Christchurch street names T - V - Christchurch City Libraries
Christchurch street names T - V - Christchurch City Libraries
Christchurch street names T - V - Christchurch City Libraries
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<strong>Christchurch</strong> Street Names: T to V<br />
Current<br />
name<br />
Troup<br />
Drive<br />
Former<br />
name<br />
Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further<br />
information<br />
Named after Sir<br />
George<br />
Alexander Troup<br />
(1863-1941) and<br />
his son, Gordon<br />
Sloan Troup<br />
(1898-1977).<br />
Addington Sir George Troup was an<br />
architect who designed the<br />
Dunedin and the Kaiapoi<br />
Railway Stations. His son,<br />
Gordon, was a university<br />
liaison officer, lecturer,<br />
railway enthusiast and writer<br />
on railway matters.<br />
Named in 1997.<br />
<strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Libraries</strong> Page 59 of 95<br />
8 August 2013<br />
“Obituary”, The<br />
Press, 6 October<br />
1941, p 6<br />
View the biography<br />
of George<br />
Alexander Troup in<br />
the Dictionary of<br />
New Zealand<br />
Biography.<br />
George Troup:<br />
architect and<br />
engineer<br />
“Mr G. S. Troup<br />
was well-known<br />
teacher”, The Press,<br />
24 October 1977, p<br />
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