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Christchurch Street Names: T to V Current name Tobins Lane Toledo Place Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Named after Cecil Alexander Tobin (1856- 1938) and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Tobin, née Browne, (1867-1930). Named after Toledo, a city in central Spain. Burwood Tobin was the vicar of All Saints Anglican Church, Burwood 1910-1937. The name was suggested to the developer by Richard Greenaway about 2000. Mount Pleasant In a group of streets with Spanish names. Named by the developer, Bernard Blogg, one of the partners in Blogg Brothers Ltd. He hoped that Spanish-style houses would be built. First appears in street directories in 1976. Christchurch City Libraries Page 44 of 95 8 August 2013 Information supplied in 2008 by Richard Greenaway. The Port Hills of Christchurch, p 95 Additional information supplied in 2008 by Bede Cosgriff (d. 2011) in an interview with Margaret Harper. The Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican Clergy in the Pacific “Obituary”, The Press, 12 April 1938, p 12 “Obituary”, Evening Post, 12 April 1938, p 7 Burwood All Saints’ Church 1877-1977 "Foremost developer and donor", The Press, 22 October 2005, p D19
Christchurch Street Names: T to V Current name Tomes Road Former name Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Named after Thomas Bennett Tomes (1821?- 1875). St Albans Tomes, a grazier, bought Rural Section 276, 50 acres in Papanui Road. His daughter, Emma, married John Stanley Monck (1845- 1929). A Papanui war memorial street. First mentioned in the Star in 1882 and first appears in street directories in 1892. Christchurch City Libraries Page 45 of 95 8 August 2013 Bennett Street, Norfolk Street and Scotston Street. Also Tillman Avenue. Province of Canterbury, New Zealand : list of sections purchased to April 30 1863, p 7 “Advertisements”, Star, 30 May 1882, p 3 G. R Macdonald dictionary of Canterbury biographies: T298 "Death", The Press, 30 September 1875, p 2 Chairman's report to the water supply and works committee, Christchurch City Council, 14 November 1945, held at Christchurch City Council archives.
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