Christchurch street names T - V - Christchurch City Libraries

Christchurch Street Names: T to V
Current
name
Former
name
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Ulster Place Central city In 1892 an application was
sent into the council asking
for it to take over "a private
street turning out of Taylor's
Lane” (later Aberdeen
Street).
First appears in street
directories in 1914.
Union
Street
Richmond
Terrace
Named to show
the location of
the union of two
‘towns’ in 1870s
New Brighton:
Oramstown and
Rainestown.
The section from
Jervois Street to
Bridge Street
was formerly
Richmond
Terrace. Named
after Richmond
Villa, a villa
built there by
Thomas Raine
(1820-1907)
which he in turn
named after his
New
Brighton
Oramstown was near the
beach, on the right side of
Seaview Road as one crosses
the New Brighton bridge.
This commemorates the
ownership of the area by the
hotelkeeper George Oram
(1826-1876).
Rainestown was on the right
side of Seaview Road but
back towards the river.
Named after soda water
manufacturer Thomas
“Gingerpop” Raine (1820-
1907).
Union Street was formed in
1890 and first appears in
street directories in 1914.
Richmond Terrace appeared
Christchurch City Libraries Page 75 of 95
8 August 2013
Kibblewhite
Street and
Owles
Terrace.
"City Council", Star,
5 April 1892, p 1
“New Brighton
Notes”, Star, 28
August 1890, p 3
Information about the
date of Richmond
Terrace supplied in
2010 by Bob
Pritchard,
subdivisions officer,
Christchurch City
Council.
“Street naming”, The
Press, 3 November
1909, p 3
“Early New
Brighton”, The Star,
20 May 1922, p 8
“Naming of streets
G. R Macdonald
dictionary of
Canterbury
biographies: R21 &
O95
“Street names”, The
Press, 6 October
1909, p 6
“New names for
streets”, The Press,
2 June 1948, p 3