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Christchurch Street Names: T to V Current name Tramway Lane Former name Travis Road Named after William Henry Travis (1827?- 1910). Trecastle Lane Treffers Road Curletts Road from Parkhouse Road to Wigram Road. Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Named after Mark Treffers. Central city On Worcester Street just to the west of the old Government Buildings. It runs to the south. The modern central city tramway runs along it. Burwood, New Brighton. Travis Road appears in street directories 1912-1916 with a see ref. to Reeves Road. From 1917 it appears as Travis Road only. Christchurch City Libraries Page 56 of 95 8 August 2013 Mairehau Road. Also Travis Swamp. Huntsbury Formed post-1997. Broad Oaks Wigram Treffers was a swimmer who won a gold medal in the 400m individual medley event at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch. Curletts Road from Parkhouse Road to Wigram Road was re-named Treffers Road on 4 June 1974. Curletts Road "Park use for rugby", The Press 5 June 1974, p 14 “Editorial”, Avenues, Issue 15, May 2005, p 7 Henry Travis 1853- 1927, the W.H. Travis Trust 1927- 1987. G. R Macdonald dictionary of Canterbury biographies: T368
Christchurch Street Names: T to V Current name Former name Trent Street St James Street Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further information Named after the River Trent in England. Trina Place Named after Trina Blogg. Trinity Lane Named after the Holy Trinity Church in Avonside. Linwood St James Street first appears in street directories in 1890. Re-named Trent Street on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Shirley In a Blogg Brothers Ltd subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1960. Linwood First appears in street directories in 1955. Christchurch City Libraries Page 57 of 95 8 August 2013 Gilby neighbourhood improvement plan, p 9 “New street names”, The Press, 1 June 1948, p 3 Information supplied in 2007 by Kevin Blogg, Trina’s brother. “New names for streets”, The Press, 2 June 1948, p 3 "Foremost developer and donor", The Press, 22 October 2005, p D19
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