Montrose Street in the suburb of Sydenham, Christchurch

Montrose Street in Sydenham- Named after James Graham, first Marquess of Montrose (1612- 1650). Montrose was a Scottish supporter of the House of Stuart and also a poet. Probably named to continue the theme of “poets and writers” streets of Sydenham, Addington and Waltham named by a committee of the Sydenham Borough Council in January 1880. First mentioned in the Star in 1882 when property is advertised for sale in Montrose Street. First appears in street directories in 1892. A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Nothing that I can add about the naming the the street and at some stage I would like to access the committee papers about the naming of the streets. Montrose is also a place name in Scotland. Papers Past had sections for sale in 1892 but there was a cottage for let as early as 1883. There were several notices for William Barnett’s wife as they lived on this street. I mentioned this family when writing up King St. In 1912 there were several complaints from the residents of the street as they claimed that the council had deposited sewage on the road. This street runs from Southampton St to Huxley St and there are only 22 properties here. They date from 1890 through to 1949 with only one more modern house dated 1990. Some of the houses were lovely and I did like this street. Another street that I walked in February but neglected to add to this website. Tidying up my street project during lockdown as I have walked the majority of streets near where I live.