Inglis Street in the suburb of Phillipstown, Christchurch

Inglis Street in Phillipstown – Named after John Inglis (1822- 1884). Inglis was the manager of Matheson’s Agency. He was also associated with the establishment of primary school education. He died in England where he had gone for medical treatment. First appears in the Star in 1883 when building sections in Inglis Street are advertised for sale by John Inglis, Land & Estate Agent. First appears in street directories in 1898

A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had the usual birth and death notices. The earliest information on Papers Past was an ad for building sections in 1883 and John Inglis was the real estate agent. A Mr Jermano in 1898 wasn’t having a good year as he had a house fire plus was burgled. This street had a few fires over the years but it was the one in 1910 that caught my attention. The owner of the house was a Mr Barrett and I will be checking my family tree as he is possibly an indirect ancestor.

There are a couple of houses from 1910 on this street but one is in a fairly poor condition. Several houses from the 1970s and several from 2023. It is another street where I suspect that the older houses will continue to be demolished.

I now wish that I had walked the nearby Mathesons Rd as there is likely to be a connection to John Inglis. I will have to go back to walk it fair soon.

Maps are slightly confused here. Apple maps correctly have the street running from Olliviers Rd to Mathesons Rd but Google maps have the street continuing past Olliviers Rd. This is a long driveway for several houses all with an Ollivers Rd address.