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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. “News of the day”, (1801-1871). Dampier was a lawyer and The Press, 10 solicitor to the Canterbury December 1909, p 6 Association. He arrived on the Phoebe Dunbar with the Association’s documents. He had bought Rural Section 33, 50 acres on the "North Bank Avon, near (Barbadoes) Cemetery".

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Daniels Road Named after Redwood Daniels Road is first “Local and General”, G R Macdonald Joseph Daniel mentioned in the Star in Star, 28 October dictionary of (1827?-1874) and 1868 where it is called 1868, p 2 Canterbury his family. Daniels’ Accommodation Settling near the Styx biographies: D42 Road. River, pp 169-172 Daniels Road is first mentioned in street directories in 1901. Edwin Daniel, a farmer and son of Joseph, is listed there living on the intersection of Daniels Road and Grimseys Road. Daniels Road first appears as a separate listing in 1903.

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Daresbury Korari Street Formerly Korari Fendalton Named to commemorate the Harakeke Street, "News of the day", Living with the past: Lane Street. Named Deans families' efforts to Hinau Street, The Press, 7 historical buildings after korari, a conserve the native forest Konini Street, December 1892, p 4 of the Waimairi native New trees in Riccarton. The Matai Street, Fendall’s legacy: a District, p 36 Zealand flax plant, naming was also designed to Puriri Street and history of Fendalton View the biography showcase the Maori names Totara Street. Phormium tenax. and north-west of John Deans in the of trees. Re-named Christchurch, pp 121 Dictionary of New Daresbury Lane. Named in 1892 when John & 157 Zealand Biography. Named after Deans (1853-1902) split up "Obituary", The Daresbury, a 150 acres of the Deans Press, 20 June 1902, house in Estate into 105 lots which p 2 Fendalton Road were auctioned. with another G R Macdonald Korari Street first appears in dictionary of entrance off street directories in 1911. Daresbury Lane. Canterbury Re-named Daresbury Lane biographies: H871 in 1962. Daresbury is a 50- “Obituary”, The room house, originally on 25 Press, 8 March acres, built between 1897 1934, p 7 and 1901 for George Humphreys (1848-1934).

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Daring Lane Named after the Redcliffs Continues the theme in the Gazelle Lane Hagley/Ferrymead New Zealand Daring, a 35 ton subdivision of naming and Rifleman Community Board shipwrecks : 195 schooner. streets after the small boats Lane. Agenda 3 September years of disaster at and scows that used to cross 2003 sea, p 89 the Sumner bar from Lyttelton and deliver goods to Sumner and Ferrymead and up the Heathcote River. Named in 2003.

Darjeeling Named after Cashmere One of the streets in Bengal Drive, The Port Hills of “Indians of Lane Darjeeling, a Cashmere given the name of Chittagong Christchurch, p 241 Cashmere”, The district in the state a place in India. Lane, Darjeeling Press, 18 July 2009, Place, Delhi of West Bengal in Formed post-1997. p D9 India. Place, Indira Lane, Jahan Lane, Lucknow Place, Nabob Lane, Nehru Place, Sasaram Lane and Shalamar Drive. Also Cashmere.

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Darley Street Somerfield Named in 1931 at the "General news", The suggestion of the trustees in Press, 20 October the estate of J. L. Scott. 1931, p 8 First appears in street directories in 1936.

Darroch Wilson’s Formerly Belfast Wilson subdivided Rural Province of G R Macdonald Street Road Wilson’s Road. Section 1234, 27 acres on Canterbury, New dictionary of Named after the "North Road, Zealand : list of Canterbury William Marshall Waimakariri", land sections purchased to biographies: W603 Wilson (1857- originally bought by J. E. April 30 1863, p 11 1936). Thacker, and Wilson's Road Settling near the Styx was formed. Re-named River, pp 125-128 Darroch Street. Wilson had been born on A history of the Rural Section 430, 50 acres Belfast Schools, also on the "North Road, 1859-1978, p 13 Waimakariri", land bought by his father, Robert Wilson (1818-1890), and R. G. Chaney. Wilson, a farmer, was also involved in establishing a glass factory at Chaneys Corner. Darroch Street first appears in street directories in 1962.

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Darvel Street Edinburgh Formerly Riccarton Edinburgh Street first Riccarton Riccarton, the Street Edinburgh Street. appears in The Press in 1878 founding borough: a Named after when 30 acres of land in the short history, Edinburgh in Riccarton Estate was Canterbury’s Scotland. subdivided and founding settlement, advertised for sale. pp 87 & 150 Re-named Darvel Street. Named First appears in street “Advertisements”, after Darvel Street directories in 1900. The Press, 2 August in Kilmarnock, Re-named Darvel Street on 1878, p 4 Ayrshire, 12 May 1941 because there “Athletics”, The Scotland. is an Edinburgh Street in Press, 29 April 1930, Spreydon. A complaint had p 9 been made about the “Freyberg Street”, duplicate names in 1930. The Press, 29 April The new name continued the 1941, p 8 theme of naming Riccarton streets after places in Ayrshire, Scotland, from whence the Deans family originated.

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Date Crescent Named after John Halswell Date was the Aidanfield Riccarton/Wigram Date. Board chairman in 2006. Community Board transport and roading Named in 2006. committee agenda 26 May 2006

Davaar Named after Broomfield Named to continue the Kintyre Estates Riccarton/Wigram Crescent Davaar Island or Scottish theme of the Community Board Island Davaar, Kintyre Estates subdivision. agenda 16 October located at the Named in 2012. 2012 mouth of Campbeltown Loch off the east coast of Kintyre in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Dave Named after Dave Middleton Jamieson was one of the Linden Grove Spreydon/Heathcote Jamieson Jamieson. most influential Community Board Lane horticulturalists involved in Agenda 18 September the establishment of the 2007 gardens at Sunnyside. At his request the name David was changed to Dave, as this is the name he uses. A right-of-way in the second stage of a Ngai Tahu subdivision developed on the site of the former Sunnyside Hospital. Named in 2007.

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David Buist Named after Halswell Buist served as a Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram "Always popular for Crescent David Noel Buist Christchurch city councillor Community Board attitude and caring (1939-2009). 1989-2001. agenda 15 April 2014 nature", The Press, 4 July 2009, p D17 Named to honour his long- Riccarton/Wigram standing services to the Community Board 6 Longhurst district and to the city of May 2014 agenda Christchurch.

Continues the theme of naming streets after local body politicians, one of several themes used in the subdivision. In Stage 6 of the Longhurst subdivision. Named in 2014.

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David Palmer Named after Marshland Palmer, a lawyer, was a Prestons Burwood/Pegasus Prestons David Maxwell partner in the firm of Community Board Street "Mr David Maxwell Palmer (1937?- Weston, Ward and supplementary agenda Palmer", The Press, 1993). Lascelles. He and Paul 7 July 2014 15 October 1993, p Temm QC represented Ngai Burwood Pegasus 4 Tahu in its claims before the Community Board Waitangi Tribunal. He was agenda 21 July 2014 honoured with a tangi at Tuahiwi marae in recognition of his services and support to the tribe. In the second stage of the Prestons subdivision. Named by Ngai Tahu, developer of the subdivision. Named in 2014.

Da Vinci Lane Named after Burnside Da Vinci was an Italian Hogarth Lane Leonard di ser artist. and Matisse Place. Piero da Vinci One of three streets running (1452-1519). off Chateau Drive and given the name of an artist. First appears in street directories in 1995.

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Davis Place Woolston First appears in street directories in 1946.

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

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Dawson Street David Street, Formerly Carters Central city Appears on an 1875 map as Plan of the city of Carter’s Lane Street. Named David Street. Christchurch, Canterbury, New and Carters after James Carter By 1883 it is listed as Street. (1862-1939). Carter’s Lane. It was taken Zealand. 1875 Re-named over by the city council that “City Council”, Star, Dawson Street. same year becoming Carters 26 June 1883, p 4 Street. Carter, a carrier, was "City Council", The born on the ship Echunga. Press, 14 September He is listed as a resident of 1915, p 4 the street in 1885. “General news,” The Re-named Dawson Street Press, 28 September officially on 27 September 1915, p 6 1915 after a petition was received by Christchurch "General news", The City Council asking that the Press, 17 March 1960, name of Carter's Lane be p 12 changed. Not recognised as a public street by the Christchurch City Council until 1960.

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Days Road Named after Lyttelton Day landed in Wellington “Advertisements”, G R Macdonald George Frederick and squatted at Day’s Bay. The Press, 18 June dictionary of Day (1827-1909). He then went to Lyttelton 1898, p 10 Canterbury and worked on developing biographies: D153 the Sumner Road. His son, "Obituary", The Joe, was a pilot who had a Press, 26 August signal station on Cave Rock. 1909, p 8 Declared by the Lyttelton Canterbury Block Borough Council to be a Pre-Adamites public street from 1 August 1898. First appears in street directories in 1928.

Daytona Place Named after the Parklands First appears in street Daytona directories in 1978. International Speedway in Florida.

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

Deal Street Named after Wigram Deal was the manager of a Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Great Britain, Royal Gordon Powell Southland sheep run. He Community Board Aero Club Aviators’ Deal (1898-1957). graduated from the agenda 4 September Certificates, 1910- Canterbury Flying School on 2012 1950 as found on 8 June 1918. www.ancestry.com In the Wigram Aerodrome The Canterbury subdivision by Ngai 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 2012.

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Deans Avenue West Belt Named after the Riccarton Named by the Canterbury Avon River and Plan of the city of View the biography and West Deans family. Association surveyors who Riccarton, also Christchurch (Selwyn of Jane Deans in the Town Belt. laid out the boundaries of Bealey Avenue, county) Canterbury, Dictionary of New Also part of the original city within Fitzgerald New Zealand, 1883. Zealand Biography. Rolleston roadways called "belts" or Avenue and Map View the biography Avenue for a "town belts". The other three Moorhouse Riccarton, the of John Deans in the time. Town Belts were re-named Avenue. founding borough: a Dictionary of New in 1904. The suggestion to short history, Zealand Biography. re-name the West Belt, Canterbury’s View the biography Deans Avenue was also founding settlement, of William Deans in made in 1904. various pages the Dictionary of Officially re-named The evolution of a New Zealand “Deans’s Avenue” by the city, p 14 Biography Riccarton Borough Council in 1915. Appears in 1917 “Re-naming the “Chch can look street directories as “West Belts”, The Press, 12 better”, The Press, Belt, see Deans Avenue”. January 1904, p 6 30 June 2005, p. A9 West Belt from “Moorhouse “Borough Councils”, Avenue to Fendalton and the The Press, 23 Carlton bridge” was re- November 1915, p 5 named Rolleston Avenue in 1905. In 1906 it is West Belt again.

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Dearsley Named after Phillipstown Dearsley, a labourer, arrived “Linwood Town G R Macdonald Street William Dearsley in Lyttelton in 1855 on the Board”, Star, 30 dictionary of (1821-1904). Grasmere. He is listed in January 1884, p 4 Canterbury street directories living on “Linwood Town biographies: D185 Cashel Street where he had a Board”, Star, 18 small farm. September 1894, p 4 Dearsley Street is first mentioned in the Star in 1884. Made a public street in 1894. First appears in street directories in 1900.

Deavoll Place Named after Heathcote Deavoll was a carpenter who Riccarton/Wigram The Port Hills of Daniel Deavoll Valley lived at 123 Bridle Path Community Board Christchurch, p 138 (1858?-1929). Road. He named his son, agenda 6 August 2003 Daniel Stanley Heathcote Deavoll (1898-1974). The family’s fourth generation was still resident in the Heathcote Valley at the time the street was named in 2003.

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De Bloge Named by and Burwood Named in error as an Information supplied “Foremost Place after Frederick historical family name of the in 2007 by Tim Baker developer and "Fred" Sidney developer, Fred Blogg. The in an interview with donor”, The Press, Blogg (1922- correct name should have Margaret Harper. 22 October 2005, p D19 2005). been Blogge. Extra information In later years residents supplied in 2008 by requested a name change. Kevin Blogg in an Fred Blogg met with them interview with and discussed the history of Margaret Harper. the name and convinced residents to keep it unchanged. (Interestingly, Blogg had little or no knowledge of his family history.) First appears in street directories in 1981.

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De Courcy Named after John Avondale Hanafin was a Drainage Gertrude Place, Information supplied “Former councillor Place De Courcy Board member and Hunt Lane, in 2007 by Paul dies after crash”, Hanafin (1920- Christchurch City councillor Mervyn Place, Baldwin, The star weekender, 2006). 1989-1992. Ogilvie Place, Christchurch City 21 July 2006, p A1 Scoular Place Council in an The Christchurch Drainage Christchurch, and Waddell interview with Board owned an area of low- swamp to city: a Lane. Margaret Harper. lying land in Avondale short history of the which they filled up with "Board may restrict Christchurch dredgings from the river so sewage flows", The Drainage Board the land could be subdivided Press, 29 November 1875-1989, p 90 & and built on. 1984 pp 92-93 The Board named the streets "Subdivision formed there and former auctioned", The board and staff members of Press, 20 February the Drainage Board were 1984 among those honoured in the "Property market", naming of streets. At the The Press, 2 June time of naming it was 1984 intended to have 11 streets and cul-de-sacs in the new subdivision. Named on 21 November 1984. First appears in street directories in 1987. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 26 of 146

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Dee Street Named after the Mairehau, St First appears in street Severn Street “Borough Councils”, English River Albans directories in 1896. Star , 26 June 1900, p Dee. First mentioned in the Star 1 in 1900 in a report of a meeting of the St Albans Borough Council. An opinion was read "from Messrs Duncan & Cotterill as to whether Tay Street and Dee Street were public roads".

Deejay Lane Named after Spreydon Soper was a builder. Hagley/Ferrymead Desmond Joseph Named in 2006. Community Board Soper (1919- agenda 20 December 1993). 2006

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Deepdale Named after Burnside About 1963 Waimairi “Street names”, The “Maurice Carter Street Deepdale in County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 leaves behind Preston, policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 immense legacy”, The Press, 10 May Lancashre, named after English place Information supplied 2011, p A3 England. names. in 2008 by Maurice In a subdivision by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an F. Carter Ltd. interview with Margaret Harper. First appears in street directories in 1964.

Deerwood Wigram Continues the theme in the Broken Run Riccarton/Wigram Lane Broken Run subdivision of Community Board naming streets after high agenda 16 December country farms. 2014 Named in 2015. Riccarton/Wigram Community Board agenda 3 February 2015

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Defender Redcliffs Leslie Egnot was one of the Challenger “Egnot opens Lane first women to helm an Lane. Also subdivision”, The America’s Cup yacht. She Egnot Heights. Press, 2 October named streets in the 1995, p 5 Redcliffs subdivision to create an America’s Cup theme. One of two smaller streets in the second stage of the development. Formed post-1997.

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Defoe Place Part of Cecil Named after Waltham Maps in street directories in Cecil Place Report of the street Street. Daniel Defoe 1983 show Cecil Street split naming committee, (1660-1731). into two, the section Sydenham Borough between Brougham Street Council minute and Shakespeare Road book 1879-1880, p becoming Defoe Place and 217, held at the section between Hastings Christchurch City Street and Brougham Street Council archives. becoming Cecil Place. “Borough Council”, Defoe was the author of Star, 20 January Robinson Crusoe and Moll 1880, p 3 Flanders. Probably 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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De Havilland Named after the Hornby Named because it was “Naming of streets Street De Havilland formed near the RNZAF in new Aircraft Company station at Wigram. subdivisions”, The Press, 1 November which was First appears in street 1958, p 10 founded in 1920 directories in 1960. No by Geoffrey de residents are listed until Havilland. 1964.

De Lange Hornby First appears in street Street directories in 1979.

Delaware Probably named Russley First appears in street Crescent after the state of directories in 1976. Delaware, a state of the United States of America, which in turn is named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron de la Warr (1577-1618).

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Delhi Place Named after the Cashmere One of the streets in Bengal Drive, The Port Hills of “Indians of capital city of Cashmere given the name of Chittagong Christchurch, p 241 Cashmere”, The India, which from a place in India. Lane, Darjeeling Press, 18 July 2009, Place, Delhi p D9 1911 was named First appears in street Place, Indira New Delhi. directories in 1991. Lane, Jahan Lane, Lucknow Place, Nabob Lane, Nehru Place, Sasaram Lane and Shalamar Drive. Also Cashmere.

Dellow Place Named after Spreydon Dellow, a building inspector Albert Dellow for the Christchurch City (1906-1995). Council, lived at 55 Evesham Crescent where this street was developed. First appears in street directories in 1970.

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Deloraine Somerfield Named on 29 March 1956. “New street names”, The Press, 2 April Street [An earlier name tentatively 1956, p 7 approved but not pursued was Delamain Street.]

Denali Street Named after Halswell In the Knights Stream Park Knights Stream Knights Stream Park Denali National subdivision where streets Park Park & Reserve in have been named with a Alaska. common theme of World Heritage sites and national

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Denley Named after Avonhead The Gilmours lived at 66 Information supplied "The grandeur of Gardens Denis John Avonhead Road. They by Bede Cosgriff (d. trees", The Press, 20 Anthony Gilmour developed the street and the 2011) in 2008 in an March 2002, p 49 and his wife, name combines their first interview with Lesley Anne names. Margaret Harper. Gilmour. First appears in street directories in 1995.

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Denman Denham Named after Sumner Denham was a mayor of Sumner-Redcliffs “Obituary”, The Street Street Edward Denham Sumner in the early 1900s. Historical Society Press, 10 February (1834-1925). Sections for sale in Denham “Advertisements”, 1925, p. 10 Street, “close to Lyttelton Star, 21 November G R Macdonald Road”, are advertised in the 1905, p 3 dictionary of Star in 1905. Canterbury The street appears as biographies: D209 Denham Street in 1906 street directories but the name was misspelt during a later street naming project.

Denniston Named after John Redwood Denniston was a master at Creese Place, “West-Watson Park”, Crescent Geoffrey Christ’s College 1912, 1919- Goodall Place, The Press, 14 Denniston (1890- 1925. Jenkins Avenue, September 1957, p 4 1965). Lowry Avenue, One of the streets in Monteath Place, Redwood formed on land Murchison belonging to Christ’s Avenue, Pyatt College. Place, Solomon First appears in street Avenue, Strack directories in 1977. Place and Wakelin Place.

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Dennitt Street New First mentioned in The Press "Advertisements", Brighton in 1912 when an auction sale The Press, 14 there is advertised. September 1912, p 20 First appears in street directories in 1919.

Denvir Street Named after John Strowan Denvir was a soldier, “General news”, The View the biography Denvir (1913- prisoner-of-war and partisan Press, 5 December of John Denvir in 1973). leader during World War II. 1944, p 4 the Dictionary of He worked for a time as a New Zealand storeman in Christchurch. Biography. Developed in a state housing "Obituary", Evening subdivision in Bryndwr. Post, 12 March Named on 4 December 1944. 1973, p 5 First appears in street directories in 1947.

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Derby Street George Street Formerly George St Albans Gould was a merchant and Onslow Street St Albans: from George Gould Streeet. Named philanthropist. His executors swamp to suburb: an "In Memoriam", after George sub-divided his estate, informal history, pp Star, 28 March Gould (1823- Hambleden, in the 1890s 10-11 1889, p 2 1889). and formed George Street. It “St Albans”, The ran from the present-day Re-named Derby Press, 17 March 1891, Onslow Street to Springfield Street. Probably p 3 Road. named after “Re-naming streets”, Derby, a city in George Street is first The Press, 8 March the East Midlands mentioned in The Press in 1904, p 5 of England. 1891 when the executors of Gould’s estate told the St Report of the street Albans Borough Council naming committee, that a road was to be made Christchurch City through his Hambleden Council, June 1903- property from Springfield October 1904, held at Road to Onslow Street and Christchurch City asking on what terms the Council archives. council would “accept the dedication”. First appears in street directories in 1896.

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Derek Named after Halswell Anderson was a Riccarton Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram Longhurst Derek Andrew borough councillor for 24 Community Board Anderson “Road name Anderson (1932-). years and a Christchurch Place agenda 14 July 2015 approved”, Western city councillor for 6 years. Riccarton/Wigram News, 20 July 2015, Continues the theme in the Community Board p 3 subdivision of naming agenda 4 August 2015 streets after former councillors and community board members. The last road to be constructed in the Longhurst subdivision. Named in 2015.

Derenzy Place Named after Avonhead Harman was the founder of Information supplied “Obituary”, The Thomas de Renzy the legal firm Harman & Co. in 2006 by Maurice Press, 24 April Harman (1861- The street was named after Neate, developer and 1950, p 8 1950). several suggestions had been Ian White, former rejected by the Waimairi subdivisions officer District Council as being and county surveyor unsuitable. Suggestions had for the Waimairi included Ribena Place, District Council in an © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 37 of 146

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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information because the street was interview with formed on land where berry Margaret Harper. fruits had been grown by the “Mr R. J. S. Harman”, Harrow family, and Pleiades Star, 27 November Place, because the 1902, p 3 grandfather of developer Maurice Neate had been born at sea on the ship Pleiades and been named after it. Derenzy Place was decided on as it was the middle name of the founder of the law firm which acted for the developers. De Renzy was the maiden name of his mother, Emma. First appears in street directories in 1991.

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Derrett Place Named after St Martins Derrett was farming at 200 Selwyn Noel Fifield Terrace in 1950 and Ellison Derrett (b. his wife was running the 1908) and his Wharema Convalescent wife, Valarie Home in Opawa. The street Zoraide Evelyn was formed on a subdivision Derrett (1916- of their land. 1991). First appears in street directories in 1950.

Derwent Named after the Bryndwr About 1963 Waimairi “Street names”, The “Maurice Carter Street River Derwent, County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 leaves behind Cumbria. policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 immense legacy”, named after English place The Press, 10 May Information supplied names. 2011, p A3 in 2008 by Maurice In a subdivision by Maurice Carter (d. 2011) in an F. Carter Ltd. interview with First appears in street Margaret Harper. directories in 1962.

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Desmond Desmond is a first Merivale This street was cut through Helmores Lane Information supplied Street name popular with land which was part of the in 1997 by Miss the Helmore Helmore Estate. Skellerup of Desmond family. Frederic Street in an interview Described as a “newly- Desmond with Margaret Harper. formed” street in The Press Helmore (1882?- in 1921. “Advertisements”, 1934) served as a The Press, 26 Lieutenant in the First appears in street November 1921, p 18 Royal Army directories in 1924. Service Corps, Mechanical Transport Section in World War I. John Desmond Helmore (1913- 1988) was the father of Desmond W. Helmore (1940-) who wrote Drawings of New Zealand insects.

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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information de Thier Lane Named after Bret Richmond De Thier was one of New De Thier Lane. The Port Hills of Sumner to de Thier (1945-). Hill Zealand's most successful Also St Christchurch, p 51-52 Ferrymead: a Finn-class yachtsmen. Andrews Hill. Christchurch history Walter de Thier (1883-1973) was his grandfather. First appears in street directories in 1996.

Detroit Place Named after Addington This cul-de-sac serves the Riccarton/Wigram Detroit in the Turner's car auction complex Community Board USA. and the street is named Transport and because Detroit has a Roading Committee connection with the agenda 25 May 2007 automobile industry. It has been host to some of the world's largest vehicle manufacturers. Chosen also because the name is short and complies with the Christchurch City Council's road-naming policy. Named in 2007.

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De Ville Place Named after the Burwood The Statesman was the Information supplied "Foremost developer Statesman HQ de model of car owned by in 2008 by Kevin and donor", The Ville car produced Frederick (Fred) Sidney Blogg in an interview Press, 22 October by Holden 1971- Blogg (1922-2005). He was with Margaret Harper. 2005, p D19 1974. the roading contractor who developed the street, First appears in street directories in 1981.

Devon Street Devon Road Named after Sydenham Mentioned in the source as a Sydenham Borough Devon, a county private road off Colombo Council minute book in south-western Street South in 1880. Its 1879-1880, p 242, England. formation was discussed at a held at Christchurch meeting of the Sydenham City Council archives. Borough Council reported in “Borough Councils”, the Star in 1880. Star, 6 July 1880, p 4 Devon Road first appears in "Public Streets", The street directories in 1887. Press, 19 February Becomes Devon Street in 1952, p 8 1916. Not formally recognised as a public street by the Christchurch City Council until 1952.

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Devonport Davenport Named after St Albans Davenport was a grocer and “Magisterial”, Star, G R Macdonald Lane Road William Henry tea merchant. He is listed in 24 January 1888, p 3 dictionary of Davenport (1822- 1880 street directories living Canterbury 1886). at St Alban's Road. biographies: D66 Davenport Road is first "Accidents, mentioned in the Star in inquests, &c.", Star, 1888. 19 May 1886, p 3 First appears in street directories in 1894. Becomes Devonport Lane in 1906.

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Dewsbury Little Queen Named after Sydenham Little Queen Street is Connal Street “Advertisements”, The history of Lane Street and Benjamin mentioned in the Star in Star, 22 November Methodism in New Dewsbury’s Dewsbury (1801?- 1879 and appears there as 1879, p 2 Zealand, p 412 Lane. 1886). late as 1909. "Board of Health", G R Macdonald Dewsbury was a Methodist The Press, 16 dictionary of lay preacher. He arrived in December 1882, p 2 Canterbury Canterbury in 1863. "Sydenham Borough biographies: D258 Dewsbury’s Lane is Council", Star, 4 described in The Press in October 1887, p 4 1882 as "a narrow right-of- "Sydenham", The way between Battersea Press, 22 December Street and Gladstone Street". 1887, p 6 First mentioned in street “Advertisements”, directories in 1887 so the Star, 13 November street had two names for a 1909, p 9 time. Dewsburys Lane was made a public street from 1 January 1888.

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Deyell Named after Sydenham The stables of J. Deyell and "Advertisements", Crescent Joseph Deyell Co. were at the corner of The Press, 17 (1867?-1936). Deyell Crescent and February 1938, p 20 Strickland Street in 1940, the year it first appears in street directories. First mentioned in The Press in 1938 when an auction of sections in the estate of the late Joseph Deyell is advertised. Here it is referred to as "Deyell's" Crescent.

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Diamond Spreydon Named in 1928. Information researched in 2000 by Avenue The section which is at Barbara Moorhouse. right-angles to Coronation Street was formed in March "General news", The 1928. By July 1928 it linked Press, 20 November up with Simeon Street. By 1928, p 8 October 1929 it linked up with Barrington Street. NB This section is now part of Coronation Street. First appears in street directories in 1930.

Dick Tayler Named after Dick New Tayler won the 10,000 metre “Tayler’s hitch Drive Tayler (1948-). Brighton race at the 1974 overshadows spelling North Commonwealth Games in glitch”, The Star Christchurch. Midweek, 1 February 2006, p A1 First appears in street directories in 1991.

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Dickens Street Charles Named after Addington Dickens was an English Report of the street Dickens Charles Dickens author. naming committee, Sydenham Borough Street (1812-1870). One of the “poets and Council minute book writers” streets of 1879-1880, p 217, Sydenham, Addington and held at Christchurch Waltham named by a City Council archives. committee of the Sydenham Borough Council on 19 “Borough Council”, January 1880. Star, 20 January 1880, Originally intended to be p 3 Charles Dickens Street and this first appears in street directories in 1887. Becomes Dickens Street in 1894.

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Dickson Named after Euan Hornby Dickson was an English- Information supplied Crescent Dickson (1892- born World War I fighter in 2008 by Richard 1980). pilot, a pilot with the Greenaway. Canterbury Aviation Company and, in 1920, the first person to fly across Cook Strait. Named because it was formed near the RNZAF station at Wigram. First appears in street directories in 1957.

Digby Place Bromley First appears in street directories in 1960.

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Dilworth Probably named Riccarton Dilworth was a farmer, “Road Boards”, The View the biography Street after James investor, speculator and Press, 13 September of James Dilworth Dilworth (1815- philanthropist. 1901, p 6 in the Dictionary of 1894). First mentioned in The Press New Zealand Biography in 1901. " First appears in street Death of a well- directories in 1908. known Aucklander", Wanganui Herald, 27 December 1894, p 3

Dinglebay Named after Casebrook In the Glasnevin subdivision Glasnevin “Aircraft bias to street Place Dingle Bay in where all the streets are names”, The Press, 1 County Kerry, named after suburbs, April 1998, p 5 Ireland. localities or features in the Shirley/Papanui vicinity of Dublin. Community Board Named in 1998. agenda 1 April 1998

Dinton Street Probably named Russley First appears in street after Dinton, a directories in 1950. village in Wiltshire, England.

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Disraeli Street Named after Sydenham, Disraeli was the Prime Report of the street Benjamin Disraeli Addington Minister of Great Britain naming committee, (1804-1881). 1868 and 1874-1880. Sydenham Borough Council minute book One of the “poets and 1879-1880, p 217, writers” streets of held at Christchurch Sydenham, Addington and City Council archives. Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham “Borough Council”, Borough Council on 19 Star, 20 January 1880, January 1880. p 3 First appears in street directories in 1887.

Distribution Named in keeping Sockburn In the Central Business Park, Riccarton/Wigram Lane with the use of the Racecourse Road. Community Board site for agenda 15 April 2014 Named in 2014. distribution of Riccarton/Wigram goods. Community Board 6 May 2014 agenda

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Division Street Named because it Riccarton “The division road” is first “Road Boards”, Star, marked the mentioned in the Star in 1 March 1877, p 3 boundary between 1877 when the Avon Road “Selwyn County Board discussed taking it the jurisdictions of Council”, Star, 27 the Riccarton over as a public road. September 1881, p 3 Road Board and First appears in street the Selwyn directories in 1904. County Council.

Dobbs Street Named after Arthur Dobbs was a farmer Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram "Advertisements", Arthur Acheson of Piraki Street, Kaiapoi, Community Board The Lyttelton Dobbs (1806- Henry Dobbs was a farmer agenda 15 April 2014 Times, 6 June 1860, 1875), Henry of Burnside, Upper Avon, Riccarton/Wigram p 6 Dobbs (b. 1802), Joseph Dobbs was a tailor of Community Board 6 Christchurch Militia Joseph Dobbs and Fendall town and William May 2014 agenda List 1860 William Dobbs (d. Dobbs was a "laborer" of 1875). Coringa Station. G R Macdonald dictionary of In the 6th stage of the Canterbury Longhurst subdivision biographies: D322, where the streets are named D323 after members of the Canterbury Militia of 1860- "Death", Nelson 1861. Evening Mail, 7 April 1875, p 2 Named in 2014. Longhurst

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Dobson Street Named after Spreydon Dobson was city engineer “Street names View the biography Arthur Dobson for Christchurch and also a chosen”, The Press, 8 of Arthur Dudley (1841-1934). surveyor, geologist and November 1938, p 8 Dobson in the explorer. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Developed in a Government housing subdivision. Name 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 1941.

Dolamore Named after Wainoni Dolamore developed the Information supplied Place Norman William land where this street is in 2007 by Tim Baker Dolamore (1928- formed. in an interview with Margaret Harper. 2011). First appears in street directories in 1981.

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Dollans Lane Named after the Central city John Dollan (1842?-1907), a “Christchurch”, Star, "Deaths", The Press, Dollan family. bootmaker of Madras Street, 3 October 1872, p 3 15 December 1944, is mentioned in the Star in p 1 1872. James Ballantine Dollan (1866?-1944), a retired farmer, was living at 403 Madras Street, where this street was later formed, at the time of his death. First appears in street directories in 1960.

Domain Mill Road Named Domain Spreydon Mill Road first appears in Spreydon “Lady Liverpool Terrace Terrace because it street directories in 1902. Domain Fund”, The Press, 9 runs along the Re-named Domain Terrace November 1915, p 10 north boundary of which is first mentioned in the Spreydon The Press in 1915. Domain.

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Domett Street Goethe Street Formerly Goethe Waltham Goethe was a German “Advertisements”, View the biography Street. Named playwright. The Press, 29 of Alfred Domett in the Dictionary of after Johann Goethe Street is first September 1886, p 1 Wolfgang von mentioned in The Press in “City Council”, The New Zealand Goethe (1749- Biography. 1886. Press, 30 January 1832). “ First appears in street 1917, p 10 German street Re-named Domett directories in 1911. “Would road by any names”, The Press, Street. Named other name stay as 26 September 1917, after Alfred Re-named Domett Street in p 7 1917 at the request of street”, Pegasus Post, Domett (1811- Street names”, The residents. There was public 12 July 1978, p 16 “ 1887). Press, 13 September dislike for German names 1924, p 13 during and after World War I. Domett was a journalist, politician, public servant, Premier and writer.

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Dominion May have been Spreydon The building company built "Advertisements", Avenue named after the many of the homes in the The Press, 27 May Dominion Home street which is first 1922, p 18 Builders. mentioned in The Press in "Jones, McCrostie 1922. Limited, sale report", First appears in street The Press, 27 directories in 1924. November 1922, p 11 NB New Zealand had become a dominion in 1907.

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Donald Place Kerr’s Lane Formerly Kerr’s St Albans Kerr served with the "Street names G R Macdonald and Kerrs Lane and Kerrs Permanent Artillery. He changed: City council dictionary of Lane. Lane. Named after lived at Inkerman Cottage, approves final list", Canterbury Sergeant-Major St Alban's Road and is listed The Press, 24 August biographies: K105 James Kerr in 1878 street directories 1948, p 3 (Here Kerr’s dates (1834?-1879). living in St Alban's Road. of birth and death His wife was Anne Williams Re-named Donald are wrong). Kerr (1836?-1900). She Place. "Death of Sergeant- married Philipp Tisch in Major Kerr", Star, 1 1884 after her first March 1879, p 4 husband’s death. “New names for Kerr’s Lane first appears in streets”, The Press, street directories in 1894. 2 June 1948, p 3 Re-named Donald Place on “New street names”, 1 September 1948 when 120 The Press, 24 July streets were re-named. 1948, p 2

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Donald Place Named after Dr Lyttelton Donald was the first doctor The first 100 years : G R Macdonald William Donald in Canterbury and practised municipal government dictionary of (1815-1884). in Lyttelton for many years. in Lyttelton, p 16 Canterbury Named in 1864. The story of biographies: D365 Lyttelton, 1849-1949, [Obituary], The p 62 Otago Daily Times, 2 July 1884, p 2 "European place names", The Press, 19 February 1924, p 14

Doncaster Named after the Sockburn Named because it is near the Street Doncaster Riccarton Racecourse. Racecourse, in First appears in street Doncaster in the directories in 1970. Midlands of England.

Donegal Street Named after Belfast Named to continue the Irish A short history of Donegal Street, a theme of street names in Belfast, 1949 street in the Belfast. business area of Named when the area was Belfast, Ireland. first subdivided in 1882.

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Donne Street Named after Lake The development company Burwood/Pegasus Donne, a small chose a theme of Canterbury Community Board fly-fishing lake in lakes, rivers, lagoons and agenda 21 September South Canterbury. other water bodies for the 2015 street names in the Burwood/Pegasus subdivision. Community Board In stage 1 of the Prestons minutes 21 September Park subdivision on the 2015 south side of Prestons Road, opposite the Prestons subdivision. Named in 2015.

Donnington Parklands First appears in street Street directories in 1970 running off Beach Road.

Donovan Halswell Continues the theme used in Aidanfield Riccarton/Wigram Place the Aidanfield subdivision Community Board of naming the streets after minutes 3 June 2008 members of the Order of St John Of God. Named in 2008.

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Doppler Place Named after the Wigram In the Wigram Skies Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Wigram Skies Pulse-Doppler, a subdivision where the streets Community Board 4D radar system. have an aviation theme. agenda 15 July 2014 Named in 2014. Riccarton/Wigram Community Board minutes 15 July 2014

Doreen Street Named after Aranui Doreen Brown was the wife “New streets in “Draughtsman to Doreen Frances of Alfred Vernon Brown Christchurch”, The retire after 40 years’ Brown (1909- (1909-1995), a draughtsman Press, 28 June 1955, p service”, The Press, 1996). at the Lands & Survey 6 27 August 1966 Department. Information supplied The street was named after in 2005 by a member her by the staff there in of the Spear family in 1955. an interview with Margaret Harper.

Dorfold Mews Named after Avonhead In the Hyde Park Hyde Park Dorfold Hall in subdivision where the streets Nantwich, are named after stately Cheshire, homes of England. England. First appears in street directories in 1991.

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Doric Way Named after the In the Waterloo Business Riccarton/Wigram Waterloo Business Doric, the ship Park subdivision. Community Board Park agenda 17 November that took the first Named in 2015. cargo of frozen 2015 meat from the “Road name Islington Freezing approved”, Western Works on 12 July News, 20 July 2015, p 1889. 3

Doris Faigan Named after Doris Lyttelton In the 1978 electoral roll she Lane Eileen Faigan is listed as the wife of Garth (1926-1995). Kingsley Faigan, a farmer, and living at Herbert Peak, Diamond Harbour.

Dormer Street Papanui Referred to as a “new street” Tillman Avenue “Advertisements”, Chairman's report to in The Press in 1913. The Press, 25 January the water supply and First appears in street 1913, p 19 works committee, directories in 1915. Diedrich Christchurch City Wilhelm Leonard Mehrtens Council, 14 (1882-1952), a carter, is the November 1945, sole resident. held at Christchurch City Council A Papanui war memorial archives. street.

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Dornoch Lane Named after Yaldhurst Named because Sir John Sir John Riccarton/Wigram View the biography Dornoch, a village McKenzie (1876-1955) was McKenzie Drive Community Board of John Robert in the Scottish supposedly raised in agenda 30 October Hugh McKenzie in Highlands. Dornoch. However he was 2012 the Dictionary of brought up in Yarrawalla, New Zealand northern Victoria, Australia. Biography. When the street was named there was confusion with another Sir John McKenzie (1839-1901), a politician, who was raised in Dornoch. Named in 2012.

Dorset Street Park Street Formerly Park Central city Park Street first appears in “Re-naming streets”, Street. Named street directories in 1885. The Press, 8 March because of its Re-named Dorset Street on 7 1904, p 5 proximity to March 1904. Among a Minute book, Hagley Park. number of streets re-named Christchurch City Re-named Dorset in 1904 and given the names Council, June 1903- Street. Named of place-names in the United October 1904 held at after Dorset, a Kingdom. Christchurch City county in South Council archives. West England on the English Channel coast.

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Douglas Street Named after the Wigram In the Wigram Aerodrome Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Wigram Skies Douglas Aircraft subdivision by Ngai Tahu Community Board Company. Property Ltd where the agenda 1 June 2010 street names are either of 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.

Dove Grove Named after Westmorland Dove, a real estate agent, Westmorland Riccarton/Wigram The Port Hills of Lindsay Allan was involved with the Community Board Christchurch, p 250 Dove (1942-). Westmorland subdivision agenda 17 September and sold many of the houses 2013 built there. He was also one Minutes of the of the first people to build a Riccarton/Wigram home there. Community Board Named in 2013. minutes 17 September 2013 Information supplied by Lindsay Dove in an interview with Margaret Harper in 2015.

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Dovedale Named after Ilam Sarah Hodgkinson, née Ilam Fendall’s legacy: a G R Macdonald Avenue Dovedale, a Mellor, (1825?-1895) was history of Fendalton dictionary of village in born in Dovedale. She and and north-west Canterbury Derbyshire. her husband Charles Christchurch, p 50 biographies: H653 Hodgkinson (1826-1888) Christchurch Militia were employed at Ilam Hall, List 1860 having been among the servants who sailed to “Advertisements”, Canterbury with the Hon. Lyttelton Times, 9 John Watts-Russell in 1858. June 1860, p 6 Hodgkinson is described as "Death", Star, 21 a "gardener of Ilam farm" on December 1895, p 4 the 1860-1861 Christchurch Militia List. He was the verger at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Upper Riccarton 1861-1888. First appears in street directories in 1972.

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Dover Street High Street Named after the St Albans High Street first appears in “Re-naming streets”, port of Dover in street directories in 1896. The Press, 8 March Kent, England. Re-named Dover Street on 7 1904, p 5 March 1904. Among a Christchurch City number of streets re-named Council minute book, in 1904 and given the names June 1903-October of place-names in the United 1904 held at Kingdom. Christchurch City Council archives.

Dow Square Named as an Hornby Developed at 101 Awatea Riccarton/Wigram alternative to the Road by Awatea Property Community Board spelling of the Developments who wanted a agenda 15 July 2014 small fishing small easily pronounced Riccarton/Wigram vessel, a dhow, road name. Community Board and because the Named in 2014. minutes 15 July 2014 road is set out roughly in a square.

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Downies Road Named after the Halswell Michael Downey (1820?- "County Councils", "Deaths", The Press, Downey family. 1898) and his wife, Fanny, The Press, 28 July 19 September 1898, were early settlers in 1916, p 3 p 1 Halswell. Their son, Michael Downey (1866-1938), also farmed in Halswell. The street names has had various spellings over the years: Downey's Road - 1960; Downey Road - 1964; Downie Road - 1966-; Downes Road - 1976; Downeys Road 1978; Downes Road - 1981. From then it is Downies Road. Downey's Road is first mentioned in The Press in 1916 when the regrading of the road was discussed by the Halswell County Council.

Downing Hoon Hay First appears in street "Brave new life in the Street directories in 1951. suburbs", The Press, 8 May 1993, p 9

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Drake Street Named after Sir New This name continues the Beresford Street Date of naming Francis Drake Brighton theme of naming streets in supplied in 2000 by (1540?-1596). New Brighton after British Bob Pritchard, Admirals, explorers and subdivisions officer fighting seafarers. for Christchurch City Council. Named on 26 February 1964. First appears in street directories in 1966.

Draper Street Richmond First mentioned in the Star “Advertisements”, in 1881 in an advertisement. Star, 6 January 1881, In 1883 it is referred to as p 2 Draper’s Street. No-one with “Advertisements”, the name of Draper lives Star, 25 April 1883, p nearby. 1 First appears in street directories in 1887.

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Drayton Drive Drayton Lane Named after Mount Agnes Drayton lived in a Law Place, Information supplied Agnes Leithead Pleasant small two-bedroom cottage Ledger Lane and in 2009 by Peter Drayton (1902- on a private right-of-way Luxton Place. Foster in 1986). named Drayton Lane. correspondence with Margaret Harper. One of four streets developed by Norfene Building Services, a company owned by Phillip Norton, “Swampy” Ferguson and Maurice Neate. Peter Foster joined the firm and in 1989 purchased all the real estate from the company. Drayton Lane first appears in street directories in 1968. Becomes Drayton Drive in 1991.

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Driftwood Named because of Waimairi Named by developers, Linda Information supplied Lane its proximity to Beach and Phil Mauger. in 2006 by Linda Mauger in an the beach. Named in 1996. interview with Margaret Harper. Meeting of the Burwood/Pegasus Community Board 4 June 1996

Drummond Poulson’s Sydenham Formed in 1875 when a Mr “Sydenham Borough Street Lane Woodford purchased land Council”, The Press, here and subdivided it into 17 September 1889, p twenty lots. 3 Re-named Drummond Street Sydenham Residents in 1889. Group Newsletter, No Due to an oversight the 1, 1 February 1996 street remained in the “’Lost’ addresses”, original title until 1995 The Christchurch when the Council finally Mail, 27 April 1999, p took ownership. 8

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Dryden Street Named after Sumner Dryden was elected to the Plan of the city of G R Macdonald George Pickering Heathcote Road Board in Christchurch, dictionary of Dryden (1837- January 1880, becoming Canterbury, New Canterbury 1890). chairman in February 1884. Zealand, 1874 biographies: D459 Dryden Street appears on an “Advertisements”, 1874 map. Land in Dryden Star, 18 September Street in the “Township of 1880, p 2 Wakefield, Sumner Bay” is advertised for sale in the Star in 1880.

Drysdale Bishopdale First appears in street Street directories in 1977.

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Dublin Street Carlton Street Named after Central city Carlton Street is first “Local and General”, "More street Dublin, capital, mentioned in the Star in Star, 29 September naming", Pegasus county borough, 1879 in a report of a meeting 1879, p 2 Post, 6 September and seaport of the 1978, p 10 of the Municipal Committee. “Re-naming streets”, Republic of First appears in street The Press, 8 March Ireland. directories in 1885. 1904, p 5 Re-named Dublin Street on Christchurch City 7 March 1904 after Council minute book, amalgamation of St Albans June 1903-October with the city in 1903. 1904 held at Among a number of streets Christchurch City re-named in 1904 and given Council archives. the names of place-names in the United Kingdom.

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Dublin Street Named after the Lyttelton One of the original streets of Reminiscences of a “Obituary”, The Archbishopric of Lyttelton named in 1850 by surveyor, runholder Press, 9 August Dublin. Captain Joseph Thomas (b. and politician in 1894, p 5e 1803?) and Edward Jollie Canterbury and “Obituary”, Star, 9 Otago, 1841-1865, pp (1825-1894). The names August 1894, p 1 were taken from bishoprics 28-29 G R Macdonald listed in Burke's Peerage. " Advertisements", dictionary of First mentioned in The The Lyttelton Times, Canterbury 7 August 1852, p 2 Lyttelton Times in 1852 biographies: J169 & when 1/4 acre sections are T144 advertised for sale there. View the biography of Joseph Thomas in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

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Dudley Road Named after the Lyttelton Dudley was the purchaser of Province of The Blain Venerable Rural Section 40, 50 acres Canterbury, New Biographical Archdeacon “north-west of the town of Zealand : list of Directory of Benjamin Lyttelton”, and gave land as sections purchased to Anglican Clergy in Woolley Dudley a site for a parsonage and April 30 1863, p 2 the Pacific (1805-1892). endowment for a church in "Rural Sections G R Macdonald Dampiers Bay. From 1851- chosen", The dictionary of 1859 he was the priest at the Lyttelton Times, 15 Canterbury Lyttelton diocese. March 1851, p 7 biographies: D466 Declared by the Lyttelton The Canterbury “Obituary”, The Borough Council to be a church property : Press, 30 August public street from 1 August articles 1892, p 6 1898. “Advertisements”, First appears in street The Press, 18 June directories in 1896. 1898, p 10

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Dudley Street Named after the Richmond First mentioned in The Press The Canterbury The Blain Venerable in 1909 when Rural Section church property : Biographical Archdeacon 325, land owned by the articles Directory of Benjamin Anglican diocese was “Advertisements”, Anglican Clergy in Woolley Dudley subdivided. It is described the Pacific The Press, 26 January (1805-1892). then as a “new chain road”. 1909, p 12 G R Macdonald First appears in street “Story of 700 acres of dictionary of directories in 1914. church property", The Canterbury Press, 25 February biographies: D466 1947, p 6 “Obituary”, The Press, 30 August 1892, p 6

Dufek Named after Rear Hornby Dufek was US Operation Crescent Admiral George Deepfreeze commander John Dufek during the 1950s. (1903-1977). First appears in street directories in 1964.

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Duke Street Queen Street Central city Land for sale in Queen “Advertisements”, South Street South is first Star, 21 September advertised in the Star in 1886, p 2 1886. “Re-naming streets”, First appears in street The Press, 8 March directories in 1887. 1904, p 5 Re-named Duke Street on 7 Christchurch City March 1904. Council minute book, June 1903-October 1904 held at Christchurch City Council archives.

Dulles Place Named after John Papanui Dulles was US Secretary of “Streets named and Foster Dulles State 1952-1959. changed”, The Press, 1 September 1959, p (1888-1959). Named in 1959. 16

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Dunair Drive Named after Judy Burwood Dunair is a combination of "Dunair Estates", The Blair, née Dunlop. Judy Blair's maiden and Press, 16 April 1997, married names, Dunlop and p 19 Blair. Blair, a well-known netball coach in the late 1960s, and her husband, Kevin, bought a horse paddock off New Brighton Road for their daughter's horse in the early 1980s and later subdivided the land. First appears in street directories in 1993.

Dunarnan Named after Avonside In a government housing “Health camp Street Dunarnan in subdivision. buildings”, The Press, Maherafelt, Named in 1945. 11 September 1945, p County Derry, in 3 Ireland. First appears in street directories in 1947.

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Dunaverty Named after Broomfield Named to continue the Masham Riccarton/Wigram Place Dunaverty, a golf Scottish theme of street Community Board course in the names used in adjoining agenda 4 May 2010 Kintyre subdivisions. “Scottish theme for Pensinsula area in In Stage Two of the Masham street names”, Scotland. Park subdivision by Nor’west News, 26 Enterprise Homes. May 2010, p 3 Named in 2010.

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Dunbars Road Eaglesomes Halswell The north western half of Eaglesome "Road Boards", The “Obituary”, The Road Dunbars Road was Avenue Press, 28 February Press, 18 December originally Eaglesomes Road. 1877, p 3 1939, p 2 Hugh and Florence Riccarton/Wigram A short history of Eaglesome were residents of Community Board Halswell, p 40 Halswell in the 19th century. agenda January 2001 John and Isabella Eleanor Eaglesome (1862-1939) were also early residents of the area. Eaglesomes Road is first mentioned in The Press in 1877 in a report of a meeting of the Spreydon Road Board. Dunbars Road first appears in street directories in 1907.

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Dundas Street Central city Taken over by the city “Municipal”, Star, 5 council as a public street in October 1886, p 4 1886. "General news", The First appears in street Press, 17 March 1960, directories in 1896 with one p 12 resident listed, Mrs Emily Pavey. Not officially recognised as a public street by the Christchurch City Council until 1960.

Dundee Place Spreydon Named in 1955. “Names chosen for streets”, The Press, 20 September 1955, p 15

Dunedin Named at the Redwood Formed on land formerly Information supplied Street Ryan family’s owned by Frank Ryan in 2006 by Mrs Eileen request after the (1886-1944). One of the Thomson in an city of Dunedin. Ryan children was a nurse interview with who worked in Dunedin. Margaret Harper. First appears in street directories in 1960.

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Dunlops This street sits partly over Dunlops Road. Burwood/Pegasus Prestons Crescent the original alignment of Also Prestons. Community Board Dunlops Road. agenda, 15 June 2015 In a further stage of the "Polish settlers Prestons subdivision considered for developed by Ngai Tahu. Prestons street name", Pegasus Post, 15 June Named in 2015. 2015, p 4

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Dunlops Road Lower Styx Named after Marshland, Lower Styx Mills Road was "Thirty years' public G R Macdonald Mills Road William Dunlop Spencerville re-named Dunlops Road in service", The Press, 9 dictionary of (1834-1922). 1932. July 1910, p 12 Canterbury Dunlop, a farmer of Hillcrest "County Councils", biographies: D531 Farm, had been chairman of The Press, 27 October Settling near the the Avon Road Board and a 1932, p 13 Styx River, pp 188- member of the Selwyn 190 County Council and also connected with various other local bodies. The 1910 source says he came to Marshland to live in 1877 in the early days of settlement, when the district had "no houses, churches or roads. It was practically an impenetrable swamp, and it was largely due to his efforts in having water races installed that the land was drained and roads formed".

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

Dunn Street Dunn’s Road . Somerfield Dunn’s Road is first “Fires”, Star, 18 and Dunn mentioned in the Star in March 1885, p 4 Road. 1885. First appears in street directories in 1902. Becomes Dunn Street in 1914.

Dunoon Place Woolston Named on 22 March 1971. Information on date of naming in a letter sent First appears in street to the City Librarian directories in 1977. from the Town Clerk dated 24 March 1971.

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Dunrobin Probably named Avonhead About 1963 Waimairi “Street names”, The Place after Dunrobin County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 Castle on the east policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 coast of northern named after English place Scotland. names. First appears in street directories in 1973.

Dunsford Named after an Halswell Continues the theme of Cridland Place, Riccarton/Wigram Close earlier street previous stages in the Hyde Place, Community Board name, Dunsford's Halswell Park subdivision James Hight agenda 12 April 2005 Valley Road. and names streets after Drive and prominent citizens and Parklea Avenue. identities from early Halswell. Named in 2005.

Dunvegan Named after Harewood Mr and Mrs Macleod are Benmore Fendalton/Waimairi Place Dunvegan Castle shareholders in Nunweek Gardens, Community Board on the Isle of Estates, developers of this Berisdale Place, agenda 4 May 1999 Skye, historic subdivision. Their ancestral St Clair Close, home of the Clan home is in the Isle of Skye. Skyedale Drive and Talisker Macleod. Named in 1999. Place.

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Durell Lane Named after Halswell Durell was a gentleman of Longhurst Riccarton/Wigram Christchurch Militia Alfred Durell Kaiapoi. He arrived in Community Board List 1860 (1827?-1904). Canterbury in 1853 and agenda 16 October "Advertisements", bought land in Kaiapoi. He 2012 The Lyttelton had returned to England by Times, 6 June 1860, the time of his marriage in p 6 1862. His land in Kaiapoi was sold in 1889. "Married", Lyttelton Times, 29 In a later stage of the November 1862, p 5 Longhurst subdivision where the streets are named "Local & General", after members of the Star, 17 July 1889, p Canterbury Militia of 1860. 3 Named in 2012. "Mr A. Durell", The Press, 19 May 1904, p 5 Longhurst

Durham Durham Named after the Central city One of the original streets of Reproduction of G R Macdonald Street North Street. bishopric of Christchurch named in 1850 Edward Jollie's 1850 dictionary of and Durham Enfield Street Durham. by Captain Joseph Thomas map of the proposed Canterbury Street South was (b. 1803?) and Edward Jollie city. Department of biographies: J169 & incorporated (1825-1894). The names Lands and Survey, T144 into Durham were taken from bishoprics Christchurch. “Obituary”, The Street. listed in Burke's Peerage. Historical Maps Press, 9 August

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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information First mentioned in The "Advertisements", 1894, p 5e Lyttelton Times in 1852 The Lyttelton Times, “Obituary”, Star, 9 7 August 1852, p 2 when 1/4 acre sections are August 1894, p 1 advertised for sale there. Reminiscences of a View the biography The section north of Bealey surveyor, runholder of Joseph Thomas in Avenue was developed in and politician in the Dictionary of 1929. A Mr Reid of Canterbury and New Zealand Eversleigh Street requested Otago, 1841-1865, pp Biography that the new part be named 28-29 Enfield Street because his Early days of family had come from Canterbury, p 27 Enfield, at one time in Middlesex, England and The evolution of a now part of Greater London. city, p 13 In 1933, residents asked the Old Christchurch in city council for the name to picture and story, pp be changed to Durham 50-51 Street. "General news", The On 21 October 1985 the Press, 23 July 1929, p council resolved for the two 8 separate sections (with Gloucester Street and Cashel "City Councils", The Street in between) of Press, 18 July 1933, p Durham Street to be re- 14 named Durham Street North “Street names in and South. At the same time Christchurch”, The

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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information a new piece of road from Press, 6 December Cashel Street over the 1952, p 3 Bridge of Remembrance was Z Arch 387, When the formally named as Durham street was a village, p Street South. 56 Information about the re-naming in 1985 supplied by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer, Christchurch City Council.

Durham Blackheath Named after Central city Frank Hathaway Hitchings “100 years of terraced G R Macdonald Street North Place was Blackheath in (1844-1921), a bricklayer, housing celebrated”, dictionary of and Durham incorporated south-east bought land there in 1876 The Press, 22 Canterbury Street South into Durham London. and began building houses November 1996, p 3 biographies: H620 Street. on it. He also built the first cont. “Family history”, The "A working man double-brick house at 63 Press, 27 November astronomer", The Durham Street. 1996, p 2 Press, 1 August First appears in street “Historic charm”, The 1913, p 2 directories in 1908. Press, 19 October "Obituary", The Incorporated into Durham 2004, p C10 Press, 23 September Street in 1917. 1921, p 9

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Dyers Road Palmers Road Named after the Bromley Cornelius Dyer (d. 1890) Alport Place “Advertisements”, “Street names”, The was Dyer family. was a dairy farmer of Ferry Star, 28 March 1901, Press, 22 February incorporated Road p 3 1926, p 10 into Dyers Dyers Road, Bromley first “Avon”, Star, 14 “Street names”, The Road. appears in the Star in an December 1894, p 4 Press, 26 May 1926, advertisement in 1901. p 11 “Advertisements”, First appears in street The Press, 28 May “Street names”, The directories in 1906. 1926, p 17 Press, 22 June 1926, p 10 On 24 May 1926 the council Palmers of the wild proposed changing the east: from G R Macdonald names of 29 streets. 21 Kidderminster to New dictionary of streets only were re-named Brighton, p 118 Canterbury after protests from the biographies: P37 public. Dyers Road was to have been re-named Barker Street. Dyers Road north of the intersection with Ruru Road was formerly Palmers Road. It is first mentioned in the Star in 1894 in a report of a meeting of the Avon Road Board. It is listed in street directories 1928-1955 as an

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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information "extension of Dyers Road". Edwin Palmer (1842-1918), son of Thomas and Mary Ann, farmed 99 acres by the Estuary and gave his name to this second Palmers Road.

Dyers Pass Governors Named after John Cashmere One of the oldest ways over Province of Road Bay Road Dyer (1828-1876). the hills. The Maori used Canterbury, New this way to travel to their Zealand : list of villages and their pallisaded sections purchased to pa at Governors Bay. April 30 1863, pp 6, First used by Europeans as a 11, 40 horse track. Road formation “Local and General”, was undertaken by the Star, 18 May 1869, p Provincial Government 2 1862-1863. "Place names", The Dyer bought Rural Sections Star, 27 November 228, 442, 443 and 1874, all 1920, p 9 (written by parcels of land in H. G. Ell) "Governor's Bay, Port The Port Hills of Lyttelton". Christchurch, pp 209 Dyers Pass Road is first & 211 mentioned in the Star in G R Macdonald 1869 and first appears in dictionary of

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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information street directories in 1911 Canterbury with a see ref. to Governors biographies: D568 Bay Road, Heathcote. First Early fruitgrowing in appears with residents listed Canterbury New in 1914. Zealand, pp 80-81

Eaglesfield Named after Westmorland Named to continue the Westmorland Riccarton/Wigram Close Eaglesfield, a theme in the subdivision of Community Board small settlement naming streets after places agenda 17 September in West Cumbria, in historic Westmorland in 2013 England. England, since 1974 part of Minutes of the Cumbria. Riccarton/Wigram Named in 2013. Community Board minutes 17 September 2013

Eaglesome Named after the Halswell The Eaglesomes were early Dunbars Road. Riccarton/Wigram A short history of Avenue Eaglesome family. settlers in the area. Hugh Also Aidanfield. Community Board Halswell, p 40 and Florence Eaglesome agenda January 2001 “Obituary”, The were residents of Halswell Press, 18 December in the 19th century. John and 1939, p 2 Isabella Eleanor Eaglesome (1862-1939) were also early residents of Halswell. Named on 31 January 2001.

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Ealing Street Named after a Redwood, One of a group of streets Aldgate Street, “New streets in London Northcote named after London railway Camden Street, Christchurch”, The Underground stations. The Main North Fenchurch Press, 28 June 1955, p station. Railway passes right by the Street, 6 area. Grosvenor Street, Lambeth Named in 1955. Crescent, Paddington Street and Uxbridge Street.

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Earl Street Overend’s Named after Dr Hillsborough Overend’s Lane first appears Grange Street Province of Passenger list for the Lane James William in street directories in 1906. Canterbury, New Randolph Earle (1804?- James Overend (1854?- Zealand : list of Along the hills: a 1878). 1939), a tannery employee, sections purchased to history of the is a resident. April 30 1863, p 2 Heathcote Road Re-named Earl Street in “Rural Sections Board and the 1912. chosen”, The Heathcote County Earle emigrated on the Lyttelton Times, 15 Council 1864-1989, Randolph in 1850. He March 1851, p 7 p 14 & p 21 bought Rural Section 44, 50 G R Macdonald acres, Christchurch District, dictionary of near Hills Road (later Port Canterbury Hills Road). He practised biographies: E13 medicine in Lyttelton, later “Obituary”, Star, 22 moving to Opawa where he June 1894, p 1 (Mrs built The Grange. Earle’s obituary) [Legend has it that the “e” was omitted by mistake.] First appears in street directories in 1912.

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Earnslaw Named after Bryndwr One of several streets in the Aorangi Road, Crescent Mount Earnslaw area named after scenic Hollyford in the Mount attractions in Otago. Avenue, Hooker Avenue, Lyall Aspiring National First appears in street Place and Sealy Park. directories in 1953. Place.

East Ellington Named after Mairehau Colorado Developments Cole Porter Shirley/Papanui Drive Edward Kennedy wanted a common theme of Avenue, Community Board "Duke" Ellington famous jazz musicians and Holiday Drive agenda 6 April 2005 (1899-1974). East members of the "Big Band" and Teagarden was added as the era for all the streets in their Close. road commences development off Hills Road. in the eastern part Named in 2005. of the subdivision. The Community Board also felt the addition makes the name more distinctive.

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Eastern Beckenham, Runs along the bank of the “Advertisements”, Terrace Sydenham Heathcote River. The Press, 25 First mentioned in The Press February 1911, p 15 in 1911 when land is advertised for sale there. First appears in street directories in 1916.

Eastling Street Named after Bishopdale About 1963 Waimairi “Street names”, The Eastling, near County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 Faversham in policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 Kent. named after English place names. First appears in street directories in 1968.

East Stream Named because it Northwood Named in 2006. Shirley/Papanui Lane is adjacent to the Community Board East Stream. agenda 6 December 2006

Eastwood Rise Waimairi First appears in street Beach directories in 1995.

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Eaton Place Central city The first sale of land Hassals Lane "City Council", The adjoining Eaton Place was Press, 24 October on 11 April 1874. The land 1876, p 2 belonged to Thomas "City Council", The Maberly Hassal (1834- Press, 7 November 1879), a merchant. He and 1876, p 2 other residents of the street paid towards the formation "City Council", Star, of the street. 15 July 1879, p 3 In 1876 a petition signed by "City Council", Star, several ratepayers was 6 April 1880, p 4 received, asking that the “City Council”, Star, street be taken over by the 19 July 1881, p 4 council with a special rate to be levied for forming and metalling it. Eaton Place had been "channelled, formed and shingled" by 1880. This is mentioned in the Star in a report of a council meeting held on 5 April 1880.

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The city council formally took over the street on 18 July 1881. First appears in street directories in 1883.

Ebbtide Street Named because it South New Named in 1956. “New street names”, The Press, 2 April is on the inner Brighton, Lee Osborn, a resident of the 1956, p 7 side of the Southshore street, said in 2012 that the Southshore street was named by her “Couple’s shared peninsula. father. passion”, The Press, 14 July 2012, supplement, p 33

Echelon Drive Named after an Wigram In the Wigram Skies Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Wigram Skies echelon, an subdivision where the street Community Board arrangement of names have an aviation agenda 15 July 2014 aircraft in which theme. Riccarton/Wigram each one is Named in 2014. Community Board slightly to the minutes 15 July 2014 right or left of the one in front.

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Eden Place Named after Sir Bryndwr Eden was British foreign Attlee Crescent, Date of naming Anthony Eden, secretary 1935-1938, 1940- Bevin Street, supplied in 2000 by later Earl of Avon, 1945 and 1951-1955, and Evatt Street and Bob Pritchard, (1897-1977). prime minister 1955-1957. Truman Road. subdivisions officer, Christchurch City One of a small group of Council. streets named after politicians. Named on 18 June 1946. First appears in street directories in 1950.

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Edgeware Named after Edgeware, St Originally an Z Arch 387, When the Road Edgware Road in Albans accommodation road i.e. a street was a village , p London and a route for stock. 56 railway station. Edmund Green is listed “Claims to vote”, The living at Edgeware Road in Lyttelton Times, 9 1866. April 1866, p 4 First appears in street Plan of Christchurch directories in 1878 and and suburbs, 1879 appears on an 1879 map. "Edgware or [The name has been altered Edgeware?", The with the addition of another Press, 23 June 1934, “e”.] 19 Named by William Henry “Naming of streets in Butler (1837?-1915), a new subdivisions”, bricklayer from Nottingham, The Press, 1 at a public meeting held to November 1958, p 10 name streets in the district St Albans: from about 1874. He built the first swamp to suburb: an house in the street. informal history, p 164

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Edie Street Named after Wigram Edie was a sheepfarmer Wigram Skies Riccarton/Wigram Great Britain, Royal Oswald Leonard from Arrowtown. He Community Board Aero Club Aviators’ Adams Edie graduated from the agenda 1 June 2010 Certificates, 1910- (1898?-1970). Canterbury Flying School on 1950 as found on 12 May 1918. www.ancestry.com In the Wigram Aerodrome The Canterbury subdivision by Ngai Tahu Aviation Co: the Property Ltd where the first hundred 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.

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Edinburgh Spreydon First mentioned in The Press “Spreydon”, The Street in 1899 in a report of a Press, 17 April 1899, meeting of the Spreydon p 6 Road Board. A letter was read from Harman and Stevens stating that the forming and metalling of Edinburgh Street had been completed and they were now requesting that the Board take it over. First appears in street directories in 1902.

Edmond Edmonds Named because it Woolston Edmonds Street is first “Advertisements”, The legacy of Street Street. is near the site of mentioned in the Star in an Star, 2 February 1886, Thomas Edmonds the former advertisement in 1886. By p 2 Edmonds Sure to 1893 it is Edmond Street. “Advertisements”, Rise Baking Star, 1 July 1893, p 7 Powder Factory.

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Edmonton Named after Hornby The street names in this Anchorage Road Edmonton, the South business subdivision have a Road, Calgary capital of the Canadian theme. Place, Canada Crescent, Canadian province First appears in street Klondyke Drive, of Alberta. directories in 1995. Prairie Place and Yukon Place.

Edmund Storr Named after Halswell Halswell was a member of Forgan Lane, Report of the The Canterbury Road Edmund Storr the Canterbury Association. John Olliver Riccarton/Wigram Association: a study Terrace, Lady Halswell (1790- The street names in the Community Board to of its members’ Nugent Lane, 1874). Milns Estate subdivision all the Council connections, p 49 Marsack have an historical November 1999 G R Macdonald Crescent, and connection with the dictionary of William Brittan Halswell area. Canterbury Avenue. Also biographies: H60 Named in 1999. Halswell and Milns Estate.

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Edna Street Named after Edna Avondale Edna Muirson was the wife Glenrowan Information May Muirson of Reginald Gordon Vivian Place, Reginald researched during the (1913-1986). Muirson (1913-1990), a Street, Sharlick 1970s by Guy Bliss, a builder. Street, Vivian teacher and local Street and historian. First appears in street Woolley Street. directories in 1962. The Muirson’s dates supplied in 2008 by Marie Shears, formerly Woolley.

Edron Place Named after Edna Redwood The land was developed and Information supplied Millicent Clive subdivided by Enterprise in 2005 by Judith (1917-2002) and Homes in the late 1970s. Schroder in Ron Clive. The Clives were orchardists consultation with who owned the land. Bruce Hobbs who worked for First appears in street Enterprise directories in 1981. Homes as a builder at the time of the development.

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Edward Edwards Named after King Edgeware Edward Avenue first appears “Advertisements”, Avenue Avenue and Edward VII in The Press in 1903 when The Press, 9 King (1841-1910). sections in the Croydon December 1903, p 11 Edwards Estate are advertised for Avenue. sale. From 1908 it has the alternative name of King Edwards Avenue. By 1912 it is Edward Avenue.

Edward Named after Halswell Stafford was a runholder, Riccarton/Wigram View the biography Stafford Edward William provincial superintendent, Community Board of Edward William Avenue Stafford (1819- premier and sportsman. He agenda January 2001 Stafford in the 1901). named the Halswell property Dictionary of New he had bought in 1873, Zealand Biography. Landsdowne. Named in 2001.

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Edwin Ebbett Named after Wigram The developers wished to Erling Ziesler Riccarton/Wigram "Seven airman Place Flight Lieutenant recognise the history of the Lane Community Board 18 killed : two Devons Edwin Pattison area and, in particular, the November 2014 crash near Wigram : Ebbett (1914- crash in 1953 of two Royal agenda collision after 1953). New Zealand Air Force de flypast", The Press, Havilland Devon aircraft 16 October 1953, p which collided over Wigram 10 Aerodrome. The planes were "New housing at returning to Wigram after Wigram encroaches taking part in a fly-past of on disaster site", 27 service aircraft at the The Press, 4 London to Harewood air October 2014, p C6 race prizegiving ceremony at Christchurch International Airport. All seven on board the aircraft were killed, among them the pilot of NZ1810, Flight Lieutenant Ebbett. Named in 2014.

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Edwin Scarborough Named after Scarborough Formerly Scarborough No 2 Early fruitgrowing in “Obituary”, The Mouldey No 2 Track Edwin Coxhead Track and later Mouldey's Canterbury New Press, 15 April Track and Mouldey (1842- Track and re-named Edwin Zealand, p 90 1925, p 8 Mouldey's 1925). Mouldey Track on 16 June The Port Hills of G R Macdonald Track. 1980 because the former Christchurch, p 29 dictionary of name was not popular with Canterbury locals. biographies: M679 Mouldey was a baker, confectioner and speculative builder. His family took up a 12-acre property at 112 Bridle Path Road in the 1870s. The track runs through land owned earlier by Mouldey.

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Effingham Berry Street Named after Lord North New Berry Street first appears in "Duplication of “New names for Street Howard Brighton street directories in 1918. names", The Press, 8 streets”, The Press, February 1936, p 13 2 June 1948, p 3 Effingham (1536- Re-named Effingham Street 1624). on 1 September 1948 when "Street names “New street names”, 120 streets were re-named. changed: City council The Press, 24 July Re-named because there is a approves final list", 1948, p 2 Berry Street in St Albans. The Press, 24 August 1948, p 3 Effingham was Commander- in-Chief of the English fleet "Naval names for against the Spanish Armada. streets", The Press, 28 April 1967, p 12 This name continues the naval theme of street names in the North New Brighton area. Effingham Street was extended between Beach Road and Pacific Road in 1967.

Egmont Place Bishopdale First appears in street directories in 1972.

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Egnot Heights Named after Redcliffs Leslie Egnot was one of the “Egnot opens Leslie Jean Egnot first women to helm an subdivision”, The (1963-). America’s Cup yacht. She Press, 2 October named streets in the 1995, p 5 Redcliffs subdivision to create an America’s Cup theme. Named in 1995.

Elba Cresent Named after Elba Halswell In the Knights Stream Park Knights Stream Knights Stream Park Park in subdivision where streets Park Sunderland, have been named with a England. common theme of World Heritage sites and national and major parks around the world.

Elderwood Edgeware Named in 2006. Shirley/Papanui Lane Community Board agenda 6 December 2006

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Electra Place Named after the Hornby Named in 1998, and “Aircraft bias to street Lockhead Electra formally by the names”, The Press, 1 aircraft. Riccarton/Wigram April 1998, p 5 Community Board in 1999, Riccarton/Wigram when the Wigram airbase Community Board was subdivided. agenda 3 February 1999

Elgin Street Part of Fifth Formerly part of Sydenham Fifth Street appears on an Coleridge Street Plan of Christchurch View the biography Street and Fifth Street. The 1879 map. It does not appear and suburbs of Charles also Bowen streets south of, in street directories. Sydenham : the model Christopher Bowen Street. and parallel to, in the The section of Fifth Street borough of old Dictionary of Moorhouse west of Colombo Street Christchurch : an New Zealand Avenue were through to Durham Street informal history, p 82 Biography. named in was re-named Bowen Street numerical order. “City Council”, Star, in 1881. The council made 10 May 1881, p 4 Re-named Bowen this section a public street on Street. Probably 10 October 1892. “Special meeting”, named after Sir Star, 11 October Re-named Elgin Street on 7 Charles 1892, p 1 March 1904. Christopher “Re-naming streets”, Bowen (1830- The Press, 8 March 1917). 1904, p 5 Re-named Elgin Street.

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Eliza Place Halswell Continues the theme used in Aidanfield Riccarton/Wigram Mount Magdala : 80 the Aidanfield subdivision Community Board years of care…with of naming the streets after minutes 3 June 2008 a short history of the members of the Order of St institution John Of God. Pitch your tents on Named in 2008. distant shores: a history of the Sisters of Good Shepherd in Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Tahiti

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Elizabeth The section Named after Riccarton Elizabeth Mulcock was a Dallas Street, “Advertisements”, “Obituary”, The Street of the street Elizabeth Jane daughter of Edward George Street, The Press, 17 May Press, 4 August from Wainui Relph, née Mulcock (1837-1915), Maxwell Street 1923, p 14 1915, p 6 Street to Mulcock, (1863- owner of the land where this and Peverel Map of Christchurch G R Macdonald Matipo Street 1934). street was formed. Street. 1930 dictionary of was formerly Elizabeth Street is first listed Canterbury named in street directories in 1904. biographies: M701 Rockwood Street. Rockwood Street appears only on maps and not in street directories. Incorporated into Elizabeth Street on 14 May 1923. It still appears on a 1930 map running between Junction Road (Wainui Street) and Matipo Street.

Ell Place Named after Halswell Ell was a butcher, and later “Advertisements”, George Wardock stockdealer, with a farm at Evening Post, 27 Ell (1835?-1904). Sabys Road in Halswell. He October 1905, p 1 was the father of Henry View the biography George "Harry" Ell (1862– of Henry George Ell 1934). in the Dictionary of First appears in street New Zealand directories in 1980. Biography.

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Ellesmere Named after Lake The development company Burwood/Pegasus Street Ellesmere, a chose a theme of Canterbury Community Board Canterbury lake lakes, rivers, lagoons and agenda 21 September and New other water bodies for the 2015 Zealand's l5th street names in the Burwood/Pegasus largest lake, by subdivision. Community Board area. In stage 1 of the Prestons minutes 21 September Park subdivision on the 2015 south side of Prestons Road, opposite the Prestons subdivision. Named in 2015.

Elmdale Lane Phillipstown First appears in street directories in 1987.

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Elm Grove Wells Street Wells Street was Linwood Formerly two streets: Wells “Advertisements”, “Fire at Avonville”, and Elmwood named after a Street which ran off Hanmer The Press, 14 Star, 10 August Grove. resident, Mary Street and Elmwood Grove February 1910, p 12 1889, p 3 Ann Wells which ran off Fitzgerald "Untitled", The Press, (1837?-1909) who Avenue. 29 May 1923, p 2 is listed in street Elm Grove first appears in directories as street directories in 1909. living there in 1906. “Wells’s Street, Avonville” appears in The Press in 1910 when land there in the estate of Mrs M. A. A. Wells is advertised for sale. In 1923 a petition was received by the City Council from the residents of Wells street, asking that the name of the street be changed to Elmgrove, and the Council agreed. The two blind streets were connected making a through street from Fitzgerald Avenue to Hanmer Street.

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Elmslie Grove Named after Halswell Alexander Miln was a Milns Road Riccarton/Wigram G R Macdonald Alexander Elmslie grandson of John Miln Community Board dictionary of Miln (1890-1967). (1827-1900) and the only agenda March 2000 Canterbury one of his descendants to be biographies: M442 buried in the Halswell Cemetery. This continues the street name theme of the first stage of the Miln’s Estate subdivision. Named in March 2000.

Elmtree Close Parklands First appears in street directories in 1993.

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Elmwood Named because it Elmwood First mentioned in the Star "Advertisements", “Deaths”, Star, 2 Road runs through the in 1891. Star, 12 December June 1884, p 2 suburb of 1891, p 2 “Makers of Elmwood which, Canterbury”, The in turn, is named Press, 16 August after Elmwood, 1930, p 15 the home built there in 1866 by Heaton Rhodes of Robert Heaton Otahuna: the Rhodes (1815- illustrated biography 1884).

Elsom Lane Kent Lane Formerly Kent Avonhead Kent Lane first appears in Lane. Probably street directories in 1992. named because of Re-named Elsom Lane in its proximity to 1993. Kent Lodge Avenue. In 1955 Charles Elsom is listed living at 274 Re-named Elsom Yaldhurst Road where the Lane. Named after lane was later formed. He Charles Henry was the proprietor of Elsom (1893- Elsom's Service Station. 1979).

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Elstow Place Probably named Spreydon First appears in street after Elstow in directories in 1973. Bedfordshire, England.

Elvira Court Named after the Bishopdale The farm was at 2 Isleworth “Trees planted in Elvira Poultry Road in the 1950s. subdivision” The Papanui Herald, 17 Farm. When formed, the street July 1984, p 1 featured the latest concepts in suburban subdivision: footpaths on one side of the street, more berms and plantings, parking byways and "go slow" street architecture. First appears in street directories in 1993.

Elworthy Way Named after Richmond Elworthy was a naval officer Sumner-Redcliffs “Obituary”, The Commander John Hill (retired) and farmer who Historical Society Press, 29 August Churchill lived at 35 Richmond Hill 1986, p 20 Elworthy (1907- Road and later 116 1986). Beachville Road. First appears in street directories in 1981.

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Ely Street Princess Named after an Central city Princess Street and Salisbury “City Council”, The “Street names”, The Street and English cathedral Grove were amalgamated to Press, 29 November Press, 6 October Salisbury city in form Ely Street in 1909. 1898, p 5 1909, p 6 Grove. Cambridgeshire. [In 1898 a petition from the “Street naming”, The “Street names”, The residents of Salisbury Grove Press, 3 November Press, 13 September had been received by the 1909, p 3 1924, p 13 City Council asking that the name be altered to Seddon Street. This was not done.]

Emerson Probably named Addington Emerson was an American Report of the street Street after Ralph Waldo essayist. naming committee, Sydenham Borough Emerson (1803- Probably named to continue Council minute book, 1882). the theme of “poets and 1879-1880, p 217, writers” streets of held at Christchurch Sydenham, Addington and City Council archives. Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham “Borough Council”, Borough Council on 19 Star, 20 January 1880, January 1880. p 3 Appears on a 1912 map. Map of Christchurch shewing tram routes and public buildings

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Eminence Named after Eminence Investments Ltd is Groynes Park Shirley/Papanui Groynes Park Drive Eminence a group of Malaysian Community Board Developments nationals from Sarawak agenda 14 October Ltd, developers of state, working in 2015 the Groynes Park conjunction with Groynes Shirley/Papanui subdivision. Development (2012) Ltd. Community Board Named in 2015. minutes 14 October 2015

Emlyn Place Avondale In a Paramount Homes Information on date of subdivision. naming in a letter sent to the City Librarian Named on 15 June 1960. from the Town Clerk dated 20 June 1960.

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Emma Street Named after Lake The development company Burwood/Pegasus Emma, one of the chose a theme of Canterbury Community Board nine lakes in the lakes, rivers, lagoons and agenda 21 September Ashburton lakes. other water bodies for the 2015 street names in the Burwood/Pegasus subdivision. Community Board In stage 1 of the Prestons minutes 21 September Park subdivision on the 2015 south side of Prestons Road, opposite the Prestons subdivision. Named in 2015.

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Emmett Street Named after Shirley Emmett was a dairy farmer Emmetts Block Waimairi County Arthur William whose herd of cows on his Council minute book, Emmett (d. 1948). 100 acre farm in Quinns January 1947- Road supplied milk to February 1949, p 512

Shirley, Richmond, St & 571 held at Albans and Fendalton. He Christchurch City donated money for the stone Council archives. fence around the Shirley Shirley Methodist Methodist Church. For many Church: one hundred years his daughter, Ruth years of Christian Emmett (1910-1987), ran a witness, 1866-1966, p dairy in the block of shops 13 opposite Shirley Intermediate School. “Major housing development in the Emmett's farm was sold Shirley district”, The after his death. Part of the Press, 31 March 1953, land was bought by the p 3 government for a state housing area "laid out on “Where city once met modern town-planning country”, The Press, lines". 26 December 1981, p 11 Named on 24 June 1948. First appears in street directories in 1950.

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Endeavour Named after the North New Cook was an 18th century “Naval names for Street Endeavour, the Brighton British explorer, navigator streets”, The Press, 28 first ship and astronomer. April 1967, p 12 commanded by This name continues the Capt. James Cook naval theme of street names (1728-1779). in the North New Brighton area. Named in 1967.

Endurance Named after Wigram The developer chose Sir James Caird Riccarton/Wigram Lane Endurance, the Ernest Shackelton's trans- Lane, Milano Community Board three-masted Antarctic expedition 1914- Lane, Platinum agenda 15 July 2014 barquentine in 1917 as the theme of the Drive, Vahsel Riccarton/Wigram which Sir Ernest subdivision. Bay Place and Community Board Shackelton (1874- Wiersma Lane. In the Eelco Wiersma minutes 15 July 2014 1922) sailed for subdivision at 141-185 the Antarctic. Awatea Road. Named in 2014.

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England Rolleston Formerly Linwood Rolleston was a public “Linwood Town View the biography Street Street Rolleston Street. administrator, politician, Board”, Star, 9 of William Named after the provincial superintendent October 1884, p 3 Rolleston in the Hon. William and educationalist. For many History of the Dictionary of New Rolleston (1831- years, following his Avonside Parish Zealand Biography. 1903). marriage, he lived in this District, p 99-100 “New names for area and is buried at Re-named streets”, The Press, Avonside Parish Cemetery. Gilby neighbourhood England Street. 2 June 1948, p 3 improvement plan, p Rolleston Street is first 9 “New street names”, mentioned in the Star in The Press, 24 July "Street naming", The 1884 in a report of a meeting 1948, p 2 of the Linwood Town Press, 3 November Board. 1909, p 3 First appears in street Map of Christchurch directories in 1890. shewing tram routes and public buildings

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There were various attempts "Street names", The to re-name the street. In Press, 22 February 1909 it was to be re-named 1926, p 10 Seymour Street and this "Street names", The appears on a 1912 map. The Press, 22 February Linwood Citizens' 1926, p 13 Association wrote asking for the name not to be altered "Street names and a petition was presented changed: City council to the City Council. In 1926 approves final list", Herbert Street was The Press, 24 August suggested. 1948, p 3 Re-named England Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named.

Englefield Named after Belfast, Englefield and his family A history of the Road Charles William Northwood leased land on the corner of Belfast Schools, Englefield (1859- North Road and what 1859-1978, p 14 1937). became Englefield Road from the Church Property Trustees. First appears in street directories in 1962.

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English Street School Road Formerly School Sockburn School Road first appears in Information on date of Riccarton Primary Road. Named street directories in 1903. re-naming supplied in School 125th jubilee 2000 by Bob celebrations, p 9 because it runs Re-named English Street on Pritchard, past Riccarton 8 June 1948. Primary School. subdivisions officer, English was the headmaster Christchurch City Re-named English of Riccarton Primary School Council. Street. Named 1891-1922. after Henry English (1861?- 1950).

Ennerdale Named after Westmorland Named to continue the Westmorland The Port Hills of Row Ennerdale Water, theme in the subdivision of Christchurch, p 248 one of the smaller naming streets after places lakes in the Lake in historic Westmorland in District of England, since 1974 part of northern England. Cumbria. Formed post-1997.

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Ensign Street Named after the Halswell Named by the developer, Oaklands Information supplied Turf tufts and toe- Mataura Ensign, a Karl Scott (1910-1997). A in 2008 by Bede weights newspaper first journalist, he was employed Cosgriff (d. 2011) in published in Gore, by the Mataura Ensign in his an interview with Southland. first job. This newspaper Margaret Harper. was named after the Scottish A short history of newspaper the Northern Halswell, p 99 Ensign and was first published on 10 May 1878. First appears in street directories in 1958.

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Ensors Road Ensor’s Road Named after Opawa, Ensor arrived in Canterbury Isabella Place, “The Heathcote Road “Shipping News”, Edmund Henry Waltham in 1860 on the William Rollseby Street Board”, Star, 28 April Lyttelton Times, 1 Ensor (1840- Miles. At different times he and Rydal 1877, p 2 August 1860, p 4 1884). shared ownership of several Street. “Isabella Place”, The Along the hills: a farms, worked as a land and Press, 14 July 1975, p history of the estate agent and part-owned 2 Heathcote Road a flax mill. He is listed in Board and the street directories in 1864 Heathcote County living at Creek Cottage, Council 1864-1989, Opawa. p 14 Ensor’s Road first appears in G R Macdonald the Star in 1877 in a report dictionary of of a meeting of the Canterbury Heathcote Road Board. biographies: E132 Ensors Road first appears in “Latest Locals”, street directories in 1892. Star, 23 October 1884, p 2 "Death of Mr E. H. Ensor", Star, 24 October 1884, p 2

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Enterprise Named to reflect Wigram In the Waterloo Business Waterloo Riccarton/Wigram Waterloo Business Avenue the use of the Park subdivision. Business Park Community Board Park agenda 15 July 2014 subdivision. Named in 2014. Riccarton/Wigram Community Board minutes 15 July 2014

Enticott Place Named after Dr. Huntsbury From 1946 Dr Enticott was Broad Oaks “Chch doctor Thomas Oliver on the staff of the Cashmere warned of Tb risk”, Enticott (1918- Sanatorium and involved The Press, 28 1999). with the treatment of October 1999, p 7 tuberculosis. The Up the hill: Sanatorium was converted to Cashmere a geriatric hospital in 1956 Sanatorium and and re-named Coronation Coronation Hospital. Dr. Enticott was Hospital, 1910 to appointed medical 1991. superintendent and served until his retirement in 1985. First appears in street directories in 1995.

Epping Place Named after Burnside First appears in street Gregan Crescent Epping in Essex, directories in 1957. England.

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Epsom Road Named after the Sockburn Epsom Lodge is advertised “Advertisements”, Epsom in The Press for sale in The Press, 25 January Racecourse in 1904. 1904, p 12 Epsom, Surrey, Named because of its England or Epsom proximity to the Riccarton Lodge in Racecourse. Racecourse Road. First appears in street directories in 1903.

Erewhon Named after Hillsborough The book is about Butler’s Terrace Samuel Butler’s life on his high country book Erewhon or station Mesopotamia. Over the Range. First appears in street directories in 1970.

Eric Adam Named after Eric Linwood Adam was a member of the Hagley/Ferrymead "Eric Adam - 'Mr Way Adam (1927- Rangers AFC 1927-1999. Community Board Rangers'", 1999). He was involved as a player, Extraordinary Agenda Christchurch Star, coach and selector and held 22 September 2010 14 January 2000, p all the official positions in B1 Report of the the club. Hagley/Ferrymead The Christchurch City Community Board to Council honoured Eric the Council Meeting Adam for his long-service to of 2 December 2010 the Rangers and the

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Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information community with the naming of the street. The street was created through the subdivision of 148A McGregors Road, formerly known as Eric Adam Park or Rangers Park. Freyberg Developers Ltd considered that the development should recognise the history of the site and its relationship with the local community over many years. Named in 2010.

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

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Erin Crescent Erin Place Mairehau Formerly Erin Place. Name “New street names”, approved on 29 March 1956. The Press, 2 April 1956, p 7 Becomes Erin Crescent in 1961. “Clifton Bay recognised”, The Press, 17 March 1961, p 21

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Erling Ziesler Named after Wigram The developers wished to Edwin Ebbett Riccarton/Wigram "Seven airman Lane Flight Lieutenant recognise the history of the Place Community Board 18 killed : two Devons Erling William area and, in particular, the November 2014 crash near Wigram : Ziesler (1922?- crash in 1953 of two Royal agenda collision after 1953). New Zealand Air Force de flypast", The Press, Havilland Devon aircraft 16 October 1953, p which collided over Wigram 10 Aerodrome. The planes were "New housing at returning to Wigram after Wigram encroaches taking part in a fly-past of on disaster site", 27 service aircraft at the The Press, 4 London to Harewood air October 2014, p C6 race prizegiving ceremony at Christchurch International Airport. All seven on board the aircraft were killed, among them the pilot of NZ1811, Flight Lieutenant Erling Ziesler. Named in 2014.

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Ernest Adams Named after Lyttelton Adams was the founder of “Ernest Adams was Drive Ernest Alfred Ernest Adams Ltd and a a household name”, Adams (1892- Christchurch city councillor The Press, 6 1976). 1953-1956. September 1976, p 13 Formed post-1997.

Ernest Gray Named after Halswell Gray arrived in Canterbury Riccarton/Wigram G R Macdonald Place Ernest Gray in 1853 on the Tasmania. He Community Board dictionary of (1832-1895). bought a large part of the agenda January 2001 Canterbury Hoon Hay Valley (the Hoon Riccarton/Wigram biographies: G363 Hay estate) from Henry Community Board “Obituary”, Star, 15 Cridland and served on the agenda 3 April 2002 July 1895, p 4 Halswell Road Board. Named in 2002.

Ernlea Named after Cashmere Clark’s middle name is Thorrington and Information supplied "Death of Mr L. E. Terrace Leonard Ernle pronounced Ernlee so the Ernle Clark in 2007 by Bob Clark, pioneer Clark (1906- “a” may have been added to Reserve. Pritchard, airman", The Press, 1964). ensure his name was subdivisions officer, 28 December 1964, pronounced correctly. Christchurch City p 12 Council. First appears in street directories in 1958.

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Eros Place Named after Eros, North New One of a group of three Leda Place and the Greek god of Brighton streets with names taken Pandora Street. love and sexual from Greek mythology. desire. First appears in street directories in 1973.

Errol Lane Huntsbury First appears in street directories in 1977.

Esher Place St Martins Named on 22 March 1971. Information on date of First appears in street naming in a letter sent directories in 1977. to the City Librarian from the Town Clerk dated 24 March 1971.

Esk Place Aranui Named in 1955. “New streets in Christchurch”, The Press, 28 June 1955, p 6

Eskdale Place Halswell First appears in street directories in 1995.

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Esplanade Sumner Sumner The name Esplanade appears Information supplied Sumner, pp 42-43 Esplanade on, and may have originated by Dr John Wilson in with, the 1874 “Working 2009. Plan of the Town of “Advertisements”, Wakefield” which is Deposit Star, 7 February 1883, Plan 13. p 1 Sumner Esplanade first appears in the Star in 1883 when a house to let is advertised there. Sumner Esplanade first appears in street directories in 1910. Becomes Esplanade from 1918.

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Essex Street Old Stanmore Named after Phillipstown Old Stanmore Road is first “Local and General”, Road and Essex, a county in mentioned in the Star in Star, 26 April 1870, p Gordon the East of 1870. 2 Street. England. Re-named Gordon Street in “Heathcote”, Star, 20 1881. April 1881, p 4 Re-named Essex Street on 7 Christchurch City March 1904. Among a Council minute book, number of streets re-named June 1903-October in 1904 and given the names 1904 held at of place-names in the United Christchurch City Kingdom. Council archives. “Re-naming streets”, The Press, 8 March 1904, p 5

Establishment Hornby In a commercial subdivision Riccarton/Wigram Drive South at 206 Shands Road by Community Board Calder Stewart Industries agenda 15 September Ltd. 2015 Named in 2015. Riccarton/Wigram Community Board minutes 15 September 2015

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Estuary Road Estuary is a Latin New Estuary Road is first "Advertisements", Ōtākaro/Opawaho word: aestus Brighton, mentioned in the Star in Star, 2 January 1874, Estuary from Tī meaning a tide. South New 1874. p 4 Kōuka Whenua Brighton First appears in street “Duplication of directories in 1913. names”, The Press, 8 February 1936, p 13

Ethne Street Named after Mairehau Ethne Grenfell was one of Nancy Avenue St Albans: from G R Macdonald Ethne Mary the three daughters of John and Norah swamp to suburbs: an dictionary of Grenfell, née Jackman (1868?-1942), an Street. informal history, p Canterbury Jackman, (1904- accountant, and his wife 164 biographies: N66 1993). Anne Ellen, née Newell, Z Arch 387, When the "Death", The Press, (1869?-1959). She was a street was a village, p 13 July 1909, p 1 descendant of early 36 landowners, George "Obituary", The 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. First appears in street directories in 1955.

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Euphrasie Named after Sister Aidanfield Sr M. of St Euphrasie Aidanfield Riccarton/Wigram Mount Magdala : 80 Drive Mary of St Fennessy was the first Community Board years of care…with Euphrasie "Ellen" Australian woman to enter agenda 15 August a short history of the Fennessy. the order and was Mother 2011 institution Superior of Mt Magdala in Pitch your tents on 1890. distant shores: a In stages 8 and 9 of the history of the Sisters Aidanfield subdivision of Good Shepherd in where all the street names Australia, are those of former Sisters of Aotearoa/New the Good Shepherd Order Zealand and Tahiti and former residents of the Good Shepherd Sisters Home at Halswell. Named in 2011.

Eureka Street Aranui Named in 1955. “New streets in Christchurch”, The Press, 28 June 1955, p 6

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Euston Street Named after Riccarton It was the first street Shand Crescent “Advertisements”, Euston Road in developed in the Shand Star, 18 July 1908, p 6 the London subdivision. borough of First mentioned in the Star Camden. in 1908 when canaries for sale there are advertised. First appears in street directories in 1908.

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Evans Avenue Withell Formerly Withell New Withell was an early settler Beresford Street "Advertisements", The Cyclopedia of Avenue Avenue. Named Brighton in the Riccarton area and and Withell’s The Press, 31 March New Zealand, Vol 3, after Charles later a farmer at Brookside. Island. 1923, p 21 p 691 Withell (1831- He also owned land in New "Street names G R Macdonald 1916). Brighton and lived on Union changed: City council dictionary of Street. Re-named Evans approves final list", Canterbury Avenue. Named Withell Avenue is The Press, 24 August biographies: W653 after Edward mentioned in The Press in 1948, p 3 “Mr Charles Ratcliff Garth 1923 when sections are Withell”, The Press, Russell Evans, the advertised for sale there. 20 December 1916, 1st Baron First appears in street p 8 Mountevans of directories in 1930. Chelsea (1881- Evans of the Broke: 1957). Re-named Evans Avenue on a biography of 1 September 1948. Admiral Lord Mountevans Evans was an Admiral who was commander of the “New names for British expedition to the streets”, The Press, Antarctic in 1913. 2 June 1948, p 3 This name continues the “New street names”, theme of naming streets in The Press, 24 July New Brighton after British 1948, p 2 Admirals, explorers and fighting seafarers.

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Evans Pass Part of the Named after Sumner Development of the road Evans Pass A history of the Port G R Macdonald Road Lyttelton- Lieutenant Evans began in September 1849 of Lyttelton, p 21 dictionary of Sumner of HMS Acheron. under the direction of "Place names", The Canterbury Road. Captain Joseph Thomas (b. Star, 27 November biographies: E142 1803?), chief surveyor for 1920, p 9 (written by From port to plains: the Canterbury Association. H. G. Ell). The Press He had thought to take the supplement: road over the hills at the “Droitwich Street to Christchurch- back of Lyttelton but Evans, be Stanbury Avenue”, The Press, 11 Lyttelton road involved in mapping the tunnel, p 18 coastline, suggested taking November 1958, p 16 the road along the side of the hill towards the harbour entrance for about 2 miles so that it crossed the summit at only 640 feet, the lowest point on that side of the harbour. Much blasting and side cutting was necessary. First appears in street directories in 1957. Walter de Thier (1884-1973), a farmer, is the sole resident.

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Evatt Street Named after Dr. Bryndwr Evatt was the Australian Attlee Crescent, Date of naming "H. V. Evatt, 71, Herbert Vere Deputy Prime Minister Bevin Place, supplied in 2008 by dies after long Evatt (1894- 1946-1949. Eden Place and Bob Pritchard, illness", The Press, 3 Truman Road. subdivisions officer, November 1965, p 1965). One of a group of streets Christchurch City 21 named after politicians. Council. Named on 18 June 1946. First appears in street directories in 1950.

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Eveleyn Named after Richmond Miss Couzins was a niece of A house with a story: “Death of Miss E. C. Couzins Eveleyn Charlotte Sir Ernest Andrews, the Avebury House, p (7) Couzins”, The Press, 20 June 1945, p 6 Avenue Couzins (1896- mayor of Christchurch 1941- “Health camp 1945). 1945. She acted as his buildings”, The Press, mayoress and the street was 11 September 1945, p named after her at his 3 request. The street was formed on land that had previously belonged to Avebury House. In a government housing subdivision. Named in 1945. First appears in street directories in 1950.

Evenwood Waimairi First appears in street Place Beach directories in 1995.

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Everard Spreydon First mentioned in The Press "Sale of Spreydon Street in 1913. sections", The Press, 23 January 1913, p 8 Part of the street disappeared when Barrington Mall was "Street name lives developed. on", Observer, 25 May 1998, p 10 Video Village of Barrington incorporated the Everard Street sign and original power pole in their shop development.

Everest Street Burnside First appears in street directories in 1962.

Evergreen Named to be “in Parklands Parklands was established Burwood/Pegasus Place keeping with other near the Bottle Lake forest Community Board streets in the and the street names have a agenda 13 May 2002 area”. "tree" theme. Named in 2002.

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Eversleigh Named after St Albans Edward Corker Minchin “Advertisements”, Street Eversleigh, an (1821-1899) sold his The Press, 25 April estate in property, Eversleigh, North 1863, p 3 Springfield Road. Town Belt, in 1863, and the "Advertisements", sale of his household The Press, 7 May furniture and effects is 1902, p 11 advertised in The Press that year. Z Arch 387, When the street was a village Robert Buchanan Bennett (1857?-1939) subdivided his property, Eversleigh, in 1902 and the street was formed. First appears in street directories in 1904.

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Evesham Named after the Spreydon The Lyttelton family owned Bewdley Street, The Canterbury A history of Crescent Vale of Evesham property in the Vale of Bredon Lane, Association: a study Canterbury, Vol 1, in southern Evesham from as early as Clent Lane, of its members’ pp 242-245 Worcestershire, the 13th century. Their Frankleigh connections, p 67 “Suicide of Lord England. family seat is Hagley Hall in Street, Gleig Province of Lyttelton”, Evening Worcestershire. Place, Glynne Canterbury, New Post, 22 May 1876, Crescent, Several streets in this area Zealand : list of 2 have names associated with Lyttelton Street, sections purchased to the Lyttelton family because Stanbury Street April 30 1863, p 2 they were formed on Rural (formerly "Rural Sections Section 76, 700 acres on the Droitwich chosen", The "Lower Lincoln Road, Street), Lyttelton Times, 29 Heathcote Bridge" Stourbridge March 1851, p 6 purchased by Frederick Street, Sumner Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer Street and The evolution of a (1798-1857) and Conway Wychbury city, pp 9 & 79 Lucas Rose (1817-1910). Street. Also Hagley Park.

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Spencer’s interest in the land was passed on to his nephew, the Hon. George William Spencer Lyttelton (1847-1913), the 4th son of George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (1817- 1876). First appears in street directories in 1958.

Excalibur Named after the Burwood Streets were given names Gunwelloe Burwood/Pegasus Place legendary sword associated with King Arthur Lane, Mullion Community Board of King Arthur. and the Knights of the Lane, St agenda 24 November Round Table in this part of Keverne Close, 1997 the Travis Country Estate. Sedgemoor Close and Named in 1997. Wedmore Close. Also Glastonbury Drive and Quantock Place. Also Travis Country Estate.

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Exeter Street Named after the Lyttelton One of the original streets of Reminiscences of a G R Macdonald Archbishopric of Lyttelton named in 1850 by surveyor, runholder dictionary of Exeter. Captain Joseph Thomas (b. and politician in Canterbury 1803?) and Edward Jollie Canterbury and biographies: J169 & (1825-1894). The names Otago, 1841-1865, pp T144 28-29 were taken from bishoprics “Obituary”, The listed in Burke's Peerage. "Advertisements", Press, 9 August First mentioned in The The Lyttelton Times, 1894, p 5e 7 August 1852, p 2 Lyttelton Times in 1852 “Obituary”, Star, 9 when 1/4 acre sections are August 1894, p 1 advertised for sale there. View the biography of Joseph Thomas in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.

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Exeter Street Part of Named after Merivale Winchester Street was “Re-naming streets”, “Street names”, The Winchester Exeter in the formerly Princes Street and The Press, 8 March Press, 13 September Street. Southwest of had been re-named earlier 1904, p 5 1924, p 13 England. that year on 7 March 1904. St Albans Borough Winchester Street from Council minute book, Andover Street to Carlton 1 October 1904-13 Road (later Carlton Mill June 1906 held at Road) was re-named Exeter Christchurch City Street on 12 December Council archives. 1904. Among a number of streets re-named in 1904 and given the names of place-names in the United Kingdom.

Exley John Named after Brooklands Barker worked the land off Barkersfield Shirley/Papanui Place Exley John Lower Styx Road where this Place and Lorna Community Board Barker. street was formed for thirty Lane. agenda 4 October years. He and his wife, 2006 Lorna Marie Barker (d. 1996), lived at 10 Nirvana Street, Brooklands. John Barker was the original landowner and farmer. Named in 2006.

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