Idris Road

Where it runs

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

From the air, then

Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →

The numbered spots

• 33 Idris Road, 1 report

What got reported

• Vehicles & parking, 1 report

Year by year

• 2022, 1 report

Documents that name it

Records on the shelf that name Idris Road, 34 in total; the 12 earliest:

• Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 April 1901) · Papers Past · 27 Apr 1901
  …annum house 4 rooms iron roof shed pigstye eto price 170 jfendalton corner glandovey and idris roads opposite mrtyreesnearry 3 acres of land about 12 chains frontage high ter race capital building si…
• Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1902) · Papers Past · 26 Jul 1902
  …tion for aibsalute sale as owner has left the district 673 fndalto-n corner g-kndovey and idris roadsphe finest site left for a gentumaii residence in this favourite locality 2 acies well fenced wi a…
• Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 December 1905) · Papers Past · 2 Dec 1905
  …apply keeper star 6917 wanted to sell gooseberries in any quantities id pound h pugh off idris road fendalton 6961 anted sell lady 24in swift cash 10 easy terms arranged adams star coy next broadways…
• Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 December 1905) · Papers Past · 11 Dec 1905
  …sidence piano bath central terms moderate apply 28 victoria square city 7091 strayed from idris road papanui a black field spaniel bitch answering to name gipsy collar on f w hunt box 104 christchurch…
• THE COMING ELECTIONS. (Star, 22 June 1906) · Papers Past · 22 Jun 1906
  …st church lincoln road syreydon spreydon road board office simeon street mr peppler house idris road fendalton mrs adams store papanui…
• TRAMWAYS ELECTION. (Star, 16 August 1906) · Papers Past · 16 Aug 1906
  …ist church lincoln road spreydon spreydon road board office simeon street mr pepper house idris road fen t dalton mrs adwwe store papamii v…
• Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 August 1907) · Papers Past · 10 Aug 1907
  …j-hp very cheap apply engine this office 4132 forsale smalfstacltof hay applylo mr skelly idris road papanui 4174 for sale reliable incubator good as new address w box st martin road opawa 4151 for sa…
• Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 October 1907) · Papers Past · 12 Oct 1907
  …eet city 8724 wanted situation by experienced house-parlourmaid gcod references l maiming idris road papanui 8796 wanted seiirpairhomers prize etrrm jack times office 8727 anted plough and genera farm…
• Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 November 1908) · Papers Past · 28 Nov 1908
  …ce etc langstroth star j office itm i tttanted a young nursemaid apply j vv mrs d h brown idris road 1 cn i daltoii 771 l w anted sell good harmonium 7-stop cheap for cash 53 bealey avenue st i albans…
• TRAMWAY POLLS. (Star, 07 July 1909) · Papers Past · 7 Jul 1909
  …incoln road spreytiob road board office simeon street s spreydon marquee mrs pepper house idris road fendalton bayiey land agency papanui tasker store g corner clarence road and princess jj street j m…
• Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 August 1909) · Papers Past · 28 Aug 1909
  …street 9708 wantedfor afewweeks7 domesti cated young lady to help in house apply mrs rioh idris road fendalton 9736 tt7anted by young experienced woman yv washing or cleaning full days pre ferred refe…
• Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 September 1909) · Papers Past · 25 Sept 1909
  …be in good order apply ccc theatre royal 489 wanted tenant apply mrs d h brown glencairn idris road fen dalton 485 wanted young girl to assist h use work houre bto 7 apply 145 mbn treal street 498 i7…

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As it was reported

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Latest on record

• Hazard, vehicle at 33 Idris Road, 18 Aug 2022