Police Superintendent's residence

This house stood on Pitt Street, across the road from Christ Church, from at least 1842 (if not earlier) and from that date was first occupied by the Chief Commissioner of Police, Major Joseph Long Innes (and his wife Elizabeth Anne Reiby the daughter of Mary Reiby).

It was then home to Captain John McLerie, Superintendent of Police from 1850 and Inspector General of Police from 1856. McLerie was succeeded by Edmund Fosbery in 1874 who occupied the house until its demolition to make way for Central Railway Station. Both McLerie and Innes were parishioners of Christ Church.

John McLerie, Superintendent and Inspector General of Police. His funeral at Christ Church in 1874 was presided over by Bishop Frederic Barker.

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