Clifton, Christchurch
Clifton is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Clifton is a volcanic spur extending from Mount Pleasant.[1] Most of Clifton was originally purchased by Dr Alfred Charles Barker, who had applied for a 50 acres (20 ha) land grant from the Christchurch land office. Barker sold his land in 1872.[2] The lower part of Clifton was undeveloped until 1903, when it was subdivided into 93 sections and put up for auction, as far up the hill as Tuawera Terrace, which was originally known as Victoria Terrace.[3] The land further up the hill was subdivided in 1908.[3]
A lower side spur was bought in 1901 by Samuel Hurst Seager, who designed eight wooden bungalows and carried out his ideas of establishing a garden suburb.[4][5] This area was originally known as Lower Clifton, but is now generally known as the Spur.[4]
Clifton is the main residential hill area above Sumner.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Ogilvie 2009, p. 56.
- ↑ Ogilvie 2009, pp. 59f.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ogilvie 2009, p. 60.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ogilvie 2009, pp. 58f.
- ↑ Lochhead, Ian J. "Samuel Hurst Seager". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
- ↑ Ogilvie 2009, p. 59.
References
- Ogilvie, Gordon (2009). The Port Hills of Christchurch (2nd ed.). Christchurch: Phillips & King Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9583315-6-2.
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