Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Badger Street Named after Ronald Parklands Badger was a real estate Sylvia Street Information supplied "The property Smith Badger agent and a landowner in by Richard Greenaway market", The Press, (1880?-1946). New Brighton. in 2008. 19 October 1918, p 10 First appears in street directories in 1928. “Obituary, Mr R. S. Badger”, The Press, 18 September 1946, p 5 Baffin Street Named after Baffin Wainoni One of a number of streets Huron Street, “Chester Street West or “Tunnel’s first blast Island in the Arctic in a subdivision between Niagara Street, Cranmer Terrace?”, celebrated”, The Ocean of Northern Ottawa Road, Pages Road Ontario Place, The Press, 28 April Press, 22 July 2011, Canada. and Cuffs Road given Quebec Place, 1959, p 7 p A7 Canadian place names. Vancouver Information supplied in Crescent and Named because Canadian 2005 by Tim Baker in Winnipeg Place. engineers and workers an interview with Also Ottawa lived in the area while Margaret Harper. Road. working for Henry J. Kaiser Co of USA and building the Lyttelton road tunnel. Houses were built for them by Fletcher Construction. After the tunnel was opened in 1964, the Canadians went home and their houses were sold to locals. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 1 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information OR Named because they were near Ottawa Road. Named in 1959. Baigent Way Named after Steve Middleton Baigent was a former Riccarton/Wigram Baigent. owner of the land. The Community Board name was proposed by agenda 1 September Calder Stewart Industries, 2004 developers of this business zone subdivision. Named in 2004. Bainton Street Bishopdale First appears in street directories in 1960. Baker Street Baker’s Road New Baker Street is first “Advertisements”, The Brighton mentioned in The Press in Press, 22 September 1906 when land for sale 1906, p 14 there is advertised. First appears in street directories in 1913 as Baker’s Road. Becomes Baker Street in 1914. No- one named Baker lives in the vicinity. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 2 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Baladin Street Avondale First appears in street directories in 1988. Balcairn Halswell In a joint development by Information supplied in Street Andrew James 2014 by Bob Pritchard, Cunningham (1906- subdivisions officer, 1985), a farmer of 250 Christchurch City Halswell Road, and Council. International Homes. The street was legalised on 10 September 1970. First appears in street directories in 1972. Baldoyle Way Named after Casebrook In the Glasnevin Glasnevin Shirley/Papanui Baldoyle, a suburb subdivision where all the Community Board of Dublin. roads are named after agenda 1 April 1998 suburbs, localities or features in the vicinity of Dublin. Named in 1998. Balfour Baker’s Lane Formerly Baker’s Central city Baker’s Lane is first “City Council”, The “Street names”, The Terrace and Gladstone Lane and later mentioned in The Press in Press, 11 February Press, 6 October Terrace. Gladstone Terrace. 1879. A petition for it to 1879, p 2 1909, p 6 Named after be taken over as a public “City Council”, The “Street names”, The William Ewart street was presented to the Press, 11 October 1881, Press, 13 September Gladstone (1809- © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 3 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information 1898). council in 1881. p 3 1924, p 13 Re-named Balfour Gladstone Terrace is first "Business Terrace. Named mentioned in the Star in Announcements", Star, after Arthur Balfour, an advertisement in 1883 10 January 1883, p 2 the 1st Earl of and first appears in street "City Council", Star, 5 Balfour (1848- directories in 1887. The April 1892, p 1 1930). council made it a public street on 10 October 1892. “Special meeting”, Star, 11 October 1892, Gladstone was a British p 1 Prime Minister and also brother-in-law to Lord “Street naming”, The Lyttelton. Press, 3 November 1909, p 3 Re-named Balfour Terrace in 1909. Balfour was British Prime Minister 1902-1905. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 4 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Balgay Street Hauroko Street Named after Balgay Upper Hauroko Street first Information supplied in “Obituary, Mr J. L. Street in Dundee, Riccarton appears in street 2004 by Aileen Colligan was Scotland. directories in 1950. Colligan (1910-2010) Waimairi chairman”, in an interview with Re-named Balgay Street The Press, 3 July Margaret Harper. in 1958. 1965, p 16 Re-named by Joseph Irvine Colligan (1910- 1965), a hairdresser and chairman of the Waimairi County Council 1960- 1965. His brother had lived in Balgay Street in Dundee. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 5 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Balkwell Named after Halswell John Henry “Jack” Balcairn Street, Information supplied in Street Balkwell Avenue, Hindess (1937-1910) was Cobra Street, 2014 by Bob Pritchard, Newcastle Upon a survey cadet with Cunningham subdivisions officer, Tyne. Osborn & Co., the survey Place and Christchurch City firm carrying out the Hindess Street. Council. subdivision where the street was developed. He had lived in Balkwell Avenue. Developed in 1961 by Andrew James Cunningham (1906- 1985), a farmer of 250 Halswell Road. First appears in street directories in 1981. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 6 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Ballance Named after John Waimairi Ballance was a newspaper Larnach Street "Advertisements", Star, View the biography Street Ballance (1839- Beach proprietor and editor, also and Stout Street. 30 September 1885, p 2 of John Ballance in 1893). a politician and Premier. the Dictionary of One of three streets at New Zealand Biography. Waimairi Beach named after New Zealand politicians. Land for sale in Ballance Street is advertised in the Star in 1885. Does not appear in street directories until 1970. Ballantyne Named after the Upper The family of William Haynes Avenue “Obituary, Mr Avenue Ballantyne family, Riccarton Ballantyne (1864-1934) William Ballantyne”, of Ballantyne’s and his wife, Mary Jane, The Press, 12 Department Store. née Haynes, (1869?- September 1934, p 5 1952), lived on a one G R Macdonald hundred acre farm there dictionary of 1896-1946. Their family Canterbury home, Nydfa, was in biographies: B92 Hansons Lane. First appears in street directories in 1952. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 7 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Ballarat Way Named after Ballarat Wigram The Ballarat foundation Riccarton/Wigram in Victoria, was the beginning of a Community Board Australia. chain of Nazareth Houses agenda 29 October which were eventually to 2003 be established around Australia and New Zealand. Named at the request of the Sisters of Nazareth who had owned the land where this street was formed. Named in 2003. Ball Lane Named after Redcliffs Ball is listed in street Anthony W. Ball. directories in 1986 living at 17 Augusta Street where this street was formed. First appears in street directories in 1987. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 8 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Ballybrack Named after Casebrook In the Glasnevin Glasnevin Shirley/Papanui Place Ballybrack in subdivision where all the Community Board Dublin. roads are named after agenda 1 April 1998 suburbs, localities or features in the vicinity of Dublin. Named in 1998. Ballymena Named after Belfast Named to continue the Drive Ballymena in Irish theme of street County Donegal, names in Belfast. Ireland. First appears in street directories in 1982. Balmoral Redcliffs First appears in street The Port Hills of Lane directories in 1958. Christchurch, p 94 © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 9 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Balsam Lane Named after the A plant grown in the Groynes Park Shirley/Papanui Groynes Park balsam plant which subdivision. Community Board agenda 14 October is a native of the The Groynes Park Himalayas. subdivision was 2015 developed by Eminence Shirley/Papanui Investments Ltd, a group Community Board of Malaysian nationals minutes 14 October from Sarawak state, in 2015 conjunction with Groynes Development (2012) Ltd. Named in 2015. Baltic Place Northwood Developed by Belfast Shirley/Papanui Developments Ltd and Community Board Styx Developments Ltd. agenda 29 March 2000 The developers “chose Report of the names suitable for the Shirley/Papanui length of the road rather Community Board to than trying to establish a the Council 19 April common theme 2000 throughout the subdivision”. Named in 2000. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 10 of 172 Christchurch Street Names B Current name Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Baltimore Named after an Shirley The streets in the Fairway Birkdale Drive, Burwood/Pegasus Green American golf Park subdivision are Fairway Drive, Community Board course. named after American Falconridge agenda 2 August 1999 golf courses because it is Place, Ironwood near the Shirley Links, at Lane, Lytham the Christchurch Golf Green, Club. Pepperwood Place, Named in 1999. Ridgewood Place, Wild Dunes Place, Wildhawk Lane and Wilmington Place.