New Brighton Road

Where it runs

Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on New Brighton Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Aranui.

From the air, then

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The numbered spots

• 481 New Brighton Road, 3 reports

What got reported

• Graffiti & vandalism, 3 reports

Year by year

• 2017, 2 reports
• 2023, 1 report

Documents that name it

Records on the shelf that name New Brighton Road, 136 in total; the 12 earliest:

• Local and General. (Star, 19 July 1873) · Papers Past · 19 Jul 1873
  …raising funds with which to supplement the vote of the provincial council for opening the new brighton road to the sea beach knightstown mutual impbovement association it is in contemplation to give a…
• Local and General. (Star, 23 October 1873) · Papers Past · 23 Oct 1873
  …orked by clock-work and displays great skill and exactness of copy in the workmanship the new brighton road the contractors are progressing well with the formation of this road being now only 20 chain…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 April 1874) · Papers Past · 25 Apr 1874
  …side north-east town belt between new brighton and stanmoiv roads apply to william knight new brighton road kxh g l beath co clothiers outfitters and prapebs are opening an immense stock of new winter…
• Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 October 1874) · Papers Past · 8 Oct 1874
  …containing 2fc acres the other 4j acres bounded by a fine stream of water situated on the new brighton road not half a mile from north-east town-belt apply to john lewis crystal palace buildings 2184…
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 September 1878) · Papers Past · 26 Sept 1878
  …good milker apply mr hebden times office or afc fche house formerly occupied bv mr laine new brighton road 2o3 anted eight good hands lo if all timber and clear bush afc a saw mill constant work give…
• LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 29 September 1879) · Papers Past · 29 Sept 1879
  …hich appeared in saturday isue of the lyttelton times detailing a sticking-up case on the new brighton road should call upon them allkcjbd labcent a man named john fish was arrested on saturday night…
• Aitken & Roberts · Canterbury Stories · 1 Jan 1880
  …iness (ironmongers) Lichfield Street, Christchurch. Who also was the owner of Maesbury in New Brighton Road. 2019 Photo Hunt…
• DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 13 December 1881) · Papers Past · 13 Dec 1881
  …shaw re mr travis request to the board to erect a bridge or culvert over a drain near the new brighton road they advised that if the road crossed by the drain was a publio highway at tho time the drai…
• BOROUGH COUNCIL. (Star, 17 January 1882) · Papers Past · 17 Jan 1882
  …tenance of the north boad from norman lane to white bridge as also the maintenance of the new brighton road from christchnreh to new brighton both olf which are hoavy liabilities upon tho boad board i…
• Local & General. (Star, 22 April 1882) · Papers Past · 22 Apr 1882
  …ffered amongst o her lote a number of sections 32 perches each situate at biohmond on the new brighton road and the property of mr w flesher one b-ction waa sold for 80 and oth-rs were pisaed in at 10…
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 March 1883) · Papers Past · 7 Mar 1883
  …y f i to mrs m m wyatt colombo street north 1679 ante a boy to milk apply o kinge shirley new brighton road near bings land 1696 w anted a young girl accustomed to general housework 17 gloucester stre…
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 July 1883) · Papers Past · 6 Jul 1883
  …uting w j ferguson sydenham 4591 wante boy must be good milker apply g kinge shirley farm new brighton road 4575 wanted lodgings at ix perwesk exclu sive of wsbing must have a private room and fire fo…

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As it was reported

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Latest on record

• Graffiti at 481 New Brighton Road, 10 Oct 2023
• Graffiti at 481 New Brighton Rd, 18 Oct 2017
• Graffiti at 481 New Brighton Rd, 18 Oct 2017