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Blandville
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NameBlandville
DescriptionA small settlement between Springston village and South Springston, Blandville was located on the bend of Leeston Road at the junction of Collins and Powell's Roads. It was a 20-acre section owned by a settler called 'Twenty Acre' - a tall man remembered for wearing a velveteen coat. However because this land was so wet and thick with harakeke flax he sold it. When it was subdivided, Memory Lane was put in to service the sections - this was named after local bachelor cousins Bill Memory and Ted Taylor (Singleton, 2004, p.262)
According to Singleton (2004, p.267) the Blandville Post Office operated between 1 June 1896 and 31 May 1901. It then changed its name to Springston Railway and was open until 26 February 1965. For the earlier period, it was operating from the railway station, but later on it was attached to the side of Mounce's store as a lean-to, accessed from the shop.
DescriptionA small settlement between Springston village and South Springston, Blandville was located on the bend of Leeston Road at the junction of Collins and Powell's Roads. It was a 20-acre section owned by a settler called 'Twenty Acre' - a tall man remembered for wearing a velveteen coat. However because this land was so wet and thick with harakeke flax he sold it. When it was subdivided, Memory Lane was put in to service the sections - this was named after local bachelor cousins Bill Memory and Ted Taylor (Singleton, 2004, p.262)According to Singleton (2004, p.267) the Blandville Post Office operated between 1 June 1896 and 31 May 1901. It then changed its name to Springston Railway and was open until 26 February 1965. For the earlier period, it was operating from the railway station, but later on it was attached to the side of Mounce's store as a lean-to, accessed from the shop.
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Researched ByGeorge SingletonWritten BySarah DavyTaken FromGeorge Singleton, Ellesmere: The Jewel in Canterbury's Crown (2004)
Written BySarah DavyTaken FromGeorge Singleton, Ellesmere: The Jewel in Canterbury's Crown (2004)Blandville. Selwyn Stories, accessed 27/04/2025, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5424
