Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name Abberley Park Named after 55 Abberley Thomas James Maling St Albans: from swamp "Obituary, Mr T. Abberley in Crescent (1836-1922), an importer to suburbs: an informal J. Maling", The Worcestershire, and merchant, built his history, p 171 Press, 2 December England. home on this land in 1922, p 18 "Avon Road Board", 1863, naming it Abberley. Star, 14 March 1873, p Summary of He was the only son of 2 parks, Admiral Maling of playgrounds, open Abberley, Worcestershire. “Park for city: St Albans site bought”, spaces and The property was The Press, 21 March reserves, p 4 purchased by the council 1939, p A3 “New park at St. from the estate of John Albans”, The Hobbs Kirk (1856?-1938) "Abberley Park Press, 30 January in May 1939 for £4,250. history", STANN : the 1940, p 7 The park was opened on St Albans 17 February 1940 as part neighbourhood news, Abberley Park, St of the city’s centennial No 5, June 1994, pp 1-2 Albans, celebrations. Many of the “Park has long history”, Christchurch: lime and elm trees had The Papanui Herald, 31 official souvenir been planted in the 1860s. August 1976, p 8 programme, Saturday, 17th Abberley is first February 1940 mentioned the Star in 1873 in a report of a “Abberley Park meeting of the Avon opened”, The Road Board. Press, 20 February 1940, p 6 © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 1 of 204 Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name Adderley Named after Charles Adderley, a British Province of Canterbury, Head Bowyer Adderley, politician, was a member New Zealand: list of 1st Baron Norton of the Canterbury sections purchased to (1814-1905). Association from 27 April 30, 1863, pp 3 & March 1848. An 8-9 independent constitution The Canterbury for New Zealand was Association: a study of drafted at his home in its members’ 1850. He purchased Rural connections, pp 15-16 Section 115, 100 acres in Fendall Town Road, and “Correspondence”, Rural Sections 406 and Lyttelton Times, 26 413-414, land in Kaiapoi. November 1856, p 8 He never visited New "The Port of Lyttelton", Zealand. Star, 16 May 1881, p 3 First mentioned in The Lyttelton Times in 1856. An article in the Star in 1881 says it was also named South Head. Addington Named after Dr Sumner became Poulson Street Province of Canterbury, The Canterbury Addington, an 18th Archbishop of Canterbury New Zealand: list of Association: a century mansion in in 1848 and was president sections purchased to study of its Addington near of the Canterbury April 30, 1863, p 1 members’ Croydon, South Association when it was The Reed dictionary of connections, p 93 London. It was the founded in 1848. The New Zealand place "One man's official residence of name Addington was © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 2 of 204 Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name six archbishops, chosen in 1849. names, p 3 history of a life including Dr John [Another theory is that "Advertisements", spent in Bird Sumner (1780- Addington", Addington was named Lyttelton Times, 25 1862). Christchurch Star, after Addington, near July 1863, p 5 30 October 1998, London where the Rev. “Street names”, The p B9 George Paulson (Poulson) Press, 2 September came from. The reason 1930, p 12 given was that it was named after his birthplace Information supplied in as he was the owner of 2009 by Richard land in Addington. Greenaway. However, just as the suburb of Sumner was named after Dr Sumner, so Addington is more likely to have been named after Dr Sumner’s residence. The Rev. Paulson (Poulson) would not have been regarded as of sufficient standing to have a suburb named after him.] The "new suburb of Addington" is first mentioned in the Lyttelton Times in 1863. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 3 of 204 Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name Addington Jerrold Jerrold Street Formerly a reserve Addington "City Council", The Summary of Park Street belonging to the Press, 22 August 1911, parks, Reserve Sydenham Borough p 5 playgrounds, open Council. The Jerrold “Nine parks named, spaces and Street Reserve is first reserves, p 4 small reserves in mentioned in The Press in Christchurch”, The 1911. Press, 14 September Addington Park was one 1948, p 6 of nine parks given their official names by the Christchurch City Council in 1948. Ahuriri Ahuriri Bush Port Hills An area of 29 acres vested "Summit Road "Death of Mr A. Summit in Christchurch City Reserves", The Press, 6 V. R. Morten", Reserve Council in 1948. August 1948, p 3 The Press, 13 The land was first given The Port Hills of April 1931, p 14 to the public in 1914 by Christchurch, p 287 Richard May Downes Morten (1877-1950) and his brother, Arthur Roscoe Vernon Morten (1878-1931). © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 4 of 204 Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name Aidanfield Named after Mother Mother Aidan was one of Biographical Pitch your tents on Aidan Phelan (1858- four Sisters to arrive in information supplied in distant shores: a 1958) who, in turn, Christchurch from Ireland 2007 by Fraser history of the was named after the in September 1886. She Faithfull, archivist with Sisters of Good Irish Saint Aidan. was Superior of the the Good Shepherd Shepherd in Mount Magdala convent Provincialate in Australia, 1907-1920 and 1929- Abbotsford, Victoria in Aotearoa/New 1936. correspondence with Zealand and Tahiti Margaret Harper. The land around the St “Catholic land John of God Hospital had Other information may become been owned by the Sisters supplied in 2007 by suburb”, The of the Good Shepherd, Bob Pritchard, Press, 28 July based in Melbourne, for subdivisions officer, 2000, p 6 over 100 years and it was Christchurch City “Haven for ‘fallen planned that funds from Council. women’ to be the development would housing go towards their work. subdivision”, NZ The first sections were Catholic, 5 put on the market in 2000; November 2000, p the last in 2013. 13 Named on 31 January Actions and 2001. reactions September 2000 © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 5 of 204 Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name “Strong interest expected”, The Press, 20 April 2013, p G2 Held firm by faith, pp 152- Mount Magdala Albion Lyttleton’s Named after the 44 London Ohinehouroko is believed Lyttelton/Mt Herbert "Advertisements", Square- civic square Albion Hotel which Street, to be the oldest name for Community Board Lyttelton Times, Ohinehouroko site was once at 44 Lyttelton a pa site within the agenda 22 August 2013 10 April 1858, p 5 London Street and is Lyttelton township area. Lyttelton/Mt Herbert first mentioned in Named in 2013. Community Board The Lyttelton Times minutes 22 August in 1858; also 2013 Ohinehouroko, meaning "Port square on way", establishment of a Christchurch Mail, 29 place of new August 2013, p 2 peacefulness. "Heading towards finish line", Christchurch Mail, 12 June 2014, p 11 © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 6 of 204 Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name Aldred Named after the On east side of The Rev. Aldred built his Beveridge Street . “Obituary, The Reserve Rev. John Aldred Durham home in Durham Street Rev. John (1818-1894). Street, north of North, near where he later Aldred”, The Salisbury developed Aldred Street Press, 15 January Street, close to as a private street. 1894, p 6 Peacock, Wording on plaque: G R Macdonald Conference “Aldred Park. In 1993 a dictionary of and Beveridge suggestion was put to the Canterbury Street but on Christchurch City Council biographies: A69 eastern side of by the Victoria The history of road. Neighbourhood Group to Methodism in establish a reserve on this New Zealand, p site. Subsequently it was 508 purchased, cleared and landscaped. It has been named for the Rev. Aldred who owned large tracts of land in this area during the city's early settlement. © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 7 of 204 Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name The neighbourhood surrounding this park is one of the oldest in the city. The social class structure of 100 years ago is still evident in the style of housing in the area from the smallest of workers' cottages to large villas and grander homes. Notable people who have lived here include James K. Baxter (writer and poet) and Fanny Buss (artist). In memory of George Thorn, John Huggins, Frank Ware and Fraser Burridge who helped make this a neighbourhood.” © Christchurch City Libraries February 2016 Page 8 of 204 Christchurch Place Names: A - M Current name Former Origin of name Where Additional information See Source Related sources name Allandale Ohinetahi Named after James At the head of Allan was a farmer of G R Macdonald "Deaths", The Allan (1837-1910). Governors Bay Charteris Bay. dictionary of Press, 20 October Canterbury biographies: A Post Office was opened 1910, p 1 A93 at Allandale in 1897. "Mail Notices", The Press, 17 May 1897, p 6 Place-names of Banks Peninsula, p 45 Amelia Rogers Named after Amelia New Brighton Amelia Rogers was the Amelia Lane and Unsung heroines Amelia Rogers Frances Rogers, née Road Burwood postmistress at Dixon Reserve Reserve Burwood/Pegasus Amelia Rogers Inwood, (1849- various times between Community Board 1928).