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Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Nabob Lane A nabob was a Cracroft Named to continue the Bengal Drive, Spreydon/Heathcote View the biography governor in India tradition of using Indian Chittagong Lane, Community Board of John Cracroft during the Mogul placenames as street names Darjeeling Place, agenda 7 September Wilson in the empire. Another in the locality. Delhi Place, 2004 Dictionary of New Indira Lane, Zealand Biography. meaning is a The last 30 sections of the Report of the wealthy man, Jahan Lane, Cracroft family estate, at Spreydon/Heathcote “Indians of especially one who Lucknow Place, 60 Worsleys Road, were Community Board to Cashmere”, The has made his Nehru Place, auctioned on 8 December the Council meeting of Press, 18 July 2009, fortune in the Sasaram Lane 2007. 23 September 2004 p D9 Orient. Sir John and Shalamar Cracroft-Wilson Named in 2004. Drive. Also The Port Hills of "Cracroft sections (1808-1881) was Cashmere. Christchurch, p 241 sell fast", The Press, often called 12 December 2007, "Nabob" Wilson or p C22 "the Nabob". Nacelle Road Named after the Wigram In the Wigram Skies Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Wigram Skies nacelle, a cover subdivision. Community Board housing which Named to continue the agenda 6 August 2013 holds engines, aviation theme of street Minutes of the equipment or fuel names in the subdivision. Riccarton/Wigram on an aircraft. Named in 2013. Community Board 6 August 2013 Nairn Street Edenbridge Named after David Spreydon Edenbridge Street is first "Property sale", The G R Macdonald Street Nairn (1833-1916). mentioned in The Press in Press, 21 June 1880, p dictionary of 1880 when a property for 2 Canterbury sale there is advertised. "Street names changed: biographies: N1 First appears in street City council approves “Death”, The Press, © Christchurch City Libraries Page 1 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information directories in 1902. final list", The Press, 24 8 July 1916, p 1 Re-named Nairn Street on August 1948, p 3 “Old time 1 September 1948 when memories”, The 120 streets were re-named. Press, 7 November Nairn was a nurseryman 1907, p 8 who established businesses “Pioneer gardeners”, at Burke Street, Barrington The Star, 11 October Street and, later, 166 1919, p 8 Lincoln Road. His last Down the years in nursery was in Edenbridge Christchurch : a Street. The business closed century of progress, in the 1960s when its land p [30] was bought by the Ministry of Works for motorway “New names for development. streets”, The Press, 2 June 1948, p 3 “New street names”, The Press, 24 July 1948, p 2 “Bill Buchan: tree- planting doyen”, The Press, 17 December 1991, p 13 © Christchurch City Libraries Page 2 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Nalder Place Named after Linwood Nalder was a barrister and Jollie Street and G R Macdonald George William solicitor. He bought half of Thomas Street. dictionary of Nalder (1817- Town Section 700 Canterbury 1884). containing Press Lane for biographies: N4 £425. He spent the last few "Sudden death at years of his life in Akaroa. Akaroa", Star, 1 May In a group of three streets 1884, p 2 named after early "Deaths", Star, 6 Canterbury personalities. May 1884, p 2 First appears in street “The late Mr directories in 1957. Nalder”, The Akaroa Mail, 6 May 1884, p 2 © Christchurch City Libraries Page 3 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Nancorne Named after Nellie Halswell Nan Corne was a teacher at Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram “Swimming club Lane “Nan” Corne Halswell School and lived Community Board stalwart leaves (1910-1985). on Kennedys Bush Road. agenda 3 April 2012 money to county”, She was the driving force Observer, 2 Riccarton/Wigram behind the establishment of Community Board September 1985 the Halswell swimming minutes 3 April 2012 Longhurst pool in 1971 and left money in her will to the Paparua County Council to pay for its improvement and maintenance. The streets in the Longhurst subdivision are named after local identities and homesteads in the locality. Named in 2012. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 4 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Nancy Mercia Street Formerly Mercia Mairehau Mercia Clarke was one of Ethne Street and St Albans: from swamp G R Macdonald Avenue Street. Named after three daughters of John Norah Street. to suburbs: an informal dictionary of Mercia Parkes Jackman (1868?-1942), an history, p 164 Canterbury Clarke, née accountant and his wife Z Arch 387, When the biographies: N66 Jackman, (1899- Ann Ellen Jackman, née street was a village, p "Death", The Press, 1970). Newell, (1869?-1959). She 36 13 July 1909, p 1 was a descendant of early Re-named Nancy landowners, George "Obituary", The Street. Acheson Newell (1841- Press, 3 April 1918, 1918) and his wife, Martha p 8 Newell (1845?-1909). “Obituary”, The The Jackman family owned Press, 20 July 1942, a large property in Innes p 6 Road. Their land was later subdivided and three streets formed. Mercia Street is mentioned in street directories of 1950 as running off 265 Innes Road. Re-named Nancy Street in 1951. [Mercia Street was too similar to nearby Mersey Street.] © Christchurch City Libraries Page 5 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Napier Drive Named after Wigram Napier was an engineer of Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Great Britain, Royal Roland Ernest 148 Olliviers Road, Community Board Aero Club Aviators’ Napier (1895- Linwood. He graduated agenda 1 June 2010 Certificates, 1910- 1958). from the Canterbury Flying 1950 as found on School on 22 December www.ancestry.com 1917. The Canterbury (NZ) In the Wigram Aerodrome Aviation Co. Ltd: the subdivision by Ngāi Tahu first one hundred Property Ltd where the pilots street names are either of Wigram Skies aircraft or taken from the list of the first 100 students at the Flight School established by Sir Henry Wigram in 1917. Named in 2010. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 6 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Napoleon Named after Harewood Bonaparte was a French Becmead Drive, Fendalton/Waimairi Close Napoléon military and political Le Roi Way and Community Board Bonaparte (1769- leader. Rawei Close. agenda 2 February 1821). Frenchman Alfred Victor 1999 Le Roi (1906-1997) was once the owner of the land where this street was formed. Developed at 519 Harewood Road. Named in 1999. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 7 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Naseby Street Named after Merivale One of a number of streets Cheltenham “Advertisements”, Star, Naseby Church of in the area named after Street, Repton 15 July 1905, p 8 England School, English public schools. Street, Rossall “Would road by any Northamptonshire. Street, Rugby “Cheap” building sections other name stay as Street, Sherborne in “Naseby Street in the street”, Pegasus Post, Street, Merivale Estate” are 12 July 1978, p 16 Shrewsbury advertised for sale in the Street, Star in 1905. Stoneyhurst First appears in street Street, Tonbridge directories in 1906. Street and [37 Naseby Street was the Winchester home of William Sefton Street. Moorhouse (1825?-1881), a lawyer and politician, who became the provincial superintendent.] © Christchurch City Libraries Page 8 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Nash Road Magdala Formerly Magdala Halswell Magdala Road first appears Information supplied in Mount Magdala : 80 Road Road. Named after in street directories in 2008 by Bede Cosgriff years of care…with the Mount Magdala 1964. Mount Magdala (d. 2011) in an a short history of the Convent. Convent and St. Joseph’s interview with institution Boys’ Home are listed Margaret Harper. Re-named Nash View the biography there. Street. Named after of Walter Nash in Walter Nash (1882- Re-named Nash Road in the Dictionary of 1968). 1972. New Zealand Re-named because the boys Biography. at the school found difficulty with the word Magdala, plus Nash is an easy name both to spell and pronounce and fits easily on street maps. Nash was a clerk, commercial traveller, shopkeeper, politician and prime minister. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 9 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Nautilus Named after the Brooklands It was also the name of the Calypso Place, Shirley/Papanui Place marine coiled shell. launch that was shipped to Hemingway Community Board Gallipoli to assist with the Place and agenda 21 November evacuation of soldiers in Seabrooke Drive. 2001 1914. In a subdivision at 346A Lower Styx Road by Smith Developments Ltd adjoining the southern portion of Seafield Park. The names chosen all have a connection with the sea. Named in 2001. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 10 of 88 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: N - O Current Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name name information Nayland Named after Stoke- Sumner Nayland Street was the Early Christchurch and Street by-Nayland, in original road to Lyttelton.

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