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), Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906-12; 1928-30) (Davenport, 1990, p.245).
DESCRIPTION:
Ward Tce is a cul de sac that runs east from Sandringham Rd.
Numbers 1 to 21 lie on the south side of the road. Numbers 2 to 22 lie on the north side.
FACTS ABOUT THIS STREET:
1937: “described as 550 feet long, with 22 residences and named 20 years before” (Auckland Libraries, n.d.).
SOURCES FOR THIS PAGE:
Auckland Libraries. (n.d.). Auckland city street names. http://www.akcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/streets/streets.html
Davenport, John. (1990). Street names of Auckland: Their story. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton.