Baretta Street Named after Somerfield Several Italians were Z Arch 525, p 4 Frederick Baretta brought to New Zealand “Deaths”, Star, 23 July (1846?-1916). to quarry and dress the 1903, p 3 stone quarried on the north slope of Marleys "Advertisments", The Hill. Baretta was one of Press, 25 January 1904, these and lived in nearby p 12 Dunn Street. First mentioned in The Press in 1904 when sections in Baretta Street, "Castellan Estate", are advertised for sale. First appears in street directories in 1906.

Bargrove Named after Joseph Halswell Bargrove was a labourer Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram Christchurch Militia Close Bargrove. of Salisbury Street, Community Board List 1860 Christchurch. agenda 16 October "Advertisements", 2012 In a later stage of the The Lyttelton Times, Longhurst subdivision 6 June 1860, p 6 where the streets are Longhurst named after members of the Canterbury Militia of 1860-1861. Named in 2012.

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Barkers Lane Barker’s Road Named after Enoch New Enoch Barker trained as a Province of G R Macdonald and Barkers Barker (1830-1892) Brighton gardener at Chatsworth, Canterbury, New dictionary of Road and his brother, John England, the Duke of Zealand : list of Canterbury George Barker Devonshire’s house. After sections purchased to biographies: B130 (1840-1917). emigrating to Canterbury, April 30 1863, p 50 "Drowning case at he was appointed the first New Brighton: a New Brighton", The Government gardener in regional history, 1852- Press, 18 January 1860 and planted many of 1970, p 174 1892, p 3 the first trees in Hagley Park and the Botanic “Road Boards”, Star, Gardens. 14 August 1894, p 4 He took up Rural Section Woolston Burwood 2298, 20 acres near the Expressway “River Avon, East “A new road with no- Christchurch Road” and one living nearby”, The in 1867 began market Press, 22 August 2000, gardening in the p. 9 Burwood/New Brighton area with his brother John. He was also a director of the New Brighton Tramway Company. He later drowned in the Avon River. Barker’s Road is first mentioned in the Star in 1894 in a report of a meeting of the Avon Road

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Board. Legally stopped on 21 August 1999, becoming Barkers Lane. Physically stopped once the new link between Travis Road and New Brighton Road was opened.

Barkersfield Named after the Brooklands The Barkers owned the Exley John Place Shirley/Papanui Place Barker family. land where this street was and Lorna Lane. Community Board formed for many years agenda 4 October 2006 until 1996. Named in 2006.

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Barlow Street Named after Ilam Barlow, a merchant, and Wilfrid Street The Estuary of “Mr Wilfrid Owen”, Norman Harold Wilfrid Barry Owen Christchurch: a history The Press, 11 Barlow (1891- (1898-1984), an industrial of the Avon-Heathcote August 1984, p 2 1977). chemist and also the first estuary, its leader of the Social Credit communities, clubs, Political League, had a controversies and small farm in the vicinity contributions, p 58 of Creyke Road where “Sale of Ilam sections”, they kept some race The Press, 30 April horses in training. The 1954, p 10 farm was subdivided into fifteen sections in 1954. The long drive leading to the farm became Barlow Street. First appears in street directories in 1955.

Barnes Road Tombs Road Formerly Tombs Redwood Tombs owned a farm to Settling near the Styx G R Macdonald Road. Named after the west of the Main River, pp 86-87 dictionary of William Tombs North Road, between “Road Boards”, Star, Canterbury (1836?-1880). what became Barnes Road 12 April 1877, p 3 biographies: T297 and Sturrocks Road. Re-named Barnes Waimairi County "Advertisements", Road. Named after The formation of Tombs Council minute book, The Press, 5 October Wilfrid Barnes Road is first mentioned in January 1947-February 1880, p 3 (1885-1964). the Star in 1877 in a 1949, pp 540 & 571, report of a meeting of the held at Christchurch Avon Road Board.

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information First appears in street City Council archives. directories in 1896. Information about Re-named Barnes Road Barnes Road supplied on 22 July 1948. Named in 2008 by Stan Barnes after Wilfred Barnes in an interview with (1885-1964). He owned Margaret Harper. property on the west side of Highsted Road between Claridges Road and the Styx. His house had been built by Leonard Cockayne in 1884. [An earlier suggestion was Lautoka Street. This was decided against by the Waimairi County Council after protests from residents.]

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Barnett Named after Sydenham This was a special avenue Christchurch City “Obituary”, The Avenue Councillor John constructed in 1938 on Council. Officers Press, 12 June 1945, Septimus Barnett which were built cottages report, 1932-1939, p 6 (1869?-1945). for old-age pensioners. Town Clerk's report for The street was named as a year ended 31 March compliment to Barnett 1939, p 6 who was chairman of the "General news", The housing sub-committee. Press, 18 April 1939, p The first 16 houses were 8 offically opened by the mayor on 26 August City housing news 1939. First appears in street directories in 1943.

Barrer Lane Named after Bryan Cashmere The Barrers owned Amherst Place The Port Hills of "Mr B. A. Barrer Amherst Barrer several acres of flat Christchurch, p 233 was lawyer, (1908-1980) and his tussock land behind mountaineer", The wife, Margaret Queen Elizabeth II Park Press, 28 May 1980, (1916-1982). in Victoria Park Road p 10 which they landscaped, "Mrs Margaret naming the property Four Barrer", The Press, 7 Winds. The property was April 1982, p 6 subdivided after Mrs Barrer's death. First appears in street directories in 1995.

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Barrie Street Jubilee Street Formerly Jubilee Addington Jubilee Street is first “Births”, Star, 7 March Report of the street Street. Named to mentioned in the Star in 1888, p 2 naming committee, commemorate the 1888: a birth notice for a Sydenham Borough “Sydenham Borough Golden Jubilee of child whose parents lived Council minute book Council”, The Press, 17 HM Queen Victoria in Jubilee Street, 1879-1880, p 217, September 1889, p 3 (1819-1901), Addington. held at Christchurch celebrated in 1887. Re-named Barrie Street City Council archives. Re-named Barrie by the Sydenham Street. Named after Borough Council in 1889. “Borough Council”, James Matthew Barrie was the author of Star, 20 January Barrie (1860-1937). Peter Pan. 1880, p 3 Probably continues the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880.

Barrington Wilderness Formerly Addington, Marshman was an Simeon Street "News of the day", The The Canterbury Street Road Wilderness Road. Somerfield, emigration agent and head and Barrington. Press, 3 April 1871, p 2 Association: a study Named after Spreydon of the provincial railways of its members’ “Road Boards”, The Wilderness, the in the 1870s. Press, 9 January 1885, connections, p 89 home there of John Wilderness Road is first p 3 “Rural Sections Parker Marshman mentioned in The Press in chosen”, The (1823-1913). "I remember", The 1871. The 25 May 1912 Lyttelton Times, 3 © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 27 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Re-named newspaper article says all Press, 25 May 1912, p May 1851, p 3 Barrington Street. the property from the 6 “Editorial”, Otago Named after the Heathcote bridge to what Daily Times, 7 maiden name of became Barrington Street August 1867, p 4 Louisa Edith was once known as Simeon, née Wilderness Farm and was "Around Spreydon", Barrington, (1790- owned by Lord Lyttelton. The Press, 17 1847), mother of January 1913, p 5 Re-named Barrington Captain Charles Street in 1885 at the Simeon (1816- request of Messrs Harman 1867). She was the and Stevens on behalf of daughter and heir of Sarah Jane Simeon, Sir Fitzwilliam widow of Capt. Simeon, Barrington (1755- She said that as there was 1832), 10th Baronet no longer a property Barrington of named Wilderness there Barrington Hall, was no point in retaining Essex. the name. The next month Charles Simeon’s the Board was asked to four sons, Philip, alter street signs Algernon, Geoffrey accordingly. and Hugh, were Captain Simeon given the middle purchased Rural Section name of Barrington, 154, land in Spreydon. He in honour of their held the office of Resident maternal grandfather Magistrate at Lyttelton whose male line and Christchurch at expired on his death different times. He was

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information in 1833. also the first Provincial Treasurer after local government had been granted to the provinces and was elected speaker on the opening of the Provincial Council in 1853. Originally ran in a direct line from Lincoln Road to the hills, but motorway construction in 1980 caused alterations in parts of Barrington, Jerrold and Edinburgh Streets and Taramea Street (now Place), resulting in Barrington Street meeting Lincoln Road at Whiteleigh Street.

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Barrowclough Named after Harold Hoon Hay Barrowclough was a Alpers Place, “Judges’ names”, The View the biography Road Eric Barrowclough military leader, lawyer Callan Place, Press, 17 September of Harold Eric (1894-1972). and chief justice to the Dalglish Place, 1968, p 1 Barrowclough in the Bench. Fair Place, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. In a 145-acre housing Haslam subdivision planned by Crescent, "New Halswell the housing division of Herdman Road, subdivision", The the Ministry of Works. Leicester Press, 8 December The land was purchased Crescent, 1960, p 19 McCarthy Street, from the Church Property "Hoon Hay Trustees and the Myers Place, Northcroft Road, subdivision provides Loughnan estate. O'Leary Street, 570 sections", The In 1968 the street names Ostler Place, Press, 30 September sub-committee of the Salmond Road 1964, p 1 council felt that as and Stanton Halswell was named after Crescent. a prominent English Queen's Counsel it would be 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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Barry Hogan Named after Barry Riccarton Hogan was a partner in Riccarton/Wigram Place Patrick Hogan Princess Partnership Ltd Community Board (1939-1997). which owned the land and agenda 29 September buildings at 39-55 2006 Princess Street where this Report of the right-of-way is formed. Riccarton/Wigram The street was named Community Board to after him as a mark of the Council meeting of respect, and in memory of 16 November 2006 him, by the developer, Latitude Group. Named in 2006.

Bartlett Street Manning Named after Riccarton Manning Street is first "Advertisements", The "Obituary", The Street Kenneth Hardwicke mentioned in The Press in Press, 11 October 1892, Press, 8 February Bartlett (1904- 1892. p 12 1974, p 15 1974). First appears in street “Changes in Riccarton directories in 1896. street names”, The Press, 28 September Re-named Bartlett Street 1948, p 6 on 27 September 1948. Bartlett was a jeweller Riccarton, the founding and a member of the borough: a short Riccarton Borough history, Canterbury’s Council. founding settlement, p 150

Barton Street Named after The Woolston William Kennaway Kennaway Road The Port Hills of History of the

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Barton, a farm once (1796-1868) bought Rural Christchurch, pp 106- Avonside Parish in Woolston. Section 122, 100 acres on 107 District, pp 104-105 the “South bank "Woolston Town Along the hills: a Heathcote River near Board", Star, 14 history of the Steam-wharf". His sons, January 1884, p 4 Heathcote Road William Kennaway Board and the (1832-1918) and "Advertisements", The Heathcote County Laurence James Press, 24 March 1891, Council 1864-1989, Kennaway (1834-1904) p 8 pp 13-14 emigrated on the “Laurence Kennaway, G R Macdonald Canterbury, arriving on of The Barton, and his 31 October 1851. Their brothers”, The Press, dictionary of Canterbury younger brother, Walter 19 March 1977, p 14 Kennaway (1835-1920), biographies: K66, arrived in 1853. K67 They named their “Garland- Woolston farm, The Hillsborough’s first Barton. family”, The Press, 10 January 1976, p The brothers did not stay 10 in New Zealand for long - Laurence Kennaway returned to England in 1865 - although their Woolston farm remained with the family. "The Barton", the residence of Mr Wm. Kennaway, situated on the Heathcote,

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information near Woolston Railway Station, is advertised for rent in 1891 although he had returned to England long before this. The farm was owned by English-domiciled descendants until their Christchurch trustees sold it in 1944. Barton Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1884. First appears in street directories in 1887. [An insert at the beginning of the 1948 Wise's street directory lists this street as being previously named Short Street and among the 120 re-named on 1 September 1948. This is an error.]

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Basalt Lane Named because Halswell A right-of-way at 68A- Riccarton/Wigram basalt is a mineral 68H Kennedys Bush Community Board found in the area. Road. agenda 15 September Named in 2015. 2015 Riccarton/Wigram Community Board minutes 15 September 2015

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Basil Place Named after Bishop Mount Bishop Meeking, Roman Information supplied in “Retired bishop off Basil Meeking Pleasant Catholic bishop of 2008 by Bede Cosgriff to monastery”, The (1929-). Christchurch, retired in (d. 2011) in an Press, 5 February 1996 to a monastery in interview with 1996, p 2 France. Margaret Harper. Information about the The suggestion to name naming had been given the street after him was to him by Eugene declined by the Sullivan, at one time Christchurch City Council financial officer with as it had a policy of not the Catholic Church in naming streets after living Christchurch. people. The Catholic Church got around this by suggesting the street be named after the herb basil, as plants of it were grown in the street. First appears in street directories in 1995.

Basingstoke Named after Aranui In an area where all the “New streets in Street Basingstoke, a town streets are named after Christchurch”, The in Hampshire. places in the county of Press, 28 June 1955, p Hampshire. There is a 6 Christchurch city and a River Avon in Hampshire. Named in 1955.

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Bass Street Phillipstown, First appears in street Woolston directories in 1896 but was in existence earlier. Alexander Dixon Neave (1852?-1949), a labourer, is listed in church registers in 1892 as living at "Bass Street, Ashbourne, Christchurch".

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Bassett Street A continuation Named after the Burwood Francis Street first Lois Street Waimairi County of Francis Bassett family. appears in street Council, minute book, Street. directories in 1915. 1931-1936, held at Thomas McClurg (1863?- Christchurch City 1930), an implement Council archives, p 308 importer associated with "Re-naming of streets", Morrow, Bassett & Co., The Press, 6 September and his wife Prudence, 1932, p 7 née Bassett, (1854?-1937) "Streets renamed", The were residents of 28 Press, 9 February 1933, Bassett Street. p 15 Bassetts Road first appears in street directories in 1928 as “a continuation of Francis Street”. Francis Street was incorporated into Bassett Street by the Waimairi County Council on 8 February 1933. Re-named because of duplication with Francis Avenue in Mairehau.

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Bateman Named after the Bryndwr James Bateman (1856?- G R Macdonald Avenue Bateman farm. 1906), of Greers Road, dictionary of and his descendants Canterbury farmed there on five acres biographies: B217a of land. Their farm was opened up in the late 1940s for state housing. First appears in street directories in 1950.

Bath Street Probably named Central city Proclaimed a public street “City Council”, Star, after the cathedral in September 1880. 21 September 1880, p 4 city of Bath in First appears in street Somerset, England. directories in 1883.

Bathurst Lane Named after Lloyd Burwood Bathurst subdivided the Information supplied Bathurst. land where this street was by Bob Pritchard, formed. subdivisions officer, Christchurch City First appears in street Council, in 2008. directories in 1987.

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Battersea Part of Third Formerly part of Sydenham Third Street does not Cotterill Street, Plan of Christchurch In this sign: an Street Street. Third Street. The appear in street Kingsley Street and suburbs, 1879 outline of the streets south of, and directories, only maps. On and Orbell Sydenham : the model establishment of the parallel to, a 1879 map it is shown Street. borough of old school of S. Michael Moorhouse Avenue running from Harper Christchurch : an and All Angels, p 3 were named in Street (later Orbell Street) informal history, p 82 numerical order. to Colombo Road and then from Hawdon Road Sydenham Borough Re-named Battersea to Gasworks Road (later Council minute book Street. Probably re- Waltham Road). 1877-1878, p 315, held named after St. at Christchurch City John's Training The section from Harper Council archives. College at Battersea, Street to Colombo Road England. was re-named Battersea "Borough Councils", Street officially on 2 Star, 3 August 1880, p August 1880, when the 4

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Street Naming committee of the Sydenham Borough Council recommended that “Second, Third and Fourth streets be respectively named Sandyford, Battersea Gladstone streets, these being the names under which they are dedicated to the public, and which were chosen by the first residents in those streets”.

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St. John's Training College at Battersea, England, was founded in 1844 to supply superior teachers for Church of England schools. It had associations with the Canterbury Association. A former principal, Thomas Jackson was, briefly, Bishop-Designate of Lyttelton. Ex-student John Bilton was sent out as a schoolmaster and the Cathedral organist- designate. Battersea Street is in an area where a number of streets have associations with the Church of England. Battersea Street first appears in street directories in 1887.

Bayley Place Spreydon First appears in street directories in 1947.

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Bayliss Close Named after Bayliss Northwood Bayliss Nurseries had Fantasia Shirley/Papanui "Firmly rooted in Nurseries. existed on the site for Gardens, Oratia Community Board history", The Press, many years and its land Grove, Panache agenda 6 September 30 October 1999, was subdivided to form Place and 2000 Weekend, p 21 the street. Richard Seddon "100 plants for 100 Drive. Developed by the years - wholesaler's Freeman Partnership. The offer", Christchurch streets in the subdivision Star, 17 December are named after varieties 1999, p C2 of fruit and personalities associated with the orchard. Named on 6 September 2000.

Baynes Street Burwood First appears in street Burwood/Pegasus “Marriages”, directories in 1955 Community Board Taranaki Herald, 19 running only from Cossar agenda 31 January August 1890, p 2 Street to Travis Road. 2000 [Christchurch City Council records say this street was named after Sarah Elizabeth Tobin, née Baynes. This is incorrect, her maiden name was Browne.]

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Bayview Road Bay View Named because this Moncks Bay Formed in 1904. The Port Hills of Christchurch, p 72 Road road gives a view of Bay View Road is first Moncks Bay. mentioned in The Press in “Advertisements”, The 1905. Press, 8 August 1905, p 8 First appears in street directories in 1910. Re-named Bayview Road in 1970.

Beach Road Named because it Burwood, First appears in street Richmond, leads down to North New directories in 1921. Christchurch: a Waimairi Beach. Brighton regional history, p 124

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Beachville Beach Street, Redcliffs Runs along Redcliffs The Port Hills of “New names for Road Causeway Beach. Christchurch, p 78 streets”, The Press, 2 June 1948, p 3 Road and Beach Street, running off Sumner to Ferrymead: Estuary Road. Main Road, and Estuary a Christchurch history, “New street names”, Road, running off The p 206 The Press, 24 July Causeway, both first 1948, p 2 "Advertisements", The appear in street directories Press, 11 September in 1910. 1922, p 1 In 1922, Beach Street, "Duplication of Causeway Road and names", The Press, 8 Estuary Road "from February 1936, p 13 Sumner Road to The Cutting, Redcliffs" were "Street names changed: re-named Estuary Road. City council approves final list", The Press, 24 Estuary Road was re- August 1948, p 3 named Beachville Road on 1 September 1948.

Bealey North Belt and Formerly North Belt Central city, North Belt is first Champion “Christchurch City “Obituary, Mr Avenue North Town and North Town Merivale mentioned in the Star in Street. Also Council”, Star, 6 April Samuel Bealey”, The Belt Belt. Named by the 1869 in a report of a Deans Avenue, 1869, p 2 Press, 26 May 1909, Canterbury meeting of the Fitzgerald p 7 Plan of the city of Association Christchurch City Avenue and Christchurch (Selwyn “Obituary”, Star, 26 surveyors who laid Council. Moorhouse county) Canterbury, May 1909, p 2 out the boundaries Avenue. Re-named Bealey Avenue New Zealand, 1883. of the original city G R Macdonald on 11 January 1904 after Map within roadways dictionary of the merging of several called ‘belts’ or “Re-naming the Belts”, Canterbury © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 44 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information ‘town belts’. boroughs into the City of The Press, 15 biographies: B252 Re-named Bealey Christchurch in 1903. December 1903, p 4 “Bealey Avenue and Avenue. Named Bealey was Canterbury’s “Re-naming the Belts”, its people”, The after Samuel Bealey third superintendent 1863- The Press, 15 Press, 3 February (1821-1909). 1866. The Town Belts December 1903, p 6 1973, p 9 were given the name of a “Re-naming the Belts”, “Doctor with finger superintendent who had The Press, 12 January on street’s pulse”, connections to the 1904, p 6 Christchurch Star, 7 locality. Bealey owned August 1976, p 9 land in this area. Bealey Avenue: Christchurch’s North [Street numbering started Town Belt: its history in 1881, at first from east and people, p 21 to west with even numbers on the north side. “European place In 1912 this was reversed names”, The Press, 12 with numbering from west January 1924, p 11 to east and the even “Street names”, The numbers on the south Press, 2 September side.] 1930, p 12

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Bean Street Named after Canon Hillmorton Canon Bean was a former Bidwell Place, The Blain Biographical “Obituary”, The Walter Stanley Bean pupil of Christ’s College. Charles Upham Directory of Anglican Press, 29 October (1856?-1949). He was the vicar of St. Avenue, Grigg Clergy in the Pacific 1949, p 6 Mary’s Anglican Church, Place, Harling Christ’s College Addington 1892-1933 and Avenue, Neave archives a canon of Christchurch Place, Warren Cathedral 1913-1931. He Crescent and was also a son-in-law of West-Watson Richard John Seddon. Avenue. One of the streets in the area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1970.

Beanland Named after John Spreydon Beanland was a building “General news”, The “Obituary, Mr J. W. Avenue Walton Beanland contractor and the mayor Press, 5 April 1938, p Beanland”, The (1868-1943). of Christchurch 1936- 10 Press, 8 December 1938. 1943, p 4 Named in 1938 at the “Honest John”, St request of the Albans News, June Government Housing 2010, p 8 Department. First appears in street directories in 1938.

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Beatty Street Named after Sir South New Beatty was an Irish Beresford Street Information researched William Beatty Brighton surgeon who served in the by Richard Greenaway (1773-1842). Royal Navy. in 2007. This name continues the “Borough Councils”, theme of naming streets in The Press, 31 August New Brighton after 1920, p 3 British Admirals, explorers and fighting seafarers. First mentioned in the Press in 1920. First appears in street directories in 1923.

Beaumaris Named after Sockburn Beaumaris was a Place Beaumaris, a racehorse of the 1940s racehorse. and 1950s. First appears in street directories in 1973.

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Beaumont Named after Francis Sydenham Beaumont was a poet and Report of the street Street Beaumont (1584- dramatist. naming committee, Sydenham Borough 1616). One of the "poets and Council minute book writers" streets of 1879-1880, p 217, held Sydenham, Addington at Christchurch City and Waltham named by a Council archives. committee of the Sydenham Borough “Borough Council”, Council on 19 January Star, 20 January 1880, 1880. p 3 First appears in street directories in 1887.

Beckenham Named because it Beckenham, Named by Captain Fisher Avenue Beckenham: a suburb G R Macdonald Street runs through the Sydenham Stephen Temple Fisher and Sandwich of Christchurch, New dictionary of suburb of (1818-1897) after his Road. Also Zealand, p 11, 14-15 Canterbury Beckenham which, home town in England. Beckenham. Province of biographies: F135 & in turn, is named He and his brother, James F139 Canterbury, New after Beckenham in Temple Fisher (1828- Zealand: list of sections “Obituary”, The Kent. 1905), bought Rural purchased to April 30, Press, 2 July 1897, p Section 49, 100 acres in 1863, p 2 5 the “church district”. “Rural Sections First appears in street chosen”, The Lyttelton directories in 1902 Times, 15 March 1851, although it had been p 7 roughly formed in the 1890s.

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Beckford Named after St Martins, Beckford was an English “Road Boards”, The Road William Beckford Opawa novelist, bibliophile, Press, 21 March 1884, (1760-1844). traveller, collector, and p 3 builder. First mentioned in The Press in 1884. First appears in street directories in 1892.

Becmead Named after Harewood Developed at 519 Becmead Drive, Fendalton/Waimairi Drive Becmead Industries, Harewood Road. Le Roi Way, Community Board Napoleon Drive the company that Named in 1999. agenda 2 February owned and farmed and Rawei 1999 the land for 47 Close. years.

Bedford Row Central city Bedford Row was once Early Christchurch: the View the biography the grass covered centre beginnings of of William Barbour of the extensive nurseries municipal government Wilson in the belonging to William 1862-1868, p 93 Dictionary of New Barbour Wilson (1819- Studies on pioneer Zealand Biography. 1897) from which trees Canterbury G R Macdonald were obtained for the nurserymen, p 153 dictionary of main four avenues. Canterbury Wilson was a nurseryman, A history of the biographies: W620 businessman and local horticultural trades: politician. nurserymen, seedsmen, landscape gardeners First mentioned in The © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 49 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Press in 1877, appears on and florists in an 1879 map and first Canterbury 1851-1950, appears in street p 7 directories in 1883. "Land sales", The The council took over Press, 29 May 1877, p Bedford Row, formerly a 2 private street, making it a Plan of Christchurch public street on 10 and suburbs, 1879 October 1892. This is reported in the Star. This “Special meeting”, decision cannot have been Star, 11 October 1892, ratified as The Press in p 1 1960 reports its “Street names”, The recognition then. Press, 2 September 1930, p 12 "General news", The Press, 17 March 1960, p 12

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Beechwood Northwood Developed by Belfast Shirley/Papanui Drive Developments Ltd and Community Board Styx Developments Ltd. agenda 29 March 2000 The developers “chose Report of the names suitable for the Shirley/Papanui length of the road rather Community Board to than trying to establish a the Council 19 April common theme 2000 throughout the subdivision”. Named in 2000.

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Beechworth Named after Spreydon Francis Stanley "Frank" Information supplied in Avenue Beechworth, a town Sullivan (1905-1981) and 2015 by Penny in Victoria, his son, James Warwick Lancaster, Australia. Sullivan (1929-2001), of granddaughter of Frank F. S. Sullivan & Co Ltd, Sullivan. built many of the houses in this street in the 1950s and were permitted to name the street. They named it after Beechworth in Australia because Francis Sullivan's mother had been born Lavinia Paull in Beechworth in Victoria in 1874. She died in Christchurch in 1932. When she and her husband, James Osborne O'Sullivan (1867-1927), moved to New Zealand they dropped the "O" from their name.

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Frank Sullivan enjoyed making this family link with the street he and his son helped create. First appears in street directories in 1957.

Beeston Place Named after Redwood Beeston was a son-in-law H P Smith Information supplied in Thomas "Tom" of Harold Parnwell Smith, Courts 2012 by Wayne Hann Beeston. a long time city in an interview with councillor. He was killed Margaret Harper. in a mountaineering accident in the Mt Cook National Park. First appears in street directories in 1972.

Begonia Lane Hornby One of the partners in the Awatea Gardens, Riccarton/Wigram development company, Clematis Place, Community Board Enterprise Homes, is a Jasmine Place, agenda 1 March 2000 keen gardener. The streets Protea Place and in this subdivision all Robinia Place. have the names of flowers. Named in 2000 in the first stage of the subdivision.

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Belair Close Named after Belinda Burwood Kevin and Judy Blair Dunair Drive "Dunair Estates" The Blair. bought a horse paddock Press, 16 April 1997, p off New Brighton Road 19 for their daughter's horse in the early 1980s and later subdivided the land. Judy Blair was a well- known netball coach in the late 1960s and her daughter, Belinda, became a Silver Fern netball player. First appears in street directories in 1993.

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Belfast Road Duncan’s Lane Formerly Duncan’s Belfast, Styx Duncan was a farmer, Radcliffe Road. Settling near the Styx G R Macdonald Lane. Named after managing the properties Belfast. River, pp 90, 101-102 dictionary of Robert Duncan of S & J Bealey. He was "News of the Day", The Canterbury (1831?-1901). also the first chairman of Press, 18 April 1873, p biographies: D512 the North Road School Re-named Belfast 2 “Mr Robert (later Belfast School). Road. Named "Road Boards", The Duncan”, Star, 8 because it runs Re-named Belfast Road. Press, 20 April 1882, p May 1901, p 3 through the suburb Belfast Road is first 3 “Street names”, The of Belfast which, in mentioned in The Press in Press, 13 September turn, was named 1873. 1924, p 13 because the suburb of Belfast grew up around the Belfast Meat Factory.

Belfield Street Probably named Dallington First appears in street after Belfield in directories in 1955. Dublin, Ireland.

Belgrave Named after “a Halswell The streets in the Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram Longhurst Close name from the past Longhurst subdivision are Community Board that has long named after local agenda 3 April 2012 disappeared”. identities and homesteads Riccarton/Wigram in the locality. Community Board Named in 2012. minutes 3 April 2012

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Belgrove Named after Parklands The developer felt that a Burwood/Pegasus Place Belgravia in number of street names in Community Board London. the area were English agenda 17 November place names and there 2003 were also lots of trees so changed the name to 'grove'. Named in 2003.

Belian Road Named after belian, The Groynes Park Groynes Park Shirley/Papanui Groynes Park the timber of the subdivision was Community Board Eusideroxylon developed by Eminence agenda 14 October zwageri tree. Investments Ltd, a group 2015 of Malaysian nationals Shirley/Papanui from Sarawak state, in Community Board conjunction with Groynes minutes 14 October Development (2012) Ltd. 2015 Named in 2015.

Bellamy Fox Street was Named after New Bellamy was a New Brighton: a Avenue incorporated William Henry Brighton coachbuilder with Messrs regional history, 1852- into Bellamy Bellamy (1858- Boon & Company. He 1970, p 184 Avenue. 1923). served on the New “Obituary: Mr W. H. Brighton Borough Bellamy”, The Press, Council as a councillor 18 June 1923, p 10 over a period of 21 years. He also served as mayor. “Street name changed”, “He was responsible for The Press, 23 February

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information the success of the 1954, p 13 negotiations which ended in the purchase of necessary land connecting Estuary Road with Fox Street, and the Council decided to name the road “Bellamy Avenue” in his honour”. Fox Street first appears in street directories in 1936, running off Pine Avenue. It was incorporated into Bellamy Avenue in 1954.

Bellbird Lane Named in 2015. Burwood/Pegasus Community Board minutes 7 December 2015

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Bellbrook Bellbrook Shirley Developed on farmland Emmetts block Waimairi County Crescent Street previously owned by Council minute book, Arthur William Emmett January 1947-February (d. 1948) and sold after 1949, pp 512 & 571, his death. Part of the land held at Christchurch was bought by the City Council archives. government for a state "Major housing housing area "laid out on development in the modern town-planning Shirley district", The lines". It was referred to Press, 31 March 1953, as Emmetts Block. p 3 Named on 24 June 1948. Bellbrook Street first appears in street directories in 1950. By 1957 it is Bellbrook Crescent.

Belleview Part of Mount Mount Bellvue Terrace first Dates of re-naming The Port Hills of Terrace Pleasant Road. Pleasant appears in street supplied in 2008 by Christchurch, p 98 Bellvue directories in 1941. Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Terrace and Re-named Bellevue Christchurch City Bellevue Terrace in 1948 and Council. Terrace. Belleview Terrace in 1970.

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Bellingham Bellingham Avonhead Bellingham Street first Place Street appears in street directories in 1981. Becomes Bellingham Place in 1986.

Bellvue Church Street Papanui Church Street first “Advertisements”, The “Street names”, The Avenue appears in street Press, 28 May 1926, p Press, 22 February directories in 1887. 17 1926, p 10 Re-named Bellvue Street “Street names”, The in 1926 when 21 streets Press, 26 May 1926, were re-named. p 11

Bencard Place Named after Hoon Hay Norway Place was Information on date of Christian Bencard originally proposed as the proposed name of and his wife. name of the street in Norway Place and 1966. naming of Bencard Bencard Place was Place in letters sent to proposed by the the City Librarian from developer, John Taylor, in the Town Clerk dated 1967, and it was officially 13 December 1966 and named in 1968. 4 June 1968. Bencard was a Dane who “Mabel Howard Place”, married an English The Press, 22 August businesswoman and then 1967, p 14 lived at Gorgate Hall, East “Street named after Dereham, near Norwich. English couple”, The

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information During World War II, the Press, 9 May 1972, p 7 Bencards entertained many servicemen and women at their home who were on leave, including John Taylor. He honoured the couple’s generosity by naming a street after them. Bencard Place first appears in street directories in 1970.

Benedict Aidanfield In stages 8 and 9 of the Aidanfield Riccarton/Wigram Mount Magdala : 80 Street Aidanfield subdivision Community Board years of care…with where all the names are agenda 15 August 2011 a short history of the those of former Sisters of institution the Good Shepherd Order Pitch your tents on and former residents of distant shores: a the Good Shepherd Sisters history of the Sisters Home at Halswell. of Good Shepherd in Named in 2011. Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Tahiti

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Bengal Drive Named after Bengal, Cashmere One of the streets in Chittagong Lane, The Port Hills of “Indians of a region in India. Cashmere given the name Darjeeling Place, Christchurch, p 241 Cashmere”, The of a place in India. Delhi Place, Press, 18 July 2009, Indira Lane, p D9 First appears in street Jahan Lane, directories in 1977. Lucknow Place, Nabob Lane, Nehru Place, Sasaram Lane and Shalamar Drive. Also Cashmere.

Benjamin Named after Kate Huntsbury Kate Benjamin was the Broad Oaks Spreydon/Heathcote “Obituary, Miss K. Lane Elizabeth Benjamin matron of the Cashmere community board E. Benjamin”, The (1868-1938). Sanatorium 1911-1915 special meeting 2 Press, 27 December and 1919-1924. December 1993 1938, p 2 Named in 1993. Kate Elizabeth Benjamin, 1868- 1938, ca. 1997 Up the hill: Cashmere Sanatorium and Coronation Hospital, 1910 to 1991.

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Benjamin Named after Middleton Sunnyside Hospital’s Albion Lane, Spreydon/Heathcote Benjamin Mountfort Benjamin Woolfield main buildings were John Campbell Community Board Mountfort View the biography Mountfort (1825- constructed in the 1870s Crescent, agenda 17 July 2007 Close of Benjamin 1898). from designs by Levinge Lane, Woolfield Mountfort Mountfort. Linden Grove in the Dictionary of Avenue, Pavilion In the first stage of Linden New Zealand Crescent, Spruce Grove, a Ngāi Tahu Biography. Lane, The Oval, subdivision developed on The Wickets, the site of the former The Willows, Sunnyside Hospital. Thomas Cane Named in 2007. Lane and Yew Tree Lane. Also Linden Grove.

Benmore Named because it is Harewood The Macleods are Berisdale Place, Fendalton/Waimairi View the biography Gardens a family name shareholders in Nunweek Nunweek Community Board of William Barbour belonging to Mr and Estates, developers of this Boulevard, St agenda 4 May 1999 Wilson in the Mrs Macleod. subdivision. Their Clair Close, Dictionary of New ancestral home is in the Skyedale Drive, Zealand Biography. Isle of Skye. Talisker Place. Developed off 547 Harewood Road. Named in 1999.

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Bennett Street Bennett’s Named after St Albans, Tomes, a grazier, bought Norfolk Street, Province of G R Macdonald Street Thomas Bennett Papanui Rural Section 276, 50 Scotston Avenue Canterbury, New dictionary of Tomes (1821?- acres in Papanui Road. and Tomes Zealand : list of Canterbury Road. 1875). Bennett’s Street first sections purchased to biographies: T298 April 30 1863, p 7 appears in street “Death”, The Press, directories in 1892. 30 September 1875, Becomes Bennett Street in p 2 1918.

Bennington Named after Wigram Bennington was an Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Great Britain, Royal Way Spencer Charles engineer from Geraldine. Community Board Aero Club Aviators’ Bennington (1896- He graduated from the agenda 1 June 2010 Certificates, 1910- 1964). Canterbury Flying School 1950 as found on on 31 December 1917. www.ancestry.com In the Wigram Aerodrome The Canterbury (NZ) subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Aviation Co. Ltd: Property Ltd where the the first one hundred street names are either of pilots aircraft or taken from the Wigram Skies list of the first 100 students at the Flight School established by Sir Henry Wigram in 1917. Named in 2010.

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Ben Nevis Named after Ben Broomfield First appears in street Drive Nevis, a mountain in directories in 1991. the Grampian Mountains, Scotland.

Ben Rarere Named after Aranui. Runs Rarere was a resident of Media release May [Lorne Moke of Ben Avenue Epeniha Benjamin through the area and a Māori 2006 Rarere Avenue, "Ben" Rarere Wainoni Warden known for his Aranui], The Press, 8 (1946?-2002). Park from hangis and for keeping an January 2010, Aldershot eye on the park. His supplement, p 2 Street to family gave permission Portsmouth for the name to be used. Street. Officially opened on 12 May 2006 with a ceremony organised by the Aranui Community Trust. The new street was one element of the Aranui Community Renewal Project, a partnership between the Aranui Community Trust, Christchurch City Council and Housing New Zealand Corporation.

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It was a response to community concern about safety in the park. High fences at the rear of properties were taken down and it was planned that new sections would back onto the park.

Bentley Street Boon’s Road Formerly Boon’s Russley Boon was a farmer. He “A determined Road. Named after committed suicide by suicide”, The Press, 14 Octavius Boon drowning himself in the June 1915, p 3 (1866-1915). "Avon head river". His “Advertisements”, The farm in Boon's Road, off Re-named Bentley Press, 15 October 1915, Yaldhurst Road was Street. p 12 auctioned later that year. Boon’s Road first appears in street directories in 1924, running off Bolton’s Road (later Cutts Road). Re-named Bentley Street in 1957.

Beresford High Street Formerly Wilson New Wilson, the first Mayor of “Advertisements”, Star, G R Macdonald Street and Wilson Street. Named after Brighton Christchurch in 1868, 4 December 1878, p 3 dictionary of Street. William Barbour owned land at New “New Brighton Notes”, Canterbury Wilson (1819-1897). Brighton. He was the first Star, 28 August 1890, p biographies: W620 © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 65 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Also formerly High chairman of the New 3 View the biography Street. Wilson Street Brighton Tramway New Brighton: a of William Barbour Company. and High Street regional history, 1852- Wilson in the were amalgamated Wilson Street is first 1970, pp 28 & 138 Dictionary of New and re-named Zealand Biography. mentioned in the Star in Beresford Street. “Borough Councils”, 1878. “Plan shewing area Named after Charles The Lyttelton Times, affected by proposed William Beresford High Street was the 14 August 1907, p 3 New Brighton (1846-1919). section of Beresford “News of the day”, The Loan”, Street from Union Street Z Arch 201 Press, 14 August 1907, to Marine Parade. Wilson Deeds that won the p 6 Street was the section Empire from Richmond Terrace New Brighton monthly “Street names”, The (later Owles Street) to magazine, Vol 1, No 11, 1 September 1907, Press, 13 September Union Street. Both 1924, p 13 Wilson Street and High pp 1 & 4 Street were formed in 1890. Wilson Street and High Street were amalgamated to become Beresford Street at a special meeting of the New Brighton Council on 12 August 1907. Beresford was Commander of the Channel Fleet 1903-1905.

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Harry Hawker (1868- 1947), a councillor 1905- 1909, had suggested that New Brighton street names be changed to the names of British sea captains who had fought in the 18th and 19th century - a gesture linking Christchurch with the home country, was patriotic and emphasised the fact that New Brighton was a seaside suburb.

Bering Street Northwood Developed by Belfast Shirley/Papanui Developments Ltd and Community Board Styx Developments Ltd. agenda 29 March 2000 The developers “chose Report of the names suitable for the Shirley/Papanui length of the road rather Community Board to than trying to establish a the Council 19 April common theme 2000 throughout the subdivision”. Named in 2000.

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Berisdale Named after Harewood The Macleod are Benmore Fendalton/Waimairi Place Berisdale in the Isle shareholders in Nunweek Gardens, Community Board of Skye. Estates, developers of this Nunweek agenda 4 May 1999 subdivision. Their Boulevard, St NB This place ancestral home is in the Clair Close, cannot actually be Isle of Skye. Skyedale Drive located. and Talisker Developed off 547 Place. Harewood Road. Named in 1999.

Berkshire Named after Avonhead, In the Hyde Park Hyde Park Drive Berkshire in Russley subdivision where many England. of the streets are named after stately homes of England or English place names. First appears in street directories in 1991.

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Bernadette Named after Sister Halswell Sister Bernadette was Aidanfield Biographical Mount Magdala : 80 Place Bernadette (Mary Province Leader of the information supplied in years of care…with Bernadette) Fox Good Shepherd 2007 by Fraser a short history of the (1929-). congregation of Australia Faithfull, archivist with institution the Good Shepherd and New Zealand 1993- Pitch your tents on 1999. She was responsible Provincialate in distant shores: a for the decision to Abbotsford, Victoria in history of the Sisters commence the correspondence with of Good Shepherd in development of the land Margaret Harper. Australia, belonging to the Order of Other information Aotearoa/New the Sisters of the Good supplied in 2007 by Zealand and Tahiti Shepherd. Bob Pritchard, The street names in the subdivisions officer, Aidanfield subdivision are Christchurch City those of former Sisters of Council. the Good Shepherd Order and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home at Halswell. Named on 31 January 2001.

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Bernard Feathers Lane, Formerly Feathers Addington Feathers Lane is "Feathers' Hotel View the biography Street Railway Road Lane. Named mentioned in The Press in destroyed", Star, 4 of Bernard Cyril and Station because the Star 1883 only. The Feathers September 1884, p 2 Freyberg in the Street. Hotel, formerly the Hotel was burnt down in “The late fatal fire”, Dictionary of New Feathers Hotel, was September 1884 and Zealand Biography. The Press, 6 September on the corner of replaced by the Star Hotel 1884, p 2 Governor-General of Lincoln Road and in 1885. “Local and general”, Aotearoa, New Feathers Lane. Railway Road first Star, 24 April 1885, p 3 Zealand Also formerly appears in street named Railway directories in 1894. “Changes in Riccarton Road and Station Becomes Station Street in street names” The Street. Named 1927. Press, 28 September 1948, p 6 because it led to the Re-named Bernard Street Addington Railway on 27 September 1948. Station. Freyberg was a dentist, Re-named Bernard military leader and Street. Named after Governor-General of New General Bernard Zealand 1946-1952. Cyril Freyberg (1891-1963).

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Bernice Named after Aimee Yaldhurst Aimee Delamain is a Delamain Riccarton/Wigram Delamain cognac Crescent Bernice Delamain. granddaughter of Community Board G R Macdonald Frederick William Transport and Roading dictionary of Delamain (1835-1910). Committee agenda 29 Canterbury June 2007 In the Delamain biographies: D193 subdivision. “Obituary”, The Named in 2007. Press, 18 May 1910, p 8

Berry Street Named after Alfred St Albans Berry was a coal and The Berry’s of Berry “Deaths”, Star, 22 Berry (1838?-1889). wood merchant. He Lane, p 15 November 1889, p 2 bought land in what “Advertisements”, Star, G R Macdonald became Berry Street in 10 October 1878, p 2 dictionary of 1868. Canterbury Berry Street is first biographies: B387 mentioned in the Star in 1878 in an advertisement. First appears in street directories in 1887.

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Berwick Probably named St Albans Among a number of "City Council", The Street after Berwick, a streets laid out in 1910 by Press, 7 March 1911, p town in the county the owners, the Church 8 of Northumberland Property Trustees, and "Christchurch", The and the later dedicated to the Press, 2 May 1912, p northernmost town council. 10 in England, on the Named in 1911. east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed.

Betty Place Named after Betty Aranui Betty Spear was the wife “New streets in Spear, née Annand, of Roy Bramwell Spear Christchurch”, The (1918-1996). (1918-1996), a Press, 28 June 1955, p draughtsman at the Lands 6 & Survey Department. Information supplied in The street was named 2005 by a member of after her by the staff there the Spear family in an in 1955. interview with Margaret Harper.

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Betwin Named after Edwin Sockburn For many years the Beyond the city: the “Death”, The Press, Avenue Blakeway (1851?- Blakeway family grew land and its people, 30 May 1908, p 1 1934) and his wife raspberries and other fruit Riccarton, Waimairi, "Suicide", Ashburton Bessie Blakeway, on the land where this Paparua, pp 116-117 Guardian, 30 May née Moffatt, (1857?- street was formed. Information about date 1908, p 3 1908). Bessie was Norman Blakeway (1899- of naming of street also known as Betsy 1983) and his wife owned supplied by Bob and Elizabeth, the land from 1947. He is Pritchard, subdivisions listed in 1960 street OR officer, Christchurch directories as a gardener City Council in 2010. Named after Bessie of 91 Yaldhurst Road. He Blakeway, née named the street on 1 “Street-name protest”, Moffatt, (1857?- April 1960. The Press, 6 April 1908), Norman 1977, p 9 First appears in street Blakeway’s mother, directories in 1964. Hagley/Ferrymead and Lucy Winifred Community Board Blakeway, née Agenda 20 December Derungs, (1900- 2006 1991), Norman Blakeway’s wife.

Beveridge Aldred Street Formerly Aldred Central city In 1857 Aldred moved to Aldred Park "Christchurch City “Obituary, The Rev. Street Street. Named after Christchurch from Council", Star, 24 John Aldred”, The the Rev. John Lyttelton and built his August 1869, p 2 Press, 15 January Aldred (1818-1894). home in Durham Street 1894, p 6 "City Council", Star, 26 North, near where he later Re-named September 1871, p 2 G R Macdonald developed Aldred Street Beveridge Street. dictionary of as a private street. He was "Municipal Council", Named after Baron Canterbury the first minister of the Star, 3 January 1877, p William Henry © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 73 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Beveridge (1879- Durham Street Methodist 3 biographies: A69 1963). Church. “Obituary”, Star, 15 The history of Aldred Street is first January 1894, p 1 Methodism in New mentioned in the Star in “The Rev. John Zealand, p 508 1869 when the Aldred”, The “New names for Christchurch City Council Canterbury Times, 18 streets”, The Press, 2 declined to take it over as January 1894, p 36 June 1948, p 3 a public thoroughfare as it was not wide enough. “Street names”, The “New street names”, Formed in 1871 and taken Press, 2 September The Press, 24 July over by the council in 1930, p 12 1948, p 2 1877. “Droitwich Street to be Re-named Beveridge Stanbury Avenue”, The Street on 1 September Press, 11 November 1948 when l20 streets 1958, p 16 were re-named. Our City Issue 37 Beveridge was a British Autumn 2004 economist. “New street names”, The Press, 1 June 1948, p 3

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Beverley Named after St Albans Beverley, an engine- Pilgrim Place. “Hearth and Home”, G R Macdonald Street Abraham Beverley driver, locomotive Also Beverley The Press, 21 July dictionary of (1828-1873). superintendent and Park. 1927, p 4 Canterbury publican, brought the first biographies: B413 railway engine, the “Local and General”, Pilgrim, to New Zealand. Star, 7 October He was the first 1873, p 2 locomotive foreman in Christchurch and drove “Local and General”, the first train through the Star, 8 October Lyttelton tunnel. He 1873, p 2 owned land in this area. “Tumultuous days of Named in 1927 at the early NZ rail”, The request of Mr W. Jones, Press, 29 November the owner of the land 1980, p 16 subdivided off Papanui Road to form the street. First appears in street directories in 1930.

Bevin Place Named after Ernest Bryndwr Bevin was a British Attlee Crescent, Date of naming Bevin (1881-1951). Labour politician. Eden Place, supplied in 2008 by Evatt Street and Bob Pritchard, One of a small group of Truman Road. subdivisions officer, streets named on 18 June Christchurch City 1946 after politicians. Council. First appears in street directories in 1948.

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Bevington Probably named Avonhead First appears in street Street after Wood directories in 1962. Bevington and Cock Bevington, two villages in Warwickshire.

Bewdley Named after Spreydon Several streets in this area Bredon Lane, The Canterbury A history of Street Bewdley near have names associated Clent Lane, Association: a study of Canterbury, Vol 1, Worcester in with the Lyttelton family Cobham Street, its members’ pp 242-245 Evesham England. because they were formed connections, p 67 The evolution of a on Rural Section 76, 700 Crescent, Province of city, pp 9 & 79 Frankleigh acres on the "Lower Canterbury, New Lincoln Road, Heathcote Street, Gleig “Suicide of Lord Zealand : list of Bridge" purchased by Place, Glynne Lyttelton”, Evening sections purchased to Crescent, Post, 22 May 1876, Frederick Spencer, 4th April 30 1863, p 2 Earl Spencer (1798-1857) Lyttelton Street, 2 and Conway Lucas Rose Stanbury "Rural Sections (1817-1910). Avenue, chosen", The Lyttelton formerly Times, 29 March 1851, Spencer’s interest in the Droitwich Street, p 6 land was passed on to his Stourbridge nephew, the Hon. George “List of magistrates for Street, Sumner William Spencer the islands of New Street and Lyttelton (1847-1913), the Zealand”, New Zealand Wychbury 4th son of George Spectator and Cook's Street. Also William Lyttelton, 4th Strait Guardian, 19 Hagley Park. Baron Lyttelton (1817- March 1853, p 4 1876). He and Charles

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham and later Lord Lyttelton (1842-1922), and John Cavendish Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham, all served as High Stewards of Bewdley. Rose served as a magistrate for the Province of Canterbury in 1853. First appears in street directories in 1953.

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Bexley Road Lower Flat Named because it Bexley Lower Flat Road is first Bexley Palmers of the wild “Old New Road runs through the mentioned in the Star in east: from Brighton”, The Star, suburb of Bexley 1881 in a report of a Kidderminster to New 29 April 1922, p 8 which, in turn, is meeting of the Drainage Brighton, p 141 “Mr G. T. Hawker”, named after Bexley Board. It does not appear “Drainage Board”, Star, The Press, 20 in street directories. in England. 6 September 1881, p 3 October 1924, p 10 Bexley Road is first "Fires", Star, 19 March mentioned in the Star in 1898, p 5 1898. Bexley was named by George Thomas Hawker (1840-1924), a baker of St Albans. He named several places in Christchurch after places in England where he had lived. First appears in street directories in 1911.

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Bezar Green Named after Sister Halswell Mother Bezar was Aidanfield Biographical Mount Magdala : 80 John Eudes (Lilian) Superior of Mount information supplied in years of care…with Bezar (1902-1972). Magdala 1946-1953. 2007 by Fraser a short history of the Faithfull, archivist with The street names in the institution the Good Shepherd Aidanfield subdivision are Pitch your tents on Provincialate in those of former Sisters of distant shores: a Abbotsford, Victoria in the Good Shepherd Order history of the Sisters correspondence with and former residents of of Good Shepherd in Margaret Harper. the Good Shepherd Australia, Sisters’ Home at Other information Aotearoa/New Halswell. supplied in 2007 by Zealand and Tahiti Bob Pritchard, Named on 31 January subdivisions officer, 2001. Christchurch City Council.

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Bibiana Street Named after Sister Halswell Sister Bibiana was one of Aidanfield Biographical Mount Magdala : 80 Bibiana "Catherine" four Sisters to arrive in information supplied in years of care…with Phelan (1861-1934). Christchurch from Ireland 2007 by Fraser a short history of the in September 1886. She Faithfull, archivist with institution the Good Shepherd was a younger sister of Pitch your tents on Mother Aidan. Provincialate in distant shores: a Abbotsford, Victoria in The street names in the history of the Sisters correspondence with Aidanfield subdivision are of Good Shepherd in Margaret Harper. those of former Sisters of Australia, the Good Shepherd Order Other information Aotearoa/New and former residents of supplied in 2007 by Zealand and Tahiti the Good Shepherd Bob Pritchard, Sisters’ Home at subdivisions officer, Halswell. Christchurch City Council. Named on 31 January 2001.

Bickerton Named after Wainoni Bickerton was a scientist, “New street names”, View the biography Street Professor Alexander university professor and The Press, 2 April of Alexander William Bickerton eccentric. He was the first 1956, p 7 William Bickerton in (1842-1929). Professor of Science at the Dictionary of Canterbury College. New Zealand Biography. Named on 29 March 1956. G R Macdonald dictionary of Canterbury biographies: B418

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Bideford Probably named Dallington Named in 1960. “Names for new Place after Bideford, a streets”, The Press, 17 village in North March 1960, p 15 Devon.

Bidwell Place Hillmorton Intended to be named Bean Street, “Chester Street West or Tripp Place. As the name Charles Upham Cranmer Terrace?”, was being used in the Avenue, Grigg The Press, 28 April Redwood subdivision that Place, Harling 1959, p 7 was further advanced than Avenue, Neave the city one, it was named Place, Warren Bidwell Place in 1959. Crescent and West-Watson One of the streets in the Avenue. area formed on land belonging to Christ’s College. First appears in street directories in 1976.

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Binstead Named after Avondale In a subdivision between Calbourne Lane, "Big Wainoni Place Binstead, a village the Avon River, west of Chale Lane, subdivision", The on the Isle of Wight. the Bower Bridge, and the Cowes Street, Press, 20 June 1969, p northern end of the Cowper Place, 1 Avondale Golf Course of Culver Place, a 50 acre farm formerly Hulverstone belonging to Stewart Drive and Clendinning Hampton Thorness Street. (1908-1993). Developed from 1969 by Merrit- Beazley Homes Ltd. All the streets are named after places on the Isle of Wight. First appears in street directories in 1980.

Birch Street Bexley First mentioned in The “Advertisements”, The Press in 1912 when a Press, 11 May 1912, p “cheap building site” is 19 advertised for sale there. First appears in street directories in 1918.

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Birchdale Halswell In the Oaklands Oaklands Place subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1978.

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Birchfield Probably named Dallington Birchfield, a labourer, was Early Dallington, p 10 after Henry Albert living at 52 Coopers Road Avenue NB This says that Birchfield (1853?- in 1918. Birchfield Avenue is 1935). Birchfield Avenue first named after a Sam appears in street Birchfield of Coopers directories in 1919. Road. This is not substantiated by street [The 1924 Stone's directories. directory says this was formerly named Smith's “New streets in Road but this road is not Christchurch”, The listed in earlier Press, 28 June 1955, p directories.] 6 The section of Queensbury Street in an easterly direction to the right-angle bend was re- named Birchfield Avenue on 27 June 1955. The section leading north to Cresswell Avenue became part of Gayhurst Road.

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Birchgate Named after the Halswell Named in 2012. Riccarton/Wigram Lane birch trees located Community Board near the existing agenda 3 April 2012 dwelling and also near the Wigram Road entrance to the property.

Birchgrove Named after the Mairehau Formed on a subdivision Shirley/Papanui Gardens three large silver of the former Briggston Community Board birch trees retained School (later Birch Grove agenda 16 May 2007 and incorporated in Primary School). the entranceway to Named in 2007. the subdivision.

Birdling Place Named after Halswell Birdling was originally a A short history of “Death of Mr W. William Birdling farmhand on Banks Halswell, pp 90 & 112 Birdling”, Akaroa (1823?-1902). Peninsula for the Rhodes Mail and Banks brothers. He later farmed Peninsula in co-operation with Advertiser, 23 May Joseph Price of Prices 1902, p 2 Valley. He owned Lansdowne, near Halswell, at the time of his death. First appears in street directories in 1976.

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Birdwood Part of Named after Field- Beckenham Birdwood was the “General news”, The “Street names”, The Avenue Norwood Marshall William commander of ANZAC Press, 22 June 1920, p Press, 13 September Street Redell Birdwood forces during the 6 1924, p 13 (1865-1951). evacuation from Gallipoli Beckenham: a suburb in World War I. of Christchurch, New A “portion of Norwood Zealand, pp 16-17 Avenue” was re-named Riverview Estate Birdwood Avenue in 1920.

Birkdale Named after the Shirley The streets in the Fairway Baltimore Green, Burwood/Pegasus Drive Birkdale Golf Park subdivision are Fairway Drive, Community Board Course in North named after American Falconridge agenda July 1998 Carolina. golf courses because it is Place, Ironwood near the Shirley Links, at Lane, Lytham the Christchurch Golf Green, Club. Pepperwood Place, Named in 1998. Ridgewood Place, Wild Dunes Place, Wildhawk Lane and Wilmington Place.

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Birmingham Named after Middleton This street was the Marylands “’Unprecedented’ Drive Birmingham, an forerunner of a new era of Reserve interest in industrial city in light industrial catchments Birmingham Drive England. in Christchurch. sale”, The Press, 14 September 2004, p First appears in street C10 directories in 1978.

Bishop Street Named after a senior St Albans Formed on land once Z Arch 387, When the official post in the owned by Church street was a village, p 4 Anglican church. Property Trustees of the St Albans: from swamp Anglican Church which to suburbs: an informal owned much of the history, p 20 property in the area. Money was needed to pay "Advertisements", The a loan floated in England Press. 18 May 1910, p in 1879 and also to 12 finance the building of the "Story of 700 acres of Cathedral. church property", The Land for sale in Bishop Press, 25 February Street is advertised in The 1947, p 6 Press in 1910. “Naming of streets in First appears in street new subdivisions”, The directories in 1911. Press, 1 November 1958, p 10

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Blair Avenue St John Road Named after Blair’s Papanui St John's Road first “Advertisements”, The “From Erin’s Isle to and St John Bakery, a business appears in street Press, 28 May 1926, p Papanui, Mr John Street at 469 Papanui Road directories in 1892. 17 Joyce continues his owned by Alfred Becomes St John's Street story”, The Star, 8 “New street names”, Blair (1873-1961) in 1896. March 1919, p 8 The Press, 1 June 1948, and his wife, Re-named Blair Avenue p 3 “Street names”, The Elizabeth Blair on 1 September 1948 Press, 22 February (1867?-1949). when 120 streets were re- 1926, p 10 fur info named. for all [The suggestion to change “Street names”, The the name to Blair Street Press, 26 May 1926, had been first made in p 11 1926. Residents also “Street names”, The asked that year for the Press, 22 June 1926, street to become an p 10 “avenue”. Neither of these requests was actioned “New names for then.] streets”, The Press, 2 June 1948, p 3 “New street names”, The Press, 24 July 1948, p 2

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Blairdon Named after Cecil Bishopdale Blair owned a small Information supplied in “Tributes flow to Place James Blair (1905- orchard off Sawyers Arms 2008 by Jack Ryan in a ‘man of integrity, 1975). Road where this street letter to Margaret vision’”, The Press, was developed by Peter Harper. 10 October 2002, p Yeoman (1937-2002). A3 First appears in street directories in 1978.

Blake Street Named after New Blake was also an English Beresford Street “Borough Councils”, Admiral Robert Brighton parliamentarian. The Press, 17 September 1912, p 4 Blake (1599-1657). This name continues the theme of naming streets in “False assumptions”, New Brighton after The Christchurch Mail, British Admirals, 16 February 1999, p 15 explorers and fighting seafarers. First mentioned in The Press in 1912 when the New Brighton Borough Council decided to recognise it as a private street. First appears in street directories in 1916.

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Blakehall Spreydon Named in 1966. Information on date of naming in a letter sent Place First appears in street to the City Librarian directories in 1970. from the Town Clerk dated 13 December 1966.

Blakes Road Named after Edwin Belfast Blake was a surveyor, a Spring Grove "Advertisements", The G R Macdonald Blake (1820-1914). farmer, and until 1890, Press, 28 October 1896, dictionary of member of parliament for p 2 Canterbury the Avon electorate. From “Personal items”, The biographies: B503 1883-1896 he owned Press, 6 March 1914, p “Obituary”, The Spring Grove homestead 6 Press, 19 March in Blakes Road. 1914, p 7 A short history of His brother, John William Belfast, 1949 Mr Edwin Blake Blake (1840?-1914), was a farm manager of Settling near the Styx Belfast. River, p 103 & 128 One of the first roads formed in the area. First mentioned in The Press in 1896.

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Blakiston Probably named Hoon Hay Blakiston was a member Ashbourne Beckenham: a suburb The Cyclopedia of Street after the Hon. of the Canterbury of Christchurch, New New Zealand. Vol 3, Charles Robert Provincial Council in the Zealand, p 16 p 87 Blakiston (1825- 1850s and 1860s. In 1858 “New city street G R Macdonald 1898). he married Mary Anna names”, The Press, 30 dictionary of Harper, a daughter of June 1959, p 5 Canterbury Bishop Harper. biographies: B515 Named in 1959. “Obituary”, Star, 2 September 1898, p 4 “Obituary”, The Press, 2 September 1898, p 5

Blanch Street Named after George Papanui Blanch was the Bourne Crescent, Papanui Heritage “Obituary”, The Ernest Blanch headmaster of Christ’s Condell Avenue, Group Press, 20 September (1863-1920). College 1915-1920. Flower Street, “Papanui's newest 1920, p 6 Harris Crescent, One of the streets in the shopping centre", The Hudson Street, Papanui area formed on Papanui Herald, 16 Merton Place, land belonging to Christ’s January 1959, p 4 Moreland College. It was planned Avenue, that 500 houses would be Richards Avenue built on the 80 acre block. and Tothill First appears in street Place. directories in 1960.

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Blanray Bishopdale Named in 1961. “Street names Street approved”, The Press, 20 May 1961, p 14

Blarney Place Named after Blarney Casebrook In the Glasnevin Glasnevin “Aircraft bias to street Castle near Dublin. subdivision where all the names”, The Press, 1 roads are named after April 1998, p 5 suburbs, localities or Shirley/Papanui features in the vicinity of Community Board Dublin. agenda 1 April 1998 Named in 1998.

Blencathra Named after Westmorland Named to continue the Westmorland The Port Hills of Place Blencathra in theme in the subdivision Christchurch, p 248 Cumbria, a of naming streets after mountain at the far places in historic northern edge of the Westmorland in England, Lake District since 1974 part of National Park. Cumbria. First appears in street directories in 1995.

Blenheim Alliance Street Named after Riccarton, One of a group of streets Levin Street, “Canterbury Saleyards “New traffic outlet Road Blenheim in Upper named after places in Lyndon Street Company”, Star, 10 from Christchurch: Marlborough. Riccarton, central New Zealand. (formerly February 1886, p 3 the Blenheim Road Sockburn Marlborough deviation”, The Blenheim Road is first “Riccarton”, The Press, Street), Nelson Press, 21 February mentioned in The Press in 21 June 1905, p 9 Street and Picton 1952, p 3 1905 in a report of a © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 92 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information meeting of the Riccarton Avenue. The Addington yards : “Is the Blenheim Road Board. a century of service to Road roundabout satisfactory?” First appears in street farming, p 46 directories in 1906. “New southern Christchurch Star- highway”, The Press, Sun, 24 November It became the "first of the 1956, p 8 major motorways 30 April 1946, p 3 designed to give quick and easy access to the City". Planning for this was interrupted by World War II (1939-1945). Alliance Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1886. It was incorporated into Blenheim Road (being the section between Deans Avenue and Pope Street) in 1960. The Riccarton roundabout was opened in 1956.

Bletsoe Named after Spreydon Referred to as “the new- “Advertisements”, The Avenue Bletsoe, a village in formed Bletsoe Avenue” Press, 28 September Bedfordshire, in The Press in 1912 when 1912, p 19 England. Harry Brewer advertises Information supplied in 29 “choice building sites” 2008 by Bob Pritchard, for sale in the Bletsoe subdivisions officer,

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information estate. Christchurch City The developer of the Council. street may have had some connection with Bletsoe. From Strickland Street to Selwyn Street was created on Deposit Plan 3577 in October 1912. From Selwyn Street to the bend was created on Deposit Plan 3974 also in October 1912. From the bend to Simeon Street was created on Deposit Plan 4061 in September 1913.

Blighs Road Bligh’s Road Named after John Strowan Bligh established a Bounty Street, New Brighton: a G R Macdonald Bligh (1838-1896). restaurant and boarding Christian Street regional history, 1852- dictionary of house in Victoria Street. and Pitcairn 1970, p 38 & 39 Canterbury In 1878 he and his wife Crescent and "Advertisements", The biographies: B523 bought a 5 acre (2 Resolution Press, 6 November hectare) block where Place. 1880, p 4 Blighs Road now runs and lived there. “Obituary”, Star, 26 December 1896, p 6 Later developers assumed the street was named after “News of the day”, The

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Captain William Bligh Press, 28 December (1754-1817) of the HMS 1896, p 5 Bounty, so used this Early Christchurch and theme when naming Canterbury : newspaper surrounding streets. clippings, ca. 1923- Bligh’s Road is first 1950, Vol 1, p 10 mentioned in The Press in 1880 in an advertisement when Bligh advertises his land there for auction. First appears in street directories in 1887.

Blossomdale Bishopdale Named in 1960. “Reynolds Avenue”, The Press, 19 August Place First appears in street 1960, p 12 directories in 1964.

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Blossom Lady Named after Templeton Named by local horse Riccarton/Wigram Lane Blossom Lady, a trainer, Jack Carmichael Community Board racehorse. and Peter Petersen of the agenda 12 April 2005 Templeton Residents’ Association. Locals asked that the names of prominent pacers and trotters be used because of the numerous training establishments in the area. Developed by Suburban Estates Ltd. and named in 2005.

Blouden Lane Burwood First appears in street directories in 1993.

Blowers Place Named after Halswell Blowers was an early Mapledale Place Riccarton/Wigram A short history of Raymond Frederick Halswell apiarist and Community Board Halswell, p 104 William "Freddie" labourer. He farmed in agenda 21 January The Port Hills of Blowers (1849?- Paterson Avenue (later 2001 Christchurch, p 253- 1943). Kennedys Bush Road). Riccarton/Wigram 254 Named in 2001. Community Board “Round about agenda 3 April 2002 Kennedy’s Bush”, Halswell Courier, Vol 4, No 7, August 1958, pp 16-20

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Bluebell Lane Named to continue a Woolston In a subdivision by Fantail Lane, Hagley/Ferrymead theme already Enterprise Homes. Molly Mawk Community Board Place and Sweet agenda 3 February established in the Named in 1999. Brookhaven Waters Place. 1999 subdivision.

Blue Gum Named after a gum New The tree was planted in Information supplied in Place tree on the site. Brighton the early 1940s by the 2008 by Jack Ryan, in a landowner, Davie Holder. letter to Margaret It was felled as a danger Harper. in 2007. Formed post-1997.

Blue Lagoon Named because the Brooklands Named in 2002. Shirley Community Drive subdivision adjoins Board agenda 30 the Brooklands January 2002 Lagoon and is adjacent to the Blue Lagoon Restaurant.

Bluestone Named to reflect the Waitikiri In the Waitikiri Lake Waitikiri Burwood Pegasus Waitikiri Drive locality of the subdivision. Community board subdivision together Name proposed by the agenda 1 March 2004 with the materials development company, used to enhance the Smith Developments Ltd. subdivision. Named in 2004.

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Bluewater Named to reflect the Mount Developed by Cambridge Hagley/Ferrymead View topographical Pleasant Terrace Ltd. at 310 Mt Community Board features of the site. Pleasant Road. agenda 1 September Named in 2004. 2004

Bofors Close Named after the Wigram In the Wigram Skies Wigram Skies Wigram Skies Bofors 40 mm air subdivision where the defence gun. street names have an aviation theme.

Bolt Place Named after George Harewood Bolt was an aviator, “A Bolt into the blue”, View the biography Bolt (1893-1963). aeronautical engineer and The Press, 17 of George Bruce military leader. December 2011, pp C6- Bolt in the C7 Several streets and Dictionary of New aviation-related facilities Zealand Biography. in various New Zealand George Bolt, pioneer cities are named after him. aviator: foundations Street named because of of a future its proximity to Christchurch International Airport.

Bolton Spreydon Named in 1921. “City Council”, The Avenue Press, 1 November 1921, p 9

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Bond Street Little York Waltham Little York Street first “New street names”, “New names for Street appears in street The Press, 1 June 1948, streets”, The Press, 2 directories in 1908. p 3 June 1948, p 3 Re-named Bond Street on “New street names”, 1 September 1948 when The Press, 24 July 120 streets were re- 1948, p 2 named.

Bonita Place Named after Benita Bishopdale Benita Calvert was the Information supplied in Pauline Calvert wife of Ian Calvert 2008 by Judith Munro (1929?-1995). (1926?-1998), vice- in an interview with chairman of the Waimairi Margaret Harper. County Council in the 1970s. [The Council decided to amend the spelling of her name in the street name.] First appears in street directories in 1974.

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Boon Street Smollett’s Formerly Smollett’s Sydenham Smollett was an English Boonwood Close “New street names”, “New names for Road and Road and Smollett author. Smollett’s Road The Press, 1 June 1948, streets”, The Press, 2 Smollett Street. May have first appears in street p 3 June 1948, p 3 Street. been named after directories in 1887. "Public Streets", The “New street names”, Tobias George Becomes Smollett Street Press, 19 February The Press, 24 July Smollett (1721- in 1898. 1952, p 8 1948, p 2 1771). Re-named Boon Street on “Obituary”, The Re-named Boon 1 September 1948 when Press, 12 November Street. Probably 120 streets were re- 1951, p 8 named after C. E. named. The bakery Boon Ltd., bakers. business of Charles Edwin Boon (1878-1951), established in 1909, was at 221 Colombo Street. Not formally recognised as a public street by the Christchurch City Council until 1952.

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Boonwood Named after a Westmorland Developed at 280 Boon Street Riccarton/Wigram Wood’s Mill` combination of the Cashmere Road by Community Board 1 Close “Obituary”, The applicants’ family Laurence Dann and September 1999 Press, 12 November names, Boon and Lindsay Macbeth. 1951, p 8 Wood. Laurence Dann is the son of Molly Dann, a niece of Charles Edwin Boon (1878-1951) who established Boon’s Bakery. Lindsay Macbeth is the daughter of Marion Macbeth, née Wood, who is a granddaughter of William Derisley Wood (1824-1904). One family milled the flour, the other baked bread. Named in 1999.

Borana Place Named after Borana, Templeton Borana won the New “More themes in street a harness race horse. Zealand Cup in 1984. names”, The Christchurch Mail, 23 Formed post-1997. February 1999, p 6

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Bordesley Parish Street Formerly Parish Phillipstown Parish and his family Parish Street and "Advertisements", Along the hills: a Street and Cambridge Street, an early arrived in Canterbury on New Cambridge. Lyttelton Times, 28 history of the Street informal name. the Cressy in 1850. He August 1861, p 5 Heathcote Road Named after worked on the formation "Advertisements", The Board and the William Parish of Ferry Road and helped Heathcote County Press, 4 December (1815-1878). construct the Bridle Path. 1875, p 3 Council 1864-1989, He was a member of the Re-named p 33 first Heathcote Road “Advertisements”, The Cambridge Street. G R Macdonald Board. Press, 15 February Named after 1878, p 4 dictionary of Cambridgeshire His property, Canterbury Farm on Ferry Road Cambridgeshire Farm, “Road Boards”, The biographies: P67 Press, 19 July 1880, p 3 belonging to Parish. was subdivided into 85 Mr William Parish building sections and sold Re-named Bordesley "Linwood Borough in 1875. By then it was “Street names”, The Street. Council", Press, 16 known as New October 1894, p 3 Press, 6 October Cambridge. 1909, p 6 “Street naming”, The Parish Street is first Press, 3 November referred to in The Press in 1909, p 3 1878 as “Parish Street, New Cambridge”. In 1880 “Street names”, The it is reported that a letter Press, 22 June 1926, p has been received by the 10 Heathcote Road Board from Mr W. Martin and others, asking that Parish Street be formed.

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Parish Street appears only in street directories of 1896 with a see ref. to Cambridge Street. Re-named Cambridge Street in 1894 by the Linwood Borough Council at the request of "residents and ratepayers". It was also then made a public street. Re-named Bordesley Street in 1909.

Bottle Lake Parklands At first this name was Burwood/Pegasus Drive rejected by Christchurch Community Board City Council because it Agenda 13 May 2002 was felt there could be confusion with Bottle Lake Forest. Named in 2002.

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Bouler Court Named after John Halswell Bouler was a “laborer” of Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram Christchurch Militia Bouler. South Christchurch Road. Community Board List 1860 agenda 15 April 2014 In the 6th stage of the "Advertisements", Longhurst subdivision Riccarton/Wigram The Lyttelton Times, where the streets are Community Board 6 6 June 1860, p 6 named after members of May 2014 agenda Longhurst the Canterbury Militia of 1860-1861. Named in 2014.

Bounty Street Named after the Bryndwr HMS Bounty was the ship Blighs Road, "General news", The HMS Bounty. commanded by Captain Christian Street, Press, 25 May 1937, p William Bligh (1754- Pitcairn Crescent 8 1817). and Resolution Named in 1937. Place. First appears in street directories in 1939.

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Bourne Named after Charles Papanui Bourne was the Blanch Street, “Street naming “Obituary”, The Crescent Frederick Bourne headmaster of Christ’s Condell Avenue, practices”, The Press, 1 Press, 1 April 1913, (1850?-1913). College 1893-1902. Flower Street, June 1957, p 4 p 8 One of the streets in the Harris Crescent, “Papanui's newest Papanui area formed on Hudson Street, shopping centre", The Merton Place, land belonging to Christ’s Papanui Herald, 16 Moreland College. 500 houses were January 1959, p 4 Avenue, planned for the 80 acre Richards Avenue block. and Tothill First appears in street Place. directories in 1960.

Bournemouth Named after a town Aranui In an area where all the “New streets in Street in Hampshire, streets are named after Christchurch”, The England. places in the county of Press, 28 June 1955, p Hampshire. There is a 6 Christchurch city and a River Avon in Hampshire. Named in 1955.

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Bowen Street Named after Charles Upper Bowen was an Peerswick “Road Board”, The G R Macdonald Christopher Bowen Riccarton administrator, politician, Press, 15 April 1882, p dictionary of (1830-1917). poet, magistrate and 3 Canterbury educationalist. His home biographies: B601 was Middleton Grange, in View the biography Riccarton. of Charles One of the five residential Christopher Bowen streets containing mainly in the Dictionary of workers’ cottages making New Zealand up the area known as Biography. Peerswick. First mentioned in The Press in 1882 in a report of a meeting of the Riccarton Road Board when a number of residents of the Peerswick Tavern asked the Board to form Bowen Street so the adjoining properties would have better drainage. First appears in street directories in 1903.

Bowenvale Named because it Cashmere Bowen, an original land Bowenvale Province of The Port Hills of Avenue runs through purchaser in 1850, bought Canterbury, New Christchurch, p 199 Bowenvale which, Rural Section 82, 50 acres Zealand: list of sections © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 106 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information in turn, is named on the “south bank River purchased to April 30, after Charles Bowen Heathcote, foot of hills”. 1863, p 3 (1804-1871). He was the first Speaker “Rural Sections of the Canterbury chosen”, The Lyttelton Provincial Council but Times, 29 March 1851, eventually returned to p 6 England. "Heathcote County First mentioned in The Council", The Press, 10 Press in 1923 when it is February 1923, p 14 reported that the Bowenvale Residents and Ratepayers Association had asked the Heathcote County Council to install drainage facilities along Bowenvale Avenue. First appears in street directories in 1923.

Bower Frees Road Formerly Frees New Free, a licensee of The Frees Creek "Road Boards", Star, 14 G R Macdonald Avenue and Road. Named after Brighton, Bower, set up a sports September 1895, p 5 dictionary of Racecourse Thomas Free (1844- North New club with Henry (Harry) North New Brighton, Canterbury Brighton, Mace (1837-1902) and Road. 1894). 1953, pp 7 & 32 biographies: F353 & Parklands created the New Brighton Re-named M3 racecourse (now Queen “New Brighton’s early Racecourse Road Elizabeth II Park). The mayors closely and later Bower Bower, a public house, involved with area”, Avenue. Named was built in 1877, then Pegasus Post, 19 March after the public

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information house The Bower. destroyed by fire, and 1975, p 2 later rebuilt. Waimairi County Frees Road is an early Council minute book, informal name not January 1947-February mentioned in street 1949, pp 540 & 546, directories. It seems to held at Christchurch have been the first road City Council archives. into North New Brighton. In 1895, a number of ratepayers petitioned to have Racecourse Road formed. Racecourse Road first appears in street directories in 1903. Mrs Catherine Mace is a resident. Re-named Bower Avenue on 10 August 1948 when 24 streets in the Waimairi County were re-named. [McIntyre Road was a name suggested and rejected.]

Bowhill Road Named after New Thompkins was a Plan shewing area G R Macdonald Thomas Bowhill Brighton publican, licensee of the affected by proposed dictionary of

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Thompkins (1836- Heathcote Arms, manager New Brighton Loan, Z Canterbury 1882). Bowhill was of the Railway Chop Arch 201 biographies: T304 House. He is listed on the his mother’s maiden "Road Boards", Star, 14 name. 1873/74 Canterbury September 1895, p 5 Provincial electoral roll as owning 20 acres in New "Borough Councils", Brighton. He was later the Star, 26 July 1900, p 1 licensee of the Provincial Hotel, corner of Barbadoes Street and Cashel Street. The street was formed running through Thompkins’ land and followed the route of the city and suburban tramline. In 1895, a number of ratepayers petitioned to have Bowhill Road formed. In 1900, a deputation asked the council to "allocate a sum for the purpose of forming the road known as Bowhill Road, from the beach to Palmer's Road, so as to give access for

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information wheeled traffic to the main road". First appears in street directories in 1913.

Bowman Named after Sockburn Bowman, an engineer, Colman Avenue Hagley/Ferrymead Place William James developed the subdivision Community Board Bowman (1887- and named the street. agenda 20 December 2006 1956). Named in 2006.

Boyne Avenue Northcote Developed for state Papanui Heritage housing. Group First appears in street directories in 1957.

Boys Place Named after John Shirley Boys was a surveyor with Hewlings Street “Would road by any G R Macdonald Cowell Boys (1824- Captain Joseph Thomas and McIntyre other name stay as dictionary of 1889). (b. 1803?) Street. street”, Pegasus Post, Canterbury One of three streets 12 July 1978, p 16 biographies: B654 named after surveyors. “John Cowell Boys”, First appears in street Star, 14 June 1889, p directories in 1957. 3 “Obituary”, The Press, 14 June 1889, p 6 & 10 July 1889, p 3

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Bracken Shelly Road Named after Avonside Shelly Road first appears “Alterations to street “Street names”, The Street Thomas Bracken in street directories in names”, The Press, 26 Press, 13 September (1843-1898). 1903. June 1917, p 11 1924, p 13 Re-named Bracken Street in 1917. Bracken, a poet who wrote the words for New Zealand National Anthem, “God defend New Zealand” in 1870.

Braco Place Named after Braco, Burnside Braco was the birthplace Braco Settlement G R Macdonald a village in of William Boag (1828- and Burnside. dictionary of Scotland. 1904). His large Canterbury Christchurch estate was biographies: B538 called Burnside. The Cyclopedia of First appears in street New Zealand. Vol 3, directories in 1962. p 356 “Mr William Boag”, The Press, 29 August 1904, p 9

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Braddon Hyde Garden Probably named Addington Hyde Garden Street is “Sydenham Borough Report of the street Street Street after Mary Elizabeth first mentioned in the Star Council”, Star, 3 naming committee, Braddon (1837?- in 1878. September 1878, p 3 Sydenham Borough 1915). Council minute book Made a public street from “Sydenham”, The 1879-1880, p 217, 1 January 1888. Press, 22 December held at Christchurch 1887, p 6 Re-named Braddon Street City Council in 1889. “Sydenham Borough archives. Council”, The Press, 17 Braddon was the author of “ September 1889, p 3 Borough Council”, Lady Audley's Secret, Star, 20 January published in 1862. 1880, p 3 Probably re-named to continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880.

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Bradford Probably named Sydenham Named in 1935 when the Bradford Park "City Council", The Avenue after Bradford in by-laws and finance Press, 2 July 1935, p 16 England. committee of the Beckenham: a suburb Christchurch City Council of Christchurch, New recommended that "the Zealand, p 16 new street formed in Mr W. Pease's subdivision of land off Tennyson Street, be named Bradford Avenue". First appears in street directories in 1936.

Bradnor Road Fendalton Tenders were called by “Advertisements”, The the Waimairi County Press, 1 June 1914, p Council for the “forming 11 and shingling of Bradnor Street” in 1914. First appears in street directories in 1917.

Bradshaw Straven Formerly Straven Riccarton Straven Terrace first Merlewood Riccarton, the founding “The two sides of Terrace Terrace Terrace. Named appears in street Avenue borough: a short Ted Bradshaw”, because it was directories in 1936. Its re- history, Canterbury’s Christchurch star, 15 formed between 10 naming to Bradshaw founding settlement, p April 1978 and 16 Straven Terrace was suggested in 83 “Obituaries”, The Road. 1966. “Change opposed”, The Press, 8 April 1992, Re-named Bradshaw Bradshaw was a son of Press, 14 June 1966, p © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 113 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Terrace. Named Dr. John Christopher 16 p 22 after Edward James Bradshaw (1876-1950), (Ted) Bradshaw organist and choirmaster (1909-1992). at Christchurch Cathedral. He was a Riccarton Borough councillor 1944- 1955 and the mayor of Riccarton 1955-1968. [A petition from residents to the Riccarton Borough Council protested at the proposed change. They said they did not want to dishonour or detract from Mr Bradshaw, but wanted the name Straven Terrace retained. The petition was unsuccessful.]

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Bradwell Named after Albert Halswell Bradwell was a printer of Longhurst “Advertisements”, The G R Macdonald Crescent Thomas Wardle Coleridge Street, Lyttelton Times, 10 dictionary of Bradwell (1818- Lyttelton. February 1858, p 9 Canterbury 1870). In the 6th stage of the Riccarton/Wigram biographies: B674 Longhurst subdivision Community Board “Advertisements”, where the streets are agenda 15 April 2014 Star, 31 October named after members of 1870, p 3 Riccarton/Wigram the Canterbury Militia of Community Board 6 Christchurch Militia 1860-1861. May 2014 agenda List 1860 Named in 2014. Longhurst

Braeburn Hornby First appears in street Drive directories in 1993.

Braithwaite Ilam First appears in street Street directories in 1958.

Brake Street Church Street Formerly Church Upper The foundation stone for Peerswick Around the corner, G R Macdonald Street. Named after Riccarton the church was laid on 24 1886-1971 : a pictorial dictionary of the Upper Riccarton May 1886. account of the Upper Canterbury Methodist Church Church Street first Riccarton Methodist biographies: B681 situated in the street. appears in street Church “Late Mr R. Brake”, Re-named Brake directories in 1903. Upper Riccarton The Press, 30 May Street. Named after One of the five residential Methodist Church : a 1929, p 7 Robert Brake (1852- streets containing mainly centennial retrospect, "News for women", 1929) and his wife workers’ cottages making 1886-1986 The Press, 9 October Margaret Ann Brake up the area known as Beyond the city: the

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information (1850-1935). Peerswick. land and its people, 1933, p 2 Re-named Brake Street by Riccarton, Waimairi, "Deaths", The Press, the Waimairi County Paparua, p 85 30 March 1935, p 1 Council on 8 February Waimairi County 1933. Margaret Ann Council, minute book, Brake (1851?-1935), 1931-1936, held at widow of Robert Brake, is Christchurch City then listed in street Council archives, p 308 directories living at 8 "Streets renamed", The Brake Street. With the Press, 9 February 1933, support of Sir Charles and p 15 Lady Bowen, the Brakes had purchased land at Information about the Upper Riccarton and Brake family supplied opened a shop, Brakes in 2007 by Wayne General Store, a coal yard Marriott, a descendant and a timber yard on the of Robert and Margaret site. Their daughter Brake, in an interview Charlotte ran the Upper with Margaret Harper. Riccarton Post Office Extra information until the mid-1920s. supplied in 2004 by Richard Greenaway.

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Bramwell Dallington The street was developed Banks Avenue 1956-1981: Banks Map of Christchurch Street in 1956, the year Banks School Avenue School, 25th and environs, 1954. Avenue School was jubilee "English trees opened. planted at new Banks Avenue School", The Press, 6 November 1956, p 18

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Branston Named after Hornby, The house, built on Amyes Road and “Great houses once set Paparua County Street Branston, one of Hornby Shand’s Track (later Oakhampton Hornby’s style: Hornby Council history, p Hornby’s large South Shands Road), was Road. Centennial 1878-1978”, 47- houses. originally named The Press, 30 August Ablington. 1978, p 14 It was re-named Broadlands from 1866 when it was owned by Richard May Morten (1823-1909). It was re-named Oakhampton when he sold it in 1874 to Edmund Amyes (1811-1900). It was later still re-named Branston Farm. First appears in street directories in 1960. Hornby streets are not listed separately until 1960.

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Bray Street Woolston Developed in a “Street names chosen”, Government housing The Press, 8 November subdivision. Name 1938, p 8 submitted by A. Tyndall, Director of Housing Construction, at the suggestion of the Canterbury Centennial Historical Committee. Named in 1938. First appears in street directories in 1940.

Bredon Lane Named after Bredon, Spreydon The Lyttelton family seat Bewdley Street, Province of The Canterbury a village in is Hagley Hall in Clent Lane, Canterbury, New Association: a study Worcestershire. Worcestershire. Cobham Street, Zealand : list of of its members’ sections purchased to connections, p 67 Several streets in this area Evesham Crescent, have names associated April 30 1863, p 2 The evolution of a Frankleigh with the Lyttelton family "Rural Sections city, p 9 because they were formed Street, Gleig chosen", The Lyttelton “Suicide of Lord on Rural Section 76, 700 Place, Glynne Times, 29 March 1851, Crescent, Lyttelton”, Evening acres on the "Lower p 6 Post, 22 May 1876, Lincoln Road, Heathcote Lyttelton Street, Stanbury “List of magistrates for p 2 Bridge" purchased by the islands of New Frederick Spencer, 4th Avenue, Zealand”, New Zealand Earl Spencer (1798-1857) formerly Spectator and Cook's and Conway Lucas Rose Droitwich Street. Stourbridge Strait Guardian, 19

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information (1817-1910). Street, Sumner March 1853, p 4 Spencer’s interest in the Street and land was passed on to his Wychbury nephew, the Hon. George Street. Also William Spencer Hagley Park. Lyttelton (1847-1913), the 4th son of George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (1817- 1876). First appears in street directories in 1981.

Breens Road Named after Bishopdale, Breen, a farmer, is listed G R Macdonald Thomas Breen Burnside living there in 1901, the dictionary of (1839?-1936). year it first appears in Canterbury street directories. biographies: B698

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Breezes Road Named after John Aranui, The street was named Woodlands Place G R Macdonald Breeze (1849?- Avondale about 1877. Breeze is dictionary of 1922). listed living there in 1900, Canterbury the year it first appears in biographies: B698 street directories. The Estuary of Breezes Road is first Christchurch: a history mentioned in the Press in of the Avon-Heathcote 1887. estuary, its There was an attempt in communities, clubs, controversies and 1912 by the Heathcote Road Board to change the contributions, p 149 name to Tahuna Street but "Advertisements", The this was resisted by Press, 5 October 1887, residents. p 1 “Untitled”, The Press, 24 January 1912, p 8 “Breeze’s Road”, The Press, 20 January 1912, p 12

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Brenchley Named after Strowan Samuel Rollin Webb Alport Place, “City Council”, The G R Macdonald Avenue Brenchley Farm in (1848-1933), a mayor of Brenchley Road Press, 1 May 1928, p dictionary of Lyttelton. Lyttelton, at one time and Urunga 12 Canterbury owned Brenchley Farm. Avenue. biographies: W279 He retired to 51 Normans The Cyclopedia of Road. New Zealand. Vol 3, Named in 1928. p 398 First appears in street “Pioneer’s death”, directories in 1929. The Christchurch Times, 18 January 1933, p 3 “Obituary”, The Christchurch Times, 18 January 1933, p 10

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Brenchley Brenchley Named after Mary Lyttelton Gooseberry Hill was an Alport Place, Lyttelton: port and G R Macdonald Road Farm Road Ann Bishop, née early informal name. Brenchley Road town : an illustrated dictionary of and Urunga history, p 30 Canterbury Brenchley, (1795?- Mrs Bishop was the 1849). Avenue. mother of Susannah The first 100 years : biographies: A142 Alport (1814-1858) who municipal government Canterbury Block was the wife of Augustus in Lyttelton, p 15 Pre-Adamites James Alport (1816- “Advertisements”, The 1886), Lyttelton’s Lyttelton Times, 17 auctioneer and the January 1852, p 1 original owner of Brenchley Farm. “Local and General”, Star, 31 May 1870, p 2 Brenchley Farm is first mentioned in The Lyttelton Times in 1852. Brenchley Farm Road is first mentioned in the Star in 1870 and appears as a listing in 1892, the first year Lyttelton streets are listed. Becomes Brenchley Road in 1903.

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Brenda Place Halswell In a joint development by Information supplied in Andrew James 2014 by Bob Pritchard, Cunningham (1906- subdivisions officer, 1985), a farmer of 250 Christchurch City Halswell Road, and Council. International Homes. The street was legalised on 16 February 1970. First appears in street directories in 1972.

Brent Place Papanui Named in 1959. “New city street names”, The Press, 30 June 1959, p 5

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Breton Close Northwood Developed by Belfast Shirley/Papanui Developments Ltd and Community Board Styx Developments Ltd. agenda 29 March 2000 The developers “chose Report of the names suitable for the Shirley/Papanui length of the road rather Community Board to than trying to establish a the Council 19 April common theme 2000 throughout the subdivision”. Named in 2000. [It was at first to be named Breton Avenue.]

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Bretts Road Brett’s Road Named after George St Albans First appears in street “Advertisements”, Star, William Brett directories in 1896. 2 July 1908, p 3 (1841?-1908). George Brett is a resident. By 1906 three members of the Brett family are listed as living there: George William Brett, William George Brett (1869?-1912) and Edward Lindsay Brett, all gardeners. Land for sale in “Brett’s Road, 2 minutes walk from Papanui Road” is advertised in the Star in 1908.

Briarmont Avondale First appears in street Street directories in 1987.

Brickworks Named after the Huntsbury Wigram Bros., maltsters Shingle pits in south- Lane brick makers who & brickyards, operated east Christchurch [and] operated in there from 1886. Their Brickmakers and their Centaurus Road. business was taken over brands, Z Arch 48 by the Murphy Bros. (Chch) Ltd, brick and drain pipe manufacturers in 1924. Their premises were on the intersection © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 126 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information of Port Hills Road (later Centaurus Road) and Whakakake Road (later Whaka Terrace). In 1928 Charles Thomas Trebilcock (d.1974), journeyman bricklayer, operated on the site where Brickworks Lane was later developed. Brightling's Brick Works were near the intersection of Port Hills Road and St Martins Road. First appears in street directories in 1991.

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Bridge Street Named after New Bridge was a British Beresford Street Information supplied Admiral Sir Cyprian Brighton Royal Navy officer. by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Arthur George This name continues the Christchurch City Bridge GCB (1839- theme of naming streets in Council. 1924). New Brighton after British Admirals, “Advertisements”, The explorers and fighting Press, 21 October 1911, seafarers. p 16 First mentioned in The Press in 1911. First appears in street directories in 1919. [The street was formed long before the South Brighton bridge was opened in 1927.]

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Bridle Path The path which Lyttelton The road was hacked out “Journal of the week”, leads over the Port of the rock by a working The Lyttelton Times, Hills from Lyttelton. party in 1850 and was the 29 March 1851, p 5 The horses had to be way taken by the pilgrim "Early provincial days: led by the bridle to settlers. roadways and the summit, hence The Bridle Road is first waterways", Star, 13 the name. mentioned in The February 1901, p 4 Lyttelton Times in 1851. "Place names", The Bridle Path Road, off Star, 27 November Norwich Quay, first 1920, p 9 (written by appears in street H. G. Ell). directories in 1892, the first year Lyttelton streets are listed.

Bridle Path Heathcote Heathcote Heathcote Valley Road is Bridle Path “Provincial Council”, Road Valley Road Valley mentioned in The The Lyttelton Times, Lyttelton Times 1860- 26 December 1860, p 4 1904. Bridle Path Road first appears in street directories in 1903, running from Sumner Road to Port Hills.

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Briggs Road Briggs’s Road Named after John Mairehau, First mentioned in the “Avon Road Board”, Briggs (1844?- Shirley Star in 1871 in a report of Star, 17 May 1871, p 2 1904). a meeting of the Avon Reminiscences of early Road Board. Briggs, a Marshland residents, farmer, is a resident of 1930-1939, p 102 this street in 1903, the year it first appears in street directories.

Brigham Probably named Halswell First appears in street Drive after Brigham, a directories in 1995. village near the town of Cockermouth in Cumbria, England.

Brightlings Named after John Hillsborough Brightling established a Alma Place and The Port Hills of G R Macdonald Road Brightling (1842- brick works there in 1893. Brightlings Lane Christchurch, p 160, pp dictionary of (Oxford Street). 1928). First appears in street 189-190 Canterbury directories in 1980. biographies: B723 “Obituary”, The Press, 24 July 1928, p 12

Brightstone Aranui Developed by Link Burwood/Pegasus Crescent Company Ltd. at 30 Community agenda 2 Farnborough Street. February 1998 Named in 1998.

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Brigid Place Named after Brigid Mount Brigid Dowsett is a Challis Place, “Cannon Estate thirty Dowsett, née Davis, Pleasant daughter of Michael John Clementine years in development”, (1967-). Wood Davis, a surveyor Lane, Freeman The Press, 23 August and chairman of Cannon Street, Hatherly 1989, p 49 Estate Ltd., developers of Lane, Hilltop the subdivision where this Lane, Janice street was formed. Place, Michael Avenue, First appears in street Osmond Lane directories in 1978. and Roland Lane.

Brisbane An extension Probably named Sydenham Formerly an extension of “New street names”, “New names for Street of Barbadoes after Sir Thomas Barbadoes Street but The Press, 1 June 1948, streets”, The Press, 2 Street. Brisbane (1773- when crossed by the p 3 June 1948, p 3 1860). railway in 1948 it became “New street names”, a separate road. Became The Press, 24 July Brisbane Street on 1 1948, p 2 September 1948 when 120 streets were re- named. Brisbane was a soldier and statesman after whom the Australian city is named.

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Bristol Street Chapel Lane Named after Bristol, St Albans Chapel Lane first appears “Re-naming streets”, and Chapel an English port. in street directories in The Press, 8 March Street. 1887. Becomes Chapel 1904, p 5 Street in 1892. Christchurch City Re-named Bristol Street Council minute book, on 7 March 1904. June 1903-October Among a number of 1904, held at streets re-named in 1904 Christchurch City and given the names of Council archives. place-names in the United St Albans: from swamp Kingdom. to suburbs: an informal history, p 40

Britannia Brittannia North New First appears in street “Droitwich Street to be Street Street Brighton directories in 1928. The Stanbury Avenue”, The spelling of the street name Press, 11 November varies over the years. 1958, p 16 Becomes officially Britannia Street in 1958.

Brittan Street Named after the Linwood Joseph Brittan (1802- Linwood "Property Sales", Star, G R Macdonald Brittan family. 1867) was a surgeon, the 30 January 1892, p 3 dictionary of proprietor of the Canterbury "Street names", The Canterbury Standard and Press, 22 February biographies: B738 a member of the 1926, p 13 [Joseph Brittan], The Provincial Council 1853- Press, 4 November 1857. He lived at Information about 1867, p 2 Linwood House, a large Frank Brittan and the © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 132 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information property off Linwood land sale supplied in Avenue. It was on the 2013 by Dick Brittan dog-leg half way along through Tom Schwede. Brittan street on the northern side. Some of the surrounding land was subdivided and Brittan Street formed in the 1880s. Francis Henry “Frank” Brittan (1847?-1940), son of Joseph, was by then owner of the property and may have suggested the name. The street name is shown on Deposit Plan 871 for F. H. Brittan in 1887. A section is advertised for sale there in The Star in 1892. First appears in street directories in 1892.

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Brittan Named after Lyttelton Brittan was a founder of Lyttelton: port and William Guise Terrace William Guise the Canterbury Settlement town : an illustrated Brittan Brittan (1809-1876). and Commissioner of history, p 28 G R Macdonald Crown Lands. "Advertisements", The dictionary of First mentioned in The Lyttelton Times, 7 Canterbury Lyttelton Times in 1852 August 1852, p 2 biographies: B740 when 1/4 acre sections are “Death”, The Press, advertised for sale there. 19 July 1876, p 2

Brixton Street Queen Street Islington Queen Street first appears in street directories in 1962. Re-named Brixton Street in 1968.

Broadbent Riccarton First mentioned in The “Advertisements”, The Street Press in 1918. Press, 13 March 1918, First appears in street p 12 directories in 1924.

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Broadpark Broad Road Named after Preston Waimairi Desert Road was an early Broad Park Gods and little fishes: a “Mr P. E. L. Broad”, Road Eddis Luce Broad Beach informal name. boy and a beach, p 51 The Press, 30 March 1951, p 8 (1877?-1951). Broad Road first appears "Street names cause in street directories in confusion", Pegasus 1950. Post, 5 February 1975, p 5 Broad was a company director and chair of the Waimairi Beach Progress League. During the depression years, he was the distributing officer of the mayor’s Coal and Blanket Fund. He was also clerical assistant to successive mayors of Christchurch. His obituary says he was an “untiring worker in district affairs”. Re-named Broadpark Road in 1975 because of confusion with Broad Street in Woolston.

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Broadstairs Named after Broadstairs was the Farrelly Place, Shirley/Papanui G R Macdonald Avenue Broadstairs, a town birthplace of John Kirby Faversham Lane, Community Board dictionary of in Kent. Highsted (1817-1871). He Glenturret Drive, agenda 17 December Canterbury was a farmer of Highsted Grayshott 2014 biographies: H552 Road. Avenue and Highsted Residential In stages 1-4 of the Tullet Park Highsted Residential Drive. subdivision. The names were suggested by the developer. Named in 2014.

Broadview Redcliffs A right-of-way developed Hagley/Ferrymead Lane and named by the Community Board Broadland Investment agenda 1 September Trust. 2004 Named in 2004.

Brockenhurst Named after Aranui In an area where all the “New streets in Street Brockenhurst in streets are named after Christchurch”, The Hampshire. places in Hampshire. Press, 28 June 1955, p There is a Christchurch 6 city and a River Avon in Hampshire. Named in 1955.

Brockworth Hagley Street Named after Riccarton Park Lane first appears in Pilgrim's Corner Province of “Obituary”, Star, 5

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Place and Park Lane. Brockworth in street directories in 1896, Canterbury, New September 1898, p 1 England. Hagley Street in 1902. Zealand : list of The two were sections purchased to amalgamated on 27 April 30 1863, p 1 September 1948 to “Rural Sections become Brockworth chosen”, The Lyttelton Place. Times, 1 March 1851, p Henry John Washbourne 6 (1816-1898) purchased G R Macdonald Rural Section 10, 50 acres dictionary of “west of Hagley Park” in Canterbury 1851. This land ran from biographies: W185 the Plough Inn (later Riccarton, the founding Nancy’s Hotel) to the borough: a short Addington Sale Yards. history, Canterbury’s Brockworth in founding settlement, p Gloucestershire was the 13 birthplace of his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Our City Issue 35 Washbourne, née Jones, Spring 2003 (1823?-1887). “Changes in Riccarton [A 1948 newspaper report street names”, The said that Park Lane would Press, 28 September be re-named Reynolds 1948, p 6 Street. This was not done.]

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Brodie Street Wakefield Formerly Wakefield Ilam Wakefield farmed there Riccarton, the founding View the biography Road and Road. Named after from 1863. Wakefield borough: a short of Edward Brodie's Road. Edward Jerningham Road first appears in history, Canterbury’s Jerningham Wakefield (1820- street directories in 1906. founding settlement, p Wakefield in the Dictionary of New 1879). Re-named Brodie's Road 123 & 133 Re-named Brodie's by the Waimairi County Waimairi County Zealand Biography Road and later Council on 8 February Council, minute book, “Death of Bishop Brodie Street. 1933 when the problem of 1931-1936, p 308, held Brodie”, The Press, Named after the Rt. duplicate names was at Christchurch City 12 October 1943, p 4 Rev. Dr. Matthew addressed with a number Council archives. Joseph Brodie of streets. "Re-naming of streets", (1864-1943). Brodie was Roman The Press, 6 September Catholic Bishop of 1932, p 7 Christchurch 1915-1943. "Streets renamed", The Press, 9 February 1933, p 15

Brogar Place Casebrook There is no particular "New names chosen", significance in the name. The Papanui Herald, 20 Named in 1971. July 1971, p 3

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Broken Run Named because, Halswell The first spine road into Cromdale Place, Riccarton/Wigram before development, the Broken Run Glen Arrife Community Board the land was a subdivision. Place, agenda 12 July 2005 grazing farm with a Grassington Named by the developers, natural valley and Lane, Highpeak Brian Gillman Ltd. waterway splitting Place, Longspur the farm into two Named in 2005. Avenue and halves, thus being a Ryton Way. Also broken farm or run. Broken Run.

Bromley Road Named because it Bromley First mentioned in The Bromley "Advertisements", The runs through the Press in 1882. Press, 28 March 1882, suburb of Bromley p 4 which, in turn, is named after Bromley, a London borough.

Bronco Drive Named because the In the Kirkwood Riccarton/Wigram subdivision adjoins subdivision. Community Board the Broken Run Named in 2014. agenda 15 April 2014 subdivision and has Riccarton/Wigram a past association Community Board 6 with equestrian May 2014 agenda activities.

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Bronte Place Named after Waltham The Bronte sisters were Report of the street Charlotte, Emily and 19th century authors from naming committee, Anne Bronte. Yorkshire, England. Sydenham Borough Council minute book Named to continue the 1879-1880, p 217, theme of “poets and held at Christchurch writers” streets of City Council Sydenham, Addington archives. and Waltham named by a committee of the “Borough Council”, Sydenham Borough Star, 20 January Council on 19 January 1880, p 3 1880. First appears in street directories in 1983.

Brook Street Bexley First appears in street directories in 1914.

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Brooker Named after the Burwood There is a bronze plaque Rebecca G R Macdonald Avenue Brooker family, set on a large rock at the Avenue. Also dictionary of early settlers in New entrance to the Brooker New Brighton. Canterbury Brighton. Reserve in Brooker biographies: B777 Avenue commemorating “Deaths”, Star, 13 the family. March 1899, p 3 Stephen Brooker (1819- “History of New 1899) supposedly gave Brighton”, The New Brighton its name. Lyttelton Times, 5 He was a hansom cab- December 1925, p 8 driver in Christchurch. First appears in street directories in 1993.

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Brookside Wirksworth Formerly Bryndwr Wirksworth Street is first Taylors Avenue "Advertisements", The Terrace Street Wirksworth Street. mentioned in The Press in Press, 25 February Probably named 1922 and first appears in 1922, p 17 after Wirksworth in street directories in 1923. "Papanui street Derbyshire. Joseph Taylor of nearby extended", The Press, Taylors Road was born Re-named 22 March 1934, p 4 near Wirksworth in Brookside Terrace. Derbyshire and the street Waimairi County Named because it may have been named Council minute book, curves alongside the because of this January 1947-February Wai-iti Stream. connection. 1949, p 9, held at Christchurch City Re-named Brookside Council archives. Terrace on 13 February 1947.

Brookwater Named because it is Northwood The developer, Carlin Shirley/Papanui Avenue in a subdivision Enterprises, wished to Community Board which has its own recognise the water agenda 2 July 2003 water features and is features in the street also near the ponds names in the subdivision. and water features of Named in 2003. the Styx Mill Reserve.

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Broomfield Bone's Road Formerly Bone's Burwood Bones Road first appears "County Councils", The Terrace Road. Named after in street directories in Press, 22 January 1929, the Bone family. 1909. Esther Mary Bone, p 5 Clara Charlotte Bone and Re-named "County Councils", The Minnie Mary Bone are the Broomfield Terrace. Press, 16 January 1930, only residents. The name has no p 6 significance. Re-named Broomfield "General news", The Terrace by the Waimairi Press, 28 March 1935, County Council on 27 p 10 March 1935 at the request of 44 local residents. It "Local and general", was stated in their petition New Zealand Herald, 2 that only two persons had April 1935, p 8 ever lived in the street and "while "Bones" was a good surname, it was not a happy choice for the name of a road". [A 1929 request to change the name to Willow Ridge had been refused.]

Brougham Going’s Road Named after Henry Sydenham, Going’s Road was the “The Heathcote Road Street and Pound Peter Brougham, 1st Waltham, section of road east of Board”, Star, 28 April Road, Lord Baron Brougham Addington Colombo Road through to 1877, p 2 Brougham and Vaux (1778- Gasworks Road (later Plan of Christchurch Street and 1868). Waltham Road). and suburbs, 1879 Lord St First mentioned in the © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 143 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Leonards Star in 1877 in a report of “Drainage Board”, Star, Street. a meeting of the 28 March 1882, p 4 Sydenham Heathcote Road Board. “Drainage Board”, Star, Crescent Road Pound Road was the 1 August 1882, p 4 and South section of what is now Crescent Road “Sydenham Borough Brougham Street west were Council”, The Press, 17 from Colombo Road to incorporated September 1889, p 3 Montreal Street. Named into Brougham after the animal pound “Re-naming streets”, Street. there. The Press, 8 March 1904, p 5 Lord Brougham Street (section east of Colombo Christchurch City Road) and Lord St Council minute book, Leonards Street (section June 1903-October west of Colombo Road) 1904, held at are both first mentioned in Christchurch City the Star in reports of Council archives. meetings of the Drainage “’Lost’ addresses”, The Board held 1882. Christchurch Mail, 27 Lord St Leonards Street April 1999, p 8 was probably named after St Leonards in Sussex. Re-named Brougham Street in 1889. Brougham was a British lawyer and politician who became Lord Chancellor.

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Sydenham Crescent Road was re-named South Crescent Road on 7 March 1904 and was later incorporated into Brougham Street.

Browning Lytton Street Formerly Lytton Sydenham Lytton was an author. “Borough Council”, Star, 20 January 1880, Street Street. Named after One of the “poets and p 3 Baron Edward writers” streets of Bulwer Lytton Sydenham, Addington Report of the street (1803-1873). and Waltham named by a naming committee, Re-named Browning committee of the Sydenham Borough Street. Named after Sydenham Borough Council minute book Robert Browning Council on 19 January 1879-1880, p 217, held (1812-1889). 1880. at Christchurch City Council archives. Lytton Street is first mentioned in the Star in “Local & General”, 1883 and first appears in Star, 26 May 1883, p 2 street directories in 1887. “Street name changed”, Re-named Browning The Press, 29 June Street on 11 October 1954, p 7 1954. Browning was a poet. The Spreydon Residents' Association had drawn attention to the

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Browns Road Brown’s Road Named after John St Albans Brown was a provincial Hawkesbury “General news”, The G R Macdonald Evans Brown (1827- councillor and the first Avenue, Press, 20 December dictionary of 1895). manager of the Mansfield 1943, p 4 Canterbury Christchurch Tramway Avenue and St Albans: from swamp biographies: B834 Board. Because he was Peacock Street. to suburbs: an informal John Evans Brown born in the USA he was history, pp 138-140 known as “Yankee” Brown. He married “An enclave of wealth Theresa Australia, and power”, New daughter of John Jenkins Zealand Historic and Maria Peacock, so he Places, September was a brother-in-law of 1997, pp 16-19 John Thomas Peacock. In 1875 Brown bought Chippenham Lodge in Browns Road. Brown’s Road first appears in street directories in 1887. Brown is listed in street directories living on the corner of St Albans Lane and Brown’s Road. Becomes Browns Road in 1901.

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Brunner Named after Lake Islington Arnold River drains the Information supplied Street Brunner, near lake into Grey River, by Bob Pritchard, Greymouth. hydro-electric power subdivisions officer, being generated at Christchurch City Kaimata. Council. Formed near the Islington substation. First appears in street directories in 1983.

Brydone Road Named after Brydone was a land Sir James Wattie Riccarton/Wigram "Mr T. Brydone", Thomas Brydone company manager, farm Estate Community Board The Press, 21 June (1837–1904). manager and freezing agenda 17 November 1904, p 7 industry developer. 2015 In the Sir James Wattie "Name approved", Estate. Western News, 23 Named in 2015. November 2015, p 5

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Bryndwr Named because it Bryndwr The following birth notice Bryndwr “Birth notice”, The G R Macdonald Road runs through the appears in The Lyttelton Lyttelton Times, 25 dictionary of suburb of Bryndwr Times of 25 February February 1854, p 5 Canterbury which, in turn, is 1854, p 5: At Bryndwr “Land sales”, The biographies: J85 named after a Welsh Farm, near Christchurch, Press, 4 September word meaning: on on the 18th instant, the 1880, p 2 the brink (edge) of wife of C. Jeffreys, Esq. the water. There is a of a daughter. "Riccarton", The Press, creek a good part of 12 August 1881, p 3 Charles Alured Jeffreys the way around the (1821-1904) owned the suburb. farm and cut it up into lots and developed roads, giving most of them Welsh names. He left New Zealand in 1880 on inheriting Glandyfi Castle, in Wales. First mentioned in The Press in 1881.

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Brynley Street Leslies Road Formerly Leslies Hornby Leslie was a farmer and Leslie Park Wigram Airfield, “Obituary”, The Road. Named after one of the original Christchurch: a Press, 13 September James Leslie (1855- councillors of the Paparua collection of articles, p 1937, p 10 1937). County Council when the 3 of article by W R street was formed in 1911. Schofield Re-named Brynley Street. He was chairman from 1912 until his death. Re-named Brynley Street. This first appears in street directories in 1960. Hornby streets are not listed separately until then.

Brynn Lane Named after the Bexley Named in 2007. Burwood/Pegasus Brynn Stream in Community Board County Cork in agenda 18 July 2007 Ireland.

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Buccleugh Named after Walter Phillipstown The duke was a member “Heathcote”, Star, 6 The Canterbury Street Francis Montagu- of the Canterbury October 1879, p 2 Association: a study Douglas-Scott, the Association from 1848. of its members’ “The naming of 5th Duke of Tenders were called for streets”, The Press, 18 connections, p 75 Buccleugh (1806- shingling Buccleugh June 1934, p 12 1884). Street in 1879 at a meeting of the Heathcore Road Board reported in the Star. First appears in street directories in 1894. [In 1934 a local Scotsman suggested the spelling be corrected to Buccleuch. It was not altered because the Linwood Borough Council had originally approved the name with a “g”.]

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Buchan Street Queen Street Named after John Sydenham Queen Street first appears Beckenham: a suburb “New names for Buchan (1875- in street directories in of Christchurch, New streets”, The Press, 2 1940). 1887. Zealand, p 71 June 1948, p 3 Re-named Buchan Street “New street names”, “New street names”, on 1 September 1948 The Press, 1 June 1948, The Press, 24 July when 120 streets were re- p 3 1948, p 2 named. Report of the street Buchan was a novelist, naming committee, publisher and politician. Sydenham Borough Council minute book Continues the theme of 1879-1880, p 217, “poets and writers” streets held at Christchurch of Sydenham, Addington City Council and Waltham named by a archives. committee of the Sydenham Borough “Borough Council”, Council on 19 January Star, 20 January 1880. 1880, p 3

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Buchanans Named after John Hei Hei, Buchanan originally Coaching days and G R Macdonald Road Jauncey Buchanan Sockburn, farmed in this area, accomodating ways, p dictionary of (1835-1913). Yaldhurst calling his farm, Oak 19 Canterbury Farm. “Advertisements”, The biographies: B904 Buchanans Road is first Press, 26 September “Marriage”, The mentioned in The Press in 1877, p 6 Press, 14 December 1877. 1896, p 1 “Advertisements”, The When George Frederick Press, 6 February 1909, “An early colonist”, Carpenter (1841-1908) p 16 Star, 27 December bought Oak Farm in 1863, 1900, p 1 living there until his death “Deaths”, The Press, in 1908, part of the road 29 May 1908, p 1 was re-named Carpenters Road before reverting to “[Obituary], Poverty its original name. Bay Herald, 14 Carpenters Road is March 1913, p 2 mentioned in The Press in 1909. [His wife was Mary Jane Carpenter, née Griffiths, (1850?-1920). She was the first person to sign the women’s suffrage petition in 1893. The second was Mrs Gilberthorpe.]

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Buckhurst Named after Wilfrid Wigram Buckhurst was a student Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Great Britain, Royal Avenue Henry Blyth of West Christchurch. He Community Board Aero Club Aviators’ Buckhurst (1897- graduated from the agenda 1 June 2010 Certificates, 1910- 1973). Canterbury Flying School 1950 as found on on 9 April 1918. www.ancestry.com In the Wigram Aerodrome The Canterbury (NZ) subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Aviation Co. Ltd: Property Ltd where the the first one hundred street names are either of pilots aircraft or taken from the Wigram Skies list of the first 100 students at the Flight School established by Sir Henry Wigram in 1917. Named in 2010.

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Buckleys Buckley’s Named after George Linwood Buckley was a member of McLean Street Information supplied in The Cyclopedia of Road Road Buckley (1830- the Legislative Council 2008 by Richard New Zealand. Vol 3, 1895). 1871-1884 and also a Greenaway. p 88 partner in Dalgety & Co. “The Heathcote Road G R Macdonald He married Alexandrina Board”, Star, 28 April dictionary of McLean (1831?-1902). 1877, p 2 Canterbury Buckley’s Road is first biographies: B918 mentioned in the Star in “Death of Mr 1877 in a report of a George Buckley”, meeting of the Heathcote Evening Post, 21 Road Board. November 1895, p 2 Buckleys Road first “News of the day”, appears in street The Press, 1 August directories in 1906. 1902, p 4 From little towns in a far land we came

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Bucknell Named after Sockburn Bucknell was a farrier at “Obituary”, The Street Benjamin Best Church Corner for 45 Press, 14 September Bucknell (1866- years. He worked on 1951, p 3 1951). many champion racehorses and shod Carbine. He is listed in street directories of 1950 living at 107 Yaldhurst Road. First appears in street directories in 1955.

Buffon Street Named after Waltham Buffon was a French Report of the street Georges-Louis naturalist, mathematician, naming committee, Leclerc, Comte de biologist, cosmologist and Sydenham Borough Buffon (1707-1788). author. Council minute book 1879-1880, p 217, held One of the “poets and at Christchurch City writers” streets of Council archives. Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a “Borough Council”, committee of the Star, 20 January 1880, Sydenham Borough p 3 Council on 19 January 1880. First appears in street directories in 1887.

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Bullock Place Ilam One of the streets Burrows Place, Information supplied in “Maurice Carter developed in the 1960s by Guinness 2008 by Maurice Carter leaves behind Maurice R. Carter Ltd., a Crescent, (d. 2011) in an immense legacy”, company which built 138 Parkinson Place, interview with The Press, 10 May houses in a block of land Powell Crescent, Margaret Harper. 2011, p A3 off Grahams Road bought Pulford Place CH357/50 Waimairi from the PGG and Seagrave County Council superannuation fund. Place. Also minutes book, 1961, p Raxworthy First appears in street 403, held at Street. directories in 1966. Christchurch City Council archives.

Bulman Place Casebrook Named in 1970. "New names", The Papanui Herald, 2 June 1970, p 9

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Bunyan Street Named after John Waltham Bunyan was an author Report of the street Bunyan (1628- who wrote Pilgrim’s naming committee, 1688). Progress. Sydenham Borough Council minute book One of the "poets and 1879-1880, p 217, held writers" streets of at Christchurch City Sydenham, Addington Council archives. and Waltham named by a committee of the “Borough Council”, Sydenham Borough Star, 20 January 1880, Council on 19 January p 3 1880. “Sydenham Borough Bunyan Street is first Council”, Star, 29 June mentioned in the Star in 1886, p 4 1886 in a report of a meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council. First appears in street directories in 1913.

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Burbank Named after Luther Halswell Burbank was an Cassinia Riccarton/Wigram "World benefactor", Drive Burbank (1849- horticulturalist. Gardens, Crocus Community Board The Press, 13 April Lane and agenda 6 August 2003 1926). Named to continue the 1926, p 9 Cyclamen Lane. historic link with the Burrowes family from whom Enterprise Homes had purchased the property for subdivision. For many years the Burrowes family had farmed the land where the subdivision was developed. Their property included a large garden situated opposite the entrance to Westlake Drive. Named in 2003.

Burdale Alma Street, Formerly Alma Riccarton Alma Street is first Brockworth "Road Boards", The G R Macdonald Street from Clarence Street and mentioned in The Press in Place Press, 13 September dictionary of Street to Washbourne Street. 1901 when the Riccarton 1901, p 6 Canterbury Road Board decided to Picton Washbourne Street "Riccarton", The Press, biographies: W185 take over some roads in Avenue, and was named after 10 July 1913, p 10 Militiamen for the Washbourne Henry John Hall's Township. “Changes in Riccarton year ended 31 March Street, formed Washbourne (1816- First appears in street street names”, The 1861 off Mandeville 1898). directories in 1908. Street. Press, 28 September Re-named Burdale © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 159 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Street. Probably Washbourne Street was 1948, p 6 named after Burdale, named in 1913. North Yorkshire, First appears in street England. directories in 1915. The second Crown Grant of 50 acres west of Hagley Park was made to Washbourne in 1851. Alma Street and Washbourne Street were amalgamated to form Burdale Street on 27 September 1948.

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Burgess Street Morton Street Formerly Morton Sumner Morton Street first Sumner to Ferrymead: “New names for Street. appears in street a Christchurch history, streets”, The Press, 2 directories in 1911. p 206 June 1948, p 3 Re-named Burgess Street. Named after Re-named Burgess Street “New street names”, “New street names”, Charles Gordon on 1 September 1948 The Press, 1 June 1948, The Press, 24 July Burgess (1896- when 120 streets were re- p 3 1948, p 2 1980). named. “Sumner’s last Burgess was the last Mayor dies at 84”, mayor of the Sumner The Press, 27 Borough Council in 1944 September 1980, p 6 before it was amalgamated with Christchurch City in 1945.

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Burke Street Livingstone Formerly Sydenham, Livingstone was an Report of the street “Street names”, The Street and Livingstone Street. Addington explorer, missionary and naming committee, Press, 13 September Hanover Street Named after David philosopher. Sydenham Borough 1924, p 13 Council minute book were Livingstone (1813- Livingstone Street east of 1879-1880, p 217, held incorporated 1873). Antigua Street was re- at Christchurch City into Burke Re-named Hanover named Burke Street. Council archives. Street. Street. This was Burke was a British later incorporated orator, philosopher and “Borough Council”, into Burke Street. politician. Star, 20 January 1880, Named after Both streets were named p 3 Edmund Burke by a committee of the “Re-naming streets”, (1729-1797). Sydenham Borough The Press, 8 March Council on 19 January 1904, p 5 1880 and both first appear Christchurch City in street directories in Council minute book, 1887. June 1903-October Livingstone Street was re- 1904, held at named Hanover Street on Christchurch City 7 March 1904. This was Council archives. incorporated into Burke “General news", The Street in 1918 because of Press, 29 January 1918, duplication of the name. p 6

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Burlington May have been Sydenham Lord Burlington was an "Advertisements", Star, Street named after Richard architect and patron of the 3 March 1886, p 1 Boyle, 3rd Earl of arts. Burlington (1694- Probably named to 1753). continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council in January 1880. First mentioned in the Star in 1886 when "capital building sections" there are advertised for sale.

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Burnbrae Burnbrae Road Named after St Martins In 1903 an advertisement Information supplied in Street Burnbrae, a house in appears wanting a “strong 2011 by Philip St Martins in the girl to assist with Matthews. early 20th century. housework” at “Burnbrae, “Advertisements”, Star, St Martin’s, near new 10 October 1903, p 5 bridge”. "Advertisements", The Burnbrae Road is first Press, 19 April 1910, p mentioned in The Press in 1 1910 in the Lost and Found column when a "Greater Christchurch", gold bangle is reported The Press, 16 March lost there. 1917, p 6 Burnbrae Street is first mentioned in The Press in 1917. First appears in street directories in 1934.

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Burns Street Probably named Sydenham Burns was a Scottish poet. Report of the street naming committee, after Robert Probably named to Sydenham Borough (Robbie) Burns continue the theme of Council minute book (1759-1796). “poets and writers” streets 1879-1880, p 217, of Sydenham, Addington held at Christchurch and Waltham named by a City Council committee of the archives. Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January “Borough Council”, 1880. Star, 20 January First appears in street 1880, p 3 directories in 1887.

Burrows Ilam One of the streets Bullock Place, Information supplied in “Maurice Carter Place developed in the 1960s by Guinness 2008 by Maurice Carter leaves behind Maurice R. Carter Ltd., a Crescent, (d. 2011) in an immense legacy”, company which built 138 Parkinson Place, interview with The Press, 10 May houses in a block of land Powell Crescent, Margaret Harper. 2011, p A3 off Grahams Road bought Pulford Place Waimairi County from the PGG and Seagrave Council minutes book, superannuation fund. Place. Also 1961, p 403, Raxworthy Named in 1961. CH357/50, held at Street. First appears in street Christchurch City directories in 1966. Council archives.

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Burwood Named because it Burwood Burwood Lodge was the Burwood "The volunteer field Road runs through the large house in Bottle Lake day", Star, 26 May suburb of Burwood Drive built in the 1880s 1890, p 3 which, in turn, is by George Augustus King named after (1850-1922), an Burwood Lodge. auctioneer. He was born at Richmond, near Burwood in New South Wales. "The Burwood Road" is first mentioned in The Press in 1890.

Busch Lane Wigram In a subdivision of the Riccarton/Wigram former Maple Tree Community Board Orchard on Springs Road. agenda 1 April 1998 Named in 1998.

Buscot Gate Named after Buscot Avonhead First appears in street Hyde Park in Oxfordshire, directories in 1991. England.

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Bushby Place May have been Bryndwr Appears in 1951 street named after Richard directories as an unnamed Bushby (1876?- blind road intersecting 1967) or Ralph Brookside Terrace. Raymond Bushby In 1951, Richard Bushby, (1913-1984). a labourer, was living at 51 Aorangi Road; Ralph Bushby, a gardener, at 193 Wairakei Road. Either of these men's properties may have been subdivided to form the street which first appears in street directories in 1953.

Bute Street Named after Bute, Woolston In a subdivision where the Arran Crescent, an island in the Firth streets have all been given Islay Place, Jura of Clyde in the names of islands off Court and Jura Scotland. the west coast of Place and Staffa mainland Scotland. There Street. are two main groups: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. First appears in street directories in 1972.

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Butler Street Named after John Opawa Butler was manager of the Shingle pits in south- David Butler Sand and Shingle Supply east Christchurch (1876?-1950). Company which operated [and] Brickmakers in Hawford Street in the and their brands, Z early 20th century. Arch 48 Developed off Hawford Road from Opawa Road. First appears in street directories in 1922.

Butterfield Cemetery Formerly Cemetery Linwood In 1884 William Attwood "City Council", The Along the hills: a Avenue Road Road. Named (1835?-1889), a farmer of Press, 5 February 1884, history of the because it ran from Ferry Road, offered to p 2 Heathcote Road Buckleys Road to donate land for a road "City Council", Star, 3 Board and the Linwood cemetery. from Buckleys Road to June 1884, p 3 Heathcote County the new cemetery at Council 1864-1989, Re-named Linwood. The road to the "City Council", The pp 33 & 260 Butterfield Avenue. “Cemetery Reserve” was Press, 9 October 1934, May be named after G R Macdonald finished later that year. p 17 Thomas Henry dictionary of Butterfield (1879?- Attwood was chairman of Canterbury 1951). the Heathcote Road Board biographies: A327 in 1878. He owned large areas of land in Christchurch, Woolston, Sumner and Linwood.

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Cemetery Road first appears in street directories in 1908. Re-named Butterfield Avenue in 1934. Butterfield was a prominent local body politician.

Butts Valley Developed by John Heathcote Butt's Valley Road is first The Port Hills of “Obituary”, The Road Flinders Scott Valley mentioned in the Sun in Christchurch, p 142 Press, 30 July 1941, (1876-1941). 1915. p 8 "A progressive county", Sun, 16 April 1915, p 9

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Buxton Part of Rata Named after Alfred St Martins Buxton was a landscape "Heathcote County Colonial landscape Terrace Street. William Buxton gardener and nurseryman. Council", The Press, 9 gardener: Alfred (1872-1950). He ran a nursery in St October 1926, p 16 Buxton of Martins 1902-1925, at Christchurch, New first called Premier Zealand, 1872-1950 Nursery and later the “Obituary”, The Opawa Nursery. It was Press, 31 August situated on nearly 18 1950, p 3 acres of land to the east of the Heathcote River and to the north and south of what is now known as Buxton Terrace. Named in 1926. First appears in street directories in 1928.

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Buxtons Road Named after Captain Lyttelton Captain Buxton was a “Advertisements”, The “Obituary”, Star, 28 Thomas Buxton whaler. He also was the Press, 18 June 1898, p February 1900, p 1 (1821-1900). first to open up trade 10 “Obituary” The between Lyttelton and the Press, 28 February West Coast with his ships, 1900, p 3h the Queen Wave and the Dancing Wave. G R Macdonald dictionary of Declared by the Lyttelton Canterbury Borough Council to be a biographies: B1058 public street from 1 August 1898. Centenary, 1857- 1957 : St John the First appears in street Evangelist, directories in 1993. Woolston

Byron Street Second Street. Formerly Second Sydenham Second Street does not Sandyford Plan of Christchurch “Obituary”, The Hugh Street Street. The streets appear in street Street. Also and suburbs, 1879 Press, 23 February was south of, and directories, only maps. On Murray Aynsley Sydenham : the model 1917, p 3 incorporated parallel to, a 1879 map it is shown Hill. borough of old into Byron Moorhouse Avenue running from Harper Christchurch : an Street. were named in Street (later Orbell Street) informal history, p 82 numerical order. to Gasworks Road (later Waltham Road). Report of the street The section of naming committee, Second Street east of Re-named Byron Street. Sydenham Borough Colombo Road was Byron was an English Council minute book re-named Byron poet. One of the “poets 1879-1880, pp 217 & Street. Named after and writers” streets of 315, held at Lord George Sydenham, Addington Christchurch City © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 171 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B

Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Gordon Byron and Waltham named by a Council archives. (1788-1824). committee of the “Borough Council”, Sydenham Borough The section of Star, 20 January 1880, Second Street west Council on 19 January p 3 of Colombo Street 1880. “Sydenham Borough was re-named Aynsleys Alley No 1 was Council”, The Press, 17 Sandyford Street. re-named Hugh Street and September 1889, p 3 Aynsleys Alley No 3 was re-named Murray Street, “Re-naming streets”, in 1889. Named after The Press, 8 March Hugh Percy Murray- 1904, p 5 Aynsley (1828-1917). He Christchurch City probably owned the land Council minute book, where the street was June 1903-October formed. 1904, held at Murray Street was re- Christchurch City named Ross Street on 7 Council archives. March 1904 and became Information about part of Hugh Street in Hugh Street supplied in 1934. 2000 by Bob Pritchard, Hugh Street was subdivisions officer, incorporated into Byron Christchurch City Street by special order of Council. the Christchurch City Council on 19 July 1976.