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Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Dacre Street Named after Linwood Dacre, a barrister and "Advertisements", Thomas Sydney solicitor, was instrumental in The Press, 4 March Dacre (1883- bringing about the 1925, p 16 1943). amalgamation of North “Obituary, Mr T. S. Linwood with the city of Dacre”, The Press, 12 Christchurch in 1918. "All May 1943, p 5 his life he was keenly interested in architecture and the development of the city. He roaded several blocks of land for building sites". He lived at 20 Linwood Avenue. Dacre Street is described as a “new” street in The Press in 1925. First appears in street directories in 1927. Dalgety Street Riccarton First appears in street directories in 1957. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 1 of 146 Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Dalglish Place Named after Hoon Hay In a 145-acre housing Alpers Place, “Judges’ names”, The "New Halswell Douglas James subdivision planned by the Barrowclough Press, 17 September subdivision", The Dalglish (1901- housing division of the Road, Callan 1968, p 1 Press, 8 December 1966). Ministry of Works. The land Place, Fair 1960, p 19 was purchased from the Place, Haslam "Hoon Hay Church Property Trustees Crescent, subdivision provides and the Loughnan estate. Herdman Road, 570 sections", The Leicester In 1968 the street names Press, 30 September Crescent, sub-committee of the 1964, p 1 McCarthy council felt that as Halswell Street, Myers was named after a prominent English Queen's Counsel it Place, would be appropriate to Northcroft record the names of judges Road, O'Leary in street names there. Many Street, Ostler of them had been QCs or Place, Salmond KCs before appointment to Road and the Bench. Stanton Crescent. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 2 of 146 Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Dalkeith Named after Hoon Hay This was a property farmed Weir Place "Deaths", The Press, 7 "Obituary", The Street Dalkeith, at 99 by the Weir family. Walter August 1935, p 1 Press, 24 August Hoon Hay Road. Henry Weir (1877-1935) 1935, p 25 was living there at the time of his death. First appears in street directories in 1951. Dallas Street Edward Formerly Edward Riccarton Edward Street first appears Elizabeth Street, Information on The old Street Street. Named in street directories in 1908. George Street, naming of Edward schoolmaster’s after Edward Mulcock owned the land Maxwell Street Street supplied by house, Belfast Mulcock (1837- where this street was and Peverel Paul Mulcock in 2008 “Obituary”, The 1915). formed. Street. in an interview with Press, 4 August Margaret Harper. Re-named Dallas Re-named Dallas Street on 1915, p 6 Street. Named 27 September 1948. “Marriages”, The after William Bean, a teacher of Press. 21 January Dallas Bean Southbrook, married firstly, 1891, p 3 (1865-1955). in 1891, Thurza Ann “Changes in Mulcock (1866?-1920), and Riccarton street later, in 1923, Thirza Olivia names,” The Press, 28 Thompson (1884?-1959). September 1948, p 6 © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 3 of 146 Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Dalleys Lane Named after the Lyttelton William Henry Dalley “Advertisements”, “Death”, Star, 19 Dalley family. (1837?-1913) was living on The Press, 18 June December 1894, p 2 Voelas Road in 1894. 1898, p 10 Charles Thomas Dalley (1863-1919), a blacksmith and fitter, worked for the railways. He was living at the corner of Dalleys Lane and Voelas Street in 1900. Declared by the Lyttelton Borough Council to be a public street from 1 August 1898. First appears in street directories with residents listed in 1950. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 4 of 146 Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Dallington Continuation Named because it Dallington River Road from Dallington Dallington Early Dallington, p 10 G R Macdonald of River runs through the bridge to McBratneys Road dictionary of Terrace "Burwood Road. suburb of was re-named Dallington Progressive Canterbury Dallington which, Terrace by the Waimairi Association", The biographies: D472 in turn, was County Council in 1926. Press, 25 January "Dallington", The named by Henry First appears in street 1926, p 6 Press, 4 January Joseph Campbell directories in 1928. 1913, p 5 Jekyll (1844- 1913) after a family estate in Northamptonshire. Dalriada Named after Papanui Dalriada was the first two- "Birth", Otago Daily "Local & General", Street Dalriada, a house storey dwelling built in Times, 24 February Star, 25 June 1889, on the corner of Papanui. It was built by John 1882, p 2 p 3 Blighs Road and Cooke, manager of the New “Advertisements”, "A good send off", St James Park Zealand Loan & Mercantile Star, 30 April 1884, p Grey River Argus, Road (later St Company, in the early 2 12 July 1889, p 2 James Avenue). In 1880s. In 1882 his wife gave 1912 the house birth to a son at Dalriada, "Auctioneer's report", "Marriages", The was at 19 St Papanui. In 1884 Mrs The Press, 22 April Press, 22 April James Park Road. Cooke, Dalriada, Bligh's 1885, p 4 1912, p 1 Road, Papanui advertises in "Advertisements", “Obituary”, The the Star for "a general The Press, 13 August Press, 6 September servant, competent to 1885, p 4 1920, p 5 undertake plain cooking". The family moved to “Property sale”, The G R Macdonald © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 5 of 146 Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Australia in 1889. Press, 24 January dictionary of For a time the property was 1891, p 4 Canterbury let to the 4th Earl of Bantry “Advertisements”, biographies: M648 (1854-1891) and then Star, 12 December “Papanui news”, William Stuart Crichton 1893, p 3 The Press, 5 July (1851?-1933). 1930, p 6 "Papanui Progress In 1891 the property was League", The Press, sold to David Morrow 21 January 1932, p 9 (1837-1920), an importer of "Papanui news", The McCormack-Deering farm Press, 19 May 1934, p machinery. The estate was 8 subdivided in 1928 and the house demolished in 1930. "City Council", The Press, 19 June 1934, p Name suggested by the 3 Papanui Progress League in 1932. "Papanui Progress League", The Press, Officially named by the City 21 June 1934, p 3 Council in 1934 "after the Morrow estate from which the land was secured". First appears in street directories in 1936. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 6 of 146 Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Dalweny Lane Named after Cracroft The last 30 sections of the Cashmere Spreydon/Heathcote "Cracroft sections Dalweny, the Cracroft Wilson family Community Board sell fast", The Press, Cracroft Wilson’s estate, at 60 Worsleys Road, agenda 7 September 12 December 2007, family farm in were auctioned on 8 2004 p C22 December 2007. Amberley. Report of the View the biography Named in 2004. Spreydon/Heathcote of John Cracroft Community Board to Wilson in the the Council meeting Dictionary of New of 23 September 2004 Zealand Biography. Dalwood Named after Wigram Dalwood was an indent Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Great Britain, Royal Drive Harold Pettman merchant from Christchurch. Community Board Aero Club Aviators’ Dalwood (1893- He graduated from the agenda 1 June 2010 Certificates, 1910- 1931). Canterbury Flying School on 1950 as found on 26 November 1917. www.ancestry.com In the Wigram Aerodrome The Canterbury subdivision by Ngāi Tahu (NZ) Aviation Co. Property Ltd where the Ltd: the first one street names are either of hundred pilots aircraft or taken from the list Wigram Skies of the first 100 students at the Flight School established by Sir Henry Wigram in 1917. Named in 2010. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 7 of 146 Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Dalziel Place Named after Jean Woolston Jean Mauger was the mother Information supplied Dalziel Mauger of developer, Warner in 2006 by Bob (1908-1996). Mauger. Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Named in 1997. Christchurch City Council. Damien Place Bromley Named on 15 March 1961. Information on date of naming in a letter sent First appears in street to the City Librarian directories in 1962. from the Town Clerk dated 17 March 1961. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 8 of 146 Christchurch Street Names: D to E Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Dampier Harper Street Formerly Harper Avondale, Harper Street first appears in Province of View the biography Street Street. Named Woolston street directories in 1887. Canterbury, New of Henry John after Henry John Bishop Harper was the first Zealand : list of Chitty Harper in the Chitty Harper Anglican Bishop of sections purchased to Dictionary of New (1804-1893). Christchurch 1856-1889. April 30 1863, p 1 Zealand Biography. Re-named Dampier Street is first “Rural Sections G R Macdonald Dampier Street. mentioned in The Press in chosen”, The dictionary of Named after 1909 in a report of a meeting Lyttelton Times, 8 Canterbury Christopher of the Woolston Borough March 1851, p 3 biographies: D39 Edward Dampier Council.