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The Shilling Club

The Shilling Club is a restaurant at James Hight Library, University of Canterbury, Ilam, Christchurch.

Unconfirmed lead. Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 364 3303.

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Checked 20 Oct 2026

Situated within the grounds of Canterbury University in the sunny left corner below the library, The Shilling Club is a… Read full description ↓

James Hight Library, University of Canterbury, Ilam

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Nearest bus stop
271 m
Restaurants in the suburb
12

Getting there

Bus stop, Ilam Rd near Montana Ave 271 m · Routes 3, 100 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, University - Ilam Rd 288 m · Routes 3, 100 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, University - Creyke Rd 312 m · Routes 100, 130 · ECan bus stops
Shared path, Uni-Cycle 114 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Nearby

The nearest other restaurants

More nearby restaurants 5

All 12 restaurants in Ilam → · Every one in the city →

Also in Ilam

More businesses in Ilam 7

Every kind of business in Ilam →

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Ilam (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 20 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
AddressJames Hight Library, University of Canterbury, IlamFind Christchurch, 2024
KindRestaurantsFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 364 3303Find Christchurch, 2024
Websiteucsa.org.nz · gone when last read 2 Oct 2026Find Christchurch, 2024

How the council’s directory described it

Situated within the grounds of Canterbury University in the sunny left corner below the library, The Shilling Club is a restaurant and bar that serves sumptuous food and a fine selection of beverages. Open Monday and Tuesday 7.30am to 5.30pm, Wednesday - Friday 7.30am to 9pm

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour, every consent ECan grants is on the roll
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneSpecific Purpose (Tertiary Education)District Plan
Consent CRC194229Water Take/Use, held by University of Canterbury, to 1 July 2032, 18 m from the pinECan consents

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

106 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 89 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 106 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged Ilam Rd · 24 July 2026
General Request Canterbury · 27 May 2026
General Request Canterbury · 14 May 2026
Pavement - Damaged University Dr · 30 April 2026
Pavement - General 116 Ilam Rd · 13 April 2026
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure Canterbury · 23 February 2026
Pothole University Dr · 20 February 2026
Pothole Erskine Building Corner Science and Engineering Roads University of Canterbury, Ilam · 19 November 2025
Pavement - Damaged Room 9/110 Ilam Road, Ilam · 29 October 2025
Pavement - Damaged University of Canterbury, Canterbury Region 8041 · 29 October 2025
Pothole Room 9/110 Ilam Road, Ilam · 1 October 2025

Questions, answered briefly

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What is The Shilling Club?

A restaurant in Ilam, Christchurch.

Where is The Shilling Club?

James Hight Library, University of Canterbury, Ilam. On the map →

Is The Shilling Club still trading?

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

How do you contact The Shilling Club?

phone 03 364 3303 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other restaurants are near The Shilling Club?

Oishii (110 m), Burgatory (132 m), Umami Spice (133 m), every one in the city.

What’s near The Shilling Club?

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Oishii (110 m); the Ilam Rd near Montana Ave bus stop is 271 m away: routes 3, 100; a shared path on the Uni-Cycle route passes within 114 m.

What stood where The Shilling Club is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

The record behind this

This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:

Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer

Read source notes 5

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-shilling-club-ilam.md.