Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Factory Road Named because it Belfast First mentioned in The Press "Road Boards", The "Our local was the road that in 1883. Tenders for Press, 17 July 1883, industries", The led to the Belfast shingling Factory Road were p 3 Press, 20 March Freezing Works. asked for that year. 1874, p 2 Fair Place Named after Hoon Hay Fair was a lawyer and judge. Alpers Place, “Judges’ names”, "New Halswell Barrowclough The Press, 17 subdivision", The Arthur Fair (1885- In a 145-acre housing Road, Callan Place, September 1968, p 1 Press, 8 December 1951). subdivision planned by the Dalglish Place, 1960, p 19 housing division of the Haslam Crescent, Ministry of Works. The land "Hoon Hay Herdman Road, was purchased from the subdivision Leicester Crescent, Church Property Trustees and provides 570 McCarthy Street, the Loughnan estate. sections", The Myers Place, Press, 30 In 1968 the street names sub- Northcroft Road, September 1964, p committee of the council felt O'Leary Street, 1 that as Halswell was named Ostler Place, after a prominent English Salmond Road and Queen's Counsel it would be Stanton Crescent. appropriate to record the names of judges in street names there. Many of them had been QCs or KCs before appointment to the Bench. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 1 of 143 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Fairfield Named after Addington The source has a photograph A Canterbury album: Sydenham : the Avenue Fairfield, a large of the house taken on 28 collodion model borough of house which stood August 1863. H. J. Tancred, a photography in old Christchurch : where Fairfield member of the General Canterbury, 1857- an informal history, Avenue was later Assembly, lived at Fairfield. 1880, p 30 p 19 developed. Fairfield Avenue was formed Province of through Rural Section 17. Canterbury, New This was 50 acres on the Zealand : list of “south of Christchurch” sections purchased to purchased by John Tucker. April 30 1863, p 1 Named in 1899 at the request “Rural Sections of Messrs Harman and chosen”, The Stevens, land and Lyttelton Times, 1 commission agents. March 1851, p 6 First appears in street "Borough Councils", directories in 1901. Star, 18 April 1899, p 1 Fairford Named after Bishopdale About 1963 the Waimairi “Street names”, The Street Fairford, a town in County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 Gloucestershire, policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 England. The named after English place town lies in the names. Cotswolds on the First appears in street River Coln. directories in 1968. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 2 of 143 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Fairmile Place Russley First appears in street directories in 1964. Fairview Somerfield Named in 1927 at the Dacre Street "Names of streets", Obituary, Mr T. S. Street suggestion of Thomas The Press, 13 Dacre”, The Press, Sydney Dacre (1883-1943), a September 1927, p 12 May 1943, p 5 “ barrister and solicitor. 11 "New streets, names selected", The Press, 27 September 1927, p 8 Fairway Drive Named because it Shirley The streets in the Fairway Baltimore Green, is near the Shirley Park subdivision are named Birkdale Drive, Golf Club. after American golf courses Falconridge Place, because it is near the Shirley Ironwood Lane, Links, at the Christchurch Lytham Green, Golf Club. Pepperwood Place, Ridgewood Place, Named post-1997. Wild Dunes Place, Wildhawk Lane and Wilmington Place. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 3 of 143 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Falcon Street Drake Street, Formerly Drake New Brighton Drake Street is first Beresford Street “Craddock, “New names for Scott Street Street. Named mentioned in The Press in McCrostie streets”, The Press, after Sir Francis 1913. Company”, The 2 June 1948, p 3 Press, 10 February Drake (1540?- First appears in street “New street 1913, p 8 1596). directories in 1916. names”, The Press, “ Re-named Scott Re-named Scott Street in Borough Councils”, 24 July 1948, p 2 Street and later 1920 by the New Brighton The Press, 9 Falcon Street. Borough Council. November 1920, p 3 Named after "Street names Robert Falcon Re-named Falcon Street on 1 changed: City Scott (1868-1912). September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. council approves final list", The Press, Scott was an Antarctic 24 August 1948, p 3 explorer. This name continues the theme of naming streets in New Brighton after British Admirals, explorers and fighting seafarers. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 4 of 143 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Falconridge Named after Shirley The streets in the Fairway Baltimore Green, Burwood/Pegasus Place Falcon Ridge Golf Park subdivision are named Birkdale Drive, Community Board Course in Stacy, after American golf courses Fairway Drive, agenda 17 June 2002 Minnesota. because it is near the Shirley Ironwood Lane, Links, at the Christchurch Pepperwood Place, Golf Club. Ridgewood Place, Wild Dunes Place, Named in 2002. Wildhawk Lane and Wilmington Place. Falsgrave Probably named Waltham According to the minutes of Sydenham Borough Street after Falsgrave in the Sydenham Borough Council minute book North Yorkshire. Council the formation and 1879-1880, p 208, metalling of this street was held at Christchurch completed by 1880. City Council archives. First mentioned in The Press in 1880 in a report of a “Sydenham Borough meeting of the Sydenham Council”, The Press, Borough Council. 31 August 1880, p 3 First appears in street directories in 1887. Famille Close Yaldhurst Continues the street names Delamain Riccarton/Wigram Delamain cognac theme used in the first stage Community Board of the Delamain subdivision. transport and roading Named in 2008. committee 22 August 2008 © Christchurch City Libraries Page 5 of 143 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Fantail Lane Named to Woolston In a subdivision by Enterprise Bluebell Lane, Hagley/Ferrymead continue a theme Homes developed off Molly Mawk Place Community Board already Shearwater Drive. and Sweet Waters agenda 3 February Place. established in the Named in 1999. 1999 Brookhaven subdivision. Fantasia Named after Northwood Bayliss Nurseries had existed Bayliss Close, Shirley/Papanui "Firmly rooted in Gardens Fantasia, a variety on the site for many years Oratia Grove, Community Board history", The Press, of nectarine. and its land was subdivided Panache Place and agenda 6 September 30 October 1999, to form the street. Richard Seddon 2000 Weekend, p 21 Drive. Developed by the Freeman "100 plants for 100 Partnership. The streets in the years - wholesaler's subdivision are named after offer", varieties of fruit and Christchurch Star, personalities associated with 17 December 1999, the orchard. p C2 Named on 6 September 2000. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 6 of 143 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Faraday Named after Sydenham Faraday was an English Report of the street Street Michael Faraday chemist and physicist, also naming committee, (1791-1867). writer and lecturer. Sydenham Borough Council minute book One of the “poets and 1879-1880, p 217, writers” streets of Sydenham, held at Christchurch Addington and Waltham City Council named by a committee of the archives. Sydenham Borough Council on 19 January 1880. “Borough Council”, [It is mis-spelt in the report of Star, 20 January the committee as Farraday.] 1880, p 3 “’Lost’ addresses”, The Christchurch Mail, 27 April 1999, p 8 Farm Lane Parklands First appears in street directories in 1993. Farnborough Named after Aranui In an area where the streets “New streets in Street Farnborough on have names associated with Christchurch”, The the Hampshire, the county of Hampshire. Press, 28 June 1955, Surrey and There is a Christchurch city p 6 Berkshire borders. and a River Avon in Hampshire. Named in 1955. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 7 of 143 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Farnham Named after Ilam About 1963 the Waimairi “Street names”, The Place Farnham, a town County Council minuted a Papanui Herald, 17 in Surrey, policy that all its streets be April 1973, p 9 England. named after English place names. First appears in street directories in 1968. Farquhars Named after the Redwood George Farquhar, a farmer of Settling near the G R Macdonald Road Farquhar family. Radcliffe Street (Road), was Styx River, pp 164- dictionary of born at the Styx and died in 165 Canterbury 1918 at the age of 53 years. biographies: F27 Part of this road was re- named Cunliffe Road. © Christchurch City Libraries Page 8 of 143 February 2016 Christchurch Street Names: F to G Current name Former Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further name information Farrelly Place Named after Rex The Farrellys operated a Broadstairs Avenue, Shirley/Papanui Highsted and Helen small farm in Claridges Road Faversham Lane, Community Board Residential Farrelly. for over thirty years (adjacent Glenturret Drive, agenda 17 December to Highsted Residential) and Grayshott Avenue 2014 were still living in their house and Tullet Park in 2015. Most of their land Drive. became part of the Highsted subdivision. In stages 1-4 of Highsted Residential.