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Historical notes on The Glebe/ by L.G. Norman
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Unique IDLIB-00012384Date1st January 1960Date qualifieryear onlyDescriptionPublic Note: Cover title.
Tusculum - Home and 9 acres owned by Alexander Brodie Spark.
Allen Street, Glebe named after George Allen who originally owned Lots 8 and 11 which formed part of Wentworth Park.
Boyce Street and Lane, Glebe named after Marion Boyce wife of Sir George Wigram Allen.
Tollbars - turnpikes introduced by Lachlan Macquarie as a means of gaining revenue.
Tempe - home on Cook's River owned by Alexander Brodie Spark.
W. Taylor had a foundry at Pyrmont.
John Tawell was a prominent quaker, later hanged for the murder of his mistress.
Condamine, Lt. Thomas - aide-de-camp to Governor Darling. Managed Carter's Barracks on site of what is now Central railway Station. A founder of the Australian subscription library, later the Public Library of NSW.
Broughton Street and Lane named after Bishop Broughton, first Church of England bishop in Australia.
Ambrose Foss was a founder of the Congregational movement in Sydney. Forest Lodge was named after his home in Sydney.
Wigram (Road and Lane) named after Sir George Wigram Allen, eldest son of George Allen of Toxteth House. He was the first mayor of Glebe on its incorporation and was elected for 18 consecutive terms.
Judge Wilkinson resided in Hereford House.
Thomas Woolley, ironmonger, purchaser of Lot 9, site of Hereford House. Woolley Street and Lane are named after him.
Church Lane so named because it is near the site of the Wesleyan Chapel built by George Allen at Toxteth Park.
Bay Street named after Blackwattle Bay.
Howard Street named afger Jonathon Howard one of the founders of the firm Howard and Moore.
F.H. Reuss, a prominent architect and surveyor in the Glebe area in the 1860s/70s.
Orphan School Creek adjoined Catherine Farm and Camperdown Estate, granted by Governor King to Governor Bligh 10th August 1806.
Andrew Garran lived at Glenwood Hereford Street and later Strathmore on Glebe Point. He was the father of Sir Robert Garran and Garran Lane is named after him.
The term Glebe is from Ecclesiastical Law. It refers to the land devoted to the maintenance of the incumbent of a church. The English word comes, via the French glebe from the Latin gleba-glaeba meaning clod, turf, land or soil. It was first used in England in the ecclesiastical sense in the early 14th century.
Glebe was officially incorporated as a Municipality on 1st August 1859.
Rosebank Street named after Rosebank mansion now Hammond's Hotel.
St James Avenue and lane named after Stl. James Catholic Church.
Mansfield Street and Lane named after George AllenMansfield a well-known arthitect of the latter part of the 19th century.
Pendrill Street named after Rev. John Pendrill - a Church of England minister and schoolmaster.
Pyrmont - so-called because of a spring of clear waterLanguageEnglish (eng)IllustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherCity of SydneyPlace of publicationSydney
New South Wales
Australia
Tusculum - Home and 9 acres owned by Alexander Brodie Spark.
Allen Street, Glebe named after George Allen who originally owned Lots 8 and 11 which formed part of Wentworth Park.
Boyce Street and Lane, Glebe named after Marion Boyce wife of Sir George Wigram Allen.
Tollbars - turnpikes introduced by Lachlan Macquarie as a means of gaining revenue.
Tempe - home on Cook's River owned by Alexander Brodie Spark.
W. Taylor had a foundry at Pyrmont.
John Tawell was a prominent quaker, later hanged for the murder of his mistress.
Condamine, Lt. Thomas - aide-de-camp to Governor Darling. Managed Carter's Barracks on site of what is now Central railway Station. A founder of the Australian subscription library, later the Public Library of NSW.
Broughton Street and Lane named after Bishop Broughton, first Church of England bishop in Australia.
Ambrose Foss was a founder of the Congregational movement in Sydney. Forest Lodge was named after his home in Sydney.
Wigram (Road and Lane) named after Sir George Wigram Allen, eldest son of George Allen of Toxteth House. He was the first mayor of Glebe on its incorporation and was elected for 18 consecutive terms.
Judge Wilkinson resided in Hereford House.
Thomas Woolley, ironmonger, purchaser of Lot 9, site of Hereford House. Woolley Street and Lane are named after him.
Church Lane so named because it is near the site of the Wesleyan Chapel built by George Allen at Toxteth Park.
Bay Street named after Blackwattle Bay.
Howard Street named afger Jonathon Howard one of the founders of the firm Howard and Moore.
F.H. Reuss, a prominent architect and surveyor in the Glebe area in the 1860s/70s.
Orphan School Creek adjoined Catherine Farm and Camperdown Estate, granted by Governor King to Governor Bligh 10th August 1806.
Andrew Garran lived at Glenwood Hereford Street and later Strathmore on Glebe Point. He was the father of Sir Robert Garran and Garran Lane is named after him.
The term Glebe is from Ecclesiastical Law. It refers to the land devoted to the maintenance of the incumbent of a church. The English word comes, via the French glebe from the Latin gleba-glaeba meaning clod, turf, land or soil. It was first used in England in the ecclesiastical sense in the early 14th century.
Glebe was officially incorporated as a Municipality on 1st August 1859.
Rosebank Street named after Rosebank mansion now Hammond's Hotel.
St James Avenue and lane named after Stl. James Catholic Church.
Mansfield Street and Lane named after George AllenMansfield a well-known arthitect of the latter part of the 19th century.
Pendrill Street named after Rev. John Pendrill - a Church of England minister and schoolmaster.
Pyrmont - so-called because of a spring of clear waterLanguageEnglish (eng)IllustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherCity of SydneyPlace of publicationSydney
New South Wales
Australia
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FormatPublication - Book
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Number of pages425
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Dimensions (free text)33 cm
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Dewey decimal numberSRC FOLIO 994.41 NORMSource system IDR0000031103Alternative ID30002034283531
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CollectionBooks and JournalsTrue Crime in the City
Historical notes on The Glebe/ by L.G. Norman (01/01/1960), [LIB-00012384]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 20 May 2024, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1749488