NAME: Seaview Tce was sometimes written Sea View Tce (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). It was briefly known as Clay St around 1938 (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). (expand…
NAME: Second Ave’s name is self explanatory. DESCRIPTION: Second Ave runs from Central Rd to School Rd in Kingsland. Kingsland Ave bisects it. Numbers 1…
NAME: Selcourt Rd was known as Selwyn Rd until 22 March 1938 when many Mt Albert roads were renamed. It was most likely named after…
NAME: Selkirk Rd was “Possibly named after Alexander Selkirk, the original of the book ‘Robinson Crusoe’” (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). Selkirk is the name of a…
NAME: Seychelles St was part of Seymour St until 1938. The remainder of Seymour St was renamed Malvern Rd and Rocky Nook Ave. The subdivision…
NAME: Shaw St was named after local landowner Elihu Shaw (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). His daughter Elizabeth McDonald subdivided the land and named the street after…
NAME: Shorwell St was known as Short St until 1938 when many Mt Albert roads were renamed. Shorwell St is named after a place on…
NAME: Soljak Pl was known as Albert Rd until 13 December 2000 when it was renamed in honour or Mt Albert City Counsellor Laurie Soljak,…
NAME: Springfield St was sometimes known as Springfield Rd. It was earlier known as Spring St (Auckland Libraries, n.d.), possibly because it led to Western…
NAME: Springleigh Ave was named after the Springleigh Estate. DESCRIPTION: Springleigh Ave runs west from Woodward Rd to Phyllis St. Mark Rd, Rhodes Ave, Renton…
NAME: St Lukes Rd was named after St Lukes Church (Davenport, 1990, p.200). DESCRIPTION: St Lukes Rd runs south from Great North Rd across the…
NAME: Stilwell Rd was known as Belmont Rd to 1938, when many streets in Mt Albert were renamed. W.F. Stilwell was Mayor of Mt Albert Borough…
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NAME: Summit Dr was known as Domain Rd until 1938, when many streets in Mt Albert were renamed. DESCRIPTION: Summit Dr runs from Mt Albert Rd…
NAME: Taumata means “brow of a hill” or “resting place on a hill” (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). This was the name of an estate subdivided in…
NAME: Tawari St was earlier known as Norman St. The date the name was changed has not yet been found – it was after 1937…
NAME: Taylors Rd is named after Allan Kerr Taylor and his family. “This road follows the route of the very first driveway leading to the…
NAME: Third Ave’s name is self explanatory. DESCRIPTION: Third Ave runs from Central Rd to School Rd in Kingsland. Kingsland Ave bisects it. Numbers 1…
NAME: The origin of the name Thomas Ave is not yet known. DESCRIPTION: Thomas Ave runs from Lloyd Ave to Seaview Tce in Mt Albert.…
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NAME: Toroa Tce was named It was named after the Ngati-Awa Chief Toroa. See information provided by Claudette Hauiti to MAHS (Hauiti, 2011, p.8). DESCRIPTION: Toroa…
NAME: It is possible that Tranmere Rd was named after an early sailing vessel (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). It was a brig working on the Manukau…
NAME: Truro Rd is probably named after the city in Cornwall, England. DESCRIPTION: Truro Rd runs from Sandringham Rd to Goring Rd. On the southern…
NAME: Vancouver Ave was probably named after the explorer Captain George Vancouver. Vancouver Ave was also known as Vancouver St. “In response to a query,…
NAME: Verona Ave was probably named after the city in Italy. Verona Ave was known as Veronica Ave until 1938, when many streets in Mt…
NAME: Vinter Tce was known as Vincent Tce until 1938, when many streets in Mt Albert were renamed. The origin of these names are not known.…
NAME: Violet St was known as Victoria Ave. [Date needs confirmation] There is more than one story about the origin of the name of this…
NAME: Wagener is a family name, but we have not yet identified why this street is named Wagener Pl. DESCRIPTION: Wagener Pl is a cul…
NAME: Wairere Ave constructed in 1910. Wairere means waterfall in te reo Māori (Davenport, 1990, p.241). This refers to Waititiko / Meola Creek. There is…
NAME: Walters Rd was named after John Walters. He purchased land (including what would later become Eden Park), and was first Chairman of the Mt…
NAME: Ward Tce was named in 1917. It may have been named after: James N. Ward, a local landowner (Auckland Libraries, n.d.) Joseph Ward (1856-1930),…
NAME: Warwick St was known as Warwickshire St until 1938, when many streets in Mt Albert were renamed. This was an extension of Wexford St (Auckland…
NAME: Watea St was earlier known as Water St. Different eanings are given for Watea: “cautious” (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). “free or clear – a clear…
NAME: Watson Ave was named after Charles Watson Harris, the owner who subdivided the land in 1914. DESCRIPTION: Watson Ave is a cul de sac…
NAME: Wellgarth St was known as Wells St until 1938, when many streets in Mt Albert were renamed. DESCRIPTION: Wellgarth St runs south from Royal Tce.…
NAME: Wesley Ave is probably named after John Wesley (1707-1788), founder of the Methodist Church (Auckland Libraries, n.d.; Davenport, 1990, p.247). DESCRIPTION: Wesley Ave runs…
NAME: Western Springs Rd was named after the geographic feature, Western Springs. DESCRIPTION: Western Springs Rd runs from New North Rd to the (straight ahead)…
NAME: Weston Ave was possibly named after Thomas Weston who was a lawyer in Auckland (Davenport, 1990, p.247). DESCRIPTION: Weston Ave runs off Richardson Rd…
NAME: Willcott St was known as William St until 1938, when many streets in Mt Albert were renamed. Earlier, it was known as Albert St. It is not…
NAME: Willcott Mews Lane runs off Willcott St. It is not known why the street is named Willcott. DESCRIPTION: Willcott Mews Lane is a cul…
NAME: Willis St was named after Cottingham Willis who farmed land that he leased from Allan Kerr Taylor (Davenport, 1990, p.249). DESCRIPTION: Willis St runs…
NAME: Wolseley St was possibly named after Field Marshall Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913) (Davenport, 1990, p.251). DESCRIPTION: Wolseley St runs from New North Rd towards…
NAME: Woodward Rd is named after Mark Woodward. He was a settler who bred Romney sheep. (Davenport, 1990, p.251). The street was in existence in…
In July 1921, John Thomas Wallett purchased this house from Edward Critoph, who was a builder (and most likely built this house). J.T. Wallett and…
NAME: The exact origin of this street name is not known. DESCRIPTION: Crown St no longer exists. It was situated where Eden Park now stands…
NAME: The exact origin of this street name is not known. DESCRIPTION: Princes St no longer exists. It was situated where Eden Park now stands…
NAME: Patterson St was at times referred to as Patterson Rd. It was “probably named after the owner of the bus service between Mount Albert…
NAME: No source for this street name is given by Auckland Libraries or Davenport. DESCRIPTION: Hulse Ave is a cul de sac that runs west…
NAME: Part of Rocky Nook Ave was earlier called Malvern Rd and Seymour Rd. The origin of this name is not known, and is confusing,…
NAME: Bournemouth Ave was named after an English town (Davenport, 1990, p.35). Bournemouth Ave was sometimes referred to as Bournemouth Rd. DESCRIPTION: Bournemouth Ave runs west…
NAME: Francis Ryan Cl was named after Frank Ryan, the Mayor of Mt Albert City Council (1968-1989) (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). DESCRIPTION: Francis Ryan Cl is…
NAME: Amandale Ave was part of the Amandale Estate, which was offered for sale by T.B. Clay in 1912. No link between the Clay family…
NAME: The exact origin of this street name is not known. DESCRIPTION: Duke St no longer exists. It was situated where Eden Park now stands…
NAME: Edendale Rd was sometimes called Eden Dale Rd. DESCRIPTION: Edendale Rd is a short no-exit road that runs south from New North Rd in…
NAME: Stewart Rd was named after an early farmer. His property was opposite Edward Allen’s farm at the Richardson Rd end in the 1880s. (Davenport,…
NAME: Ti Kouka is the Māori name for the cabbage tree. DESCRIPTION: Te Kouka Ln is a loop road that starts and finished on the…
NAME: Thanet Ave was known as Thames Ave until 1938 when many streets in Mt Albert were renamed. It was named Thames St because the landowners…
NAME: Bollard Ave was called Quarry Rd until 1912. Bollard Ave was named after a local resident, John Bollard (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). DESCRIPTION: Bollard Rd…
NAME: Cromwell St was named John St until 1912 (Auckland Libraries, n.d.). It is probably named after Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of Great Britain. The…
Before street numbers were introduced, many Mt Albert houses had names. Some street names have changed – where appropriate, current names and numbers are in…
This page includes lists of residents from Edendale from various sources. It is given in date order. Edendale was included as a separate suburb location…
This page includes lists of residents from Mt Albert from various sources. It is given in date order. 1890-1891 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory (Mount…
This page includes lists of residents from Mt Albert from various sources. It is given in date order. 1880-1881 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory…
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Jack’s voice: A POW’s diary & letters – Stalag VIIIB 1941-1945, written by John (Jack) Penman Turner and edited and expanded upon by Mary Tallon.…
Local historian Lisa J Truttman has written a book about the history of the mountain that our suburb is named after. The book’s full title…
On Saturday 7 November at 2 pm past pupils, staff, present pupils and their families gathered at Mt Albert Primary School. The reunion march was…
This article was written by Glennys McGlashan (nee Brough). My first day at school was special for me. I turned five in October 1945 and…
2020 is the 150th anniversary of the Mt Albert Primary School. Founded in 1870, it was initially located in School Road Morningside, moving to its…
There are several Arts and Crafts houses in Mt Albert. They were designed by architects James Chapman Taylor in 1924-25, and Basil Hooper between 1924-1938.…
The first Mt Albert primary school opened its doors in 1870 as a result of the Common Schools Act, which aimed to remove education from church…
For a limited time, you can buy a copy of the Society’s wonderful book Mt Albert Then and Now, by Deborah Dunsford, for $10 (normally…
We have moved our website to new software and are in the process of redeveloping it. This is exciting – it gives us a lot…