Topic: Lichfield Street - Christchurch Street
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Named after the Bishopric of Lichfield in England.
Named after the Bishopric of Lichfield in England.
Named by Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?) and Edward Jollie (1825-1894).
One of the original Christchurch streets named in 1850. The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke's Peerage.
First mentioned in The Lyttelton Times in 1852 when 1/4 acre sections are advertised for sale there.
[Until 1910, numbering of the street went from east to west, from 1910, west to east.]
Origin of name from Christchurch Street and Place Names
