Shops at Highgate "Dip" (Bishopscourt)
Highgate was previously High Street, and in 1888 street directory is shown as District Road.
High Street changed to Highgate in the Roslyn area in 1913 but only changed to Highgate in Maori Hill in 1916. Source - DCC archives.
Note that Highgate (LHS) was numbered starting from Epsilon Street where Highgate changes to Kenmure Road to the South. The year the photograph below was taken is not known but still has tram rails showing and the sign on the store is "R Armit & Co". There appears to be another shop front on the far side of the Dunblane Street intersection and this is listed in the 1936 Stones Directory (see below) and the butcher and fruiter appear in the 1942 directory but not in 1936. It is probably the butcher shop shown next to Armit's in the photograph.
The photograph does not appear to show the electric tram overhead wire, although they may be hard to distinguish if in fact there. It is therefore possible that the photo is after 1936 and before the tram lines were ripped up. Operations on the Maori Hill line ceased on 1st July 1936.
See also pages on Maori Hill electric trams.
Photograph (K184) from Margaret Howard.
Photograph (K338) from Otago Witness c1926?
Occupants of this area of Highgate are listed below for the years 1909, 1919, 1936, 1942 and 1950 - the following extracts are from the Stones Directories of those years.
1909 Highgate (LHS) numbered from Epsilon Street.
.... Albert st intersects ....(now Dunblane St)
177 Boraman Geo Wm, linotype operator
179 Kinnear Robt, jymn blk smith
Kinnear Wm, Jymn tailor
Kinnear John Thomson Jymn tailor
181 Grant Anthony, storekpr
Grant John, Jymn boot maker
Grant Wm, grocer's asstn
183 Hamel John Henry Francis, hatter;
b a, Prince st, D
.... Fairfax st intersects ....
185 Mackisack Martha Alicia (Mrs)
187 Black Alex Douglas (of Douglas Black & Co)
191 Harding Lucy (Mrs)
Harding Chas Wm, letter carrier
Harding Eva (Miss), dressmkr
193 Wylie Tas. crpntr
193a Tyrrell Arthur, compstr
.... McMillan st intersects ....
1919 Highgate (LHS) numbered from Epsilon Street.
.... Dunblane St .... intersects
177 Boraman Geo Wm, linotype operator
179 Kinnear Robt, blksmth
Kinnear Wm, jymn tailor
Kinnear John Thomson, jymn tailor
Kinnear Robt, jun, jymn tailor
181 Grant Anthony
Grant John, jymn bootmkr
183 Hamel John Henry Franzis (J. P.) , hatter (p r)
.... Fairfax St .... intersects
185 McIntosh Alex Fraser, farmer
187 Westfield Alfd Edwd. Mrs
189 Armit (R) & Co (Robert Armit), storekprs
191 Harding Lucy, Mrs
193 Townley Mary, Mrs
.... MacMillan St .... intersects
195 Peterson John, motorman
.... Lynn street .... intersects
1936 Highgate (LHS) numbered from Epsilon Street.
.... Dunblane st .... intersects
177
179
181 Kennard John Edwin, fruitr
Kennard S, Mrs, dairy & cnfctnr
183
.... Fairfax St .... intersects
185 Mcintosh Alex Fraser, farmer
187 Westfield A1fd Edwd. Mrs
189 Armit (R) & Co (Robert Armit), storekprs
191 Harding Lucy, Mrs
193 Townley Mary, Mrs
.... MacMillan St .... intersects
195 Peterson John, motorman
.... Lynn street .... intersects
1942 Highgate (LHS) numbered from Epsilon Street, then renumbered by 1942 as below.
.... Dunblane st .... intersects
449
453
455 Hessian Rose, Miss, dairy & cnfctnr
457 Conder Frank Pobgie, bootmaker
463 Hamel John Henry Franzis (J. P.), hatter (p r)
.... Fairfax St .... intersects
473 Westfield A1fd Edward
477 Armit Stores (A W Christie), storekeepers
481 Roberts Edwd Wm, btchr (branch)
483 Haworth E, Mrs, fruitr & confctr
485
489
.... MacMillan St .... intersects
501 Billing Eliz and Frances, Misses
.... Lynn street .... intersects
1950 Highgate (LHS) numbered from Epsilon Street.
.... Dunblane st .... intersects
449
453
455 Johnston Thos A, dairy
457 Johnston Thos Alan, dairy (p r)
459 Kummert Albt Wm, cvl servant
463 Hamel John Henry Franzis (J. P.), hatter (p r)
.... Fairfax St .... intersects
469 Maciver Jas Alex, tchr
473 Westfield A1fd Edward
477 Armit Stores (David McAra, mgr), storekeepers
481 Roberts E W, butcher (branch), Geo Bennet, mgr
483 Talbot Sami Geo, fruitr & confctr
485
489
.... MacMillan St .... intersects
501 Leslie Alan Petrie, horticulturist
.... Lynn street .... intersects
Note: (p r) refers to 'private residence'