"Resolved that on the application of William G Carson Renwick Court be changed to Renwick Street on his paying the cost". (10th December 1879). The heritage section of Shaftesbury Reformed Presbyterian Church indicates this street was called after James Renwick. There is student accommodation called Renwick House in Elmwood Avenue run by a Christian organisation. Their website states: “The building is named after James Renwick, a Scottish Covenanter who was executed for his faith in 1688 at the age of 26. He was known to have been a vibrant young man who lived courageously for his Saviour.”