The Christchurch Districts of Windsor and Shirley
A short history and reminiscences 1860 – 1960
By Roger Allen
https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C846832
Chapter One: The Origin of the Names of Shirley and Windsor
Chapter Two: The Settlement and Development of the Shirley and Windsor Districts
Chapter Three: Pastoral and Mixed Farming
Chapter Four: Marketing Gardening and Poultry Farming
Chapter Five: Day to Day Living
Chapter Six: Wartime Restrictions
Chapter Seven: Social Activities
Chapter Eight: Institutions in Windsor and Shirley
Chapter Nine: Shopping in Shirley and Windsor
Chapter Ten: Early Houses in Cresswell Avenue, and Houses of Interest
Chapter Eleven: Small Industries
Chapter Twelve: People of Interest
Due to Copyright, I won’t be quoting from this book without the Author’s permission.
I have highlighted pages of interest below:
Page 6
The Welcome to Shirley Sign
Page 7
A sketch map of the Shirley/Windsor District 1880’s-late 1950’s *
* Interesting to see the Shirley boundary in this map includes part of areas we now call Richmond, Edgeware/St Albans Park & Mairehau.
Page 15
“Beyond the Pale” Shirley area
Page 16
Shirley aerial photograph (1946?) & Housing Development
Page 22
Māori Settlement
Page 31
Fattening Cattle
Page 33
Dairy Farming
Page 58
Air Raid Shelters *
* About three metres wide, in the old Shirley School grounds, south side of Shirley Road, 1941-43?
Page 96-97
Chancellor Street Housing, Ben Moore, “B.O. Moore and Sons” *
* Built/owned houses in the block bounded by Chancellor Street, Warden Street, Stapletons Road and Julius Terrace.
The Moore’s lived on the corner of Stapletons Road and Julius Terrace in a large two storied house. (see https://www.10shirleyroad.org.nz/benjamin-oakes-moore/)
Page 97-98
Old Dudley Creek and Dudley Creek
Page 98
Chancellor Street State Houses *
* (see ‘Chancellor Street Heritage Houses’ https://www.10shirleyroad.org.nz/site-history/ & ‘2. Social Housing Heritage’ https://www.10shirleyroad.org.nz/historic-landmark/)