Guided Walk: The Glebe Estate — St Phillips and Bishopthorpe

Guided Walk: The Glebe Estate — St Phillips and Bishopthorpe

Learn about these mid-1800s subdivisions of land earmarked in 1789 for the Anglican Church. Conserved in 1975, they remain largely intact.

By The Glebe Society

Date and time

Saturday, May 25 · 2 - 4pm AEST

Location

Glebe Town Hall

160 Saint Johns Road Glebe, NSW 2037 Australia

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About this event

  • 2 hours

2024 marks 50 years since the Whitlam Government purchased the ‘Glebe Lands’, i.e. much of the area bounded by St Johns Road and Broadway.

The Glebe Society played a key role in campaigning for this significant part of old Sydney’s heritage to be preserved, thus enabling families who had lived here for generations to remain as an intact community. The intervention by the Whitlam Government prevented the demolition of many Glebe houses and the dispersal of their inhabitants.

Max Solling will lead this walk, which traces some of the early European settlement in 'The Glebe' and its later subdivision into small allotments in St Phillips in 1842 and Bishopthorpe in 1856.

Max’s guided walks are always popular; he shares his deep knowledge of Glebe’s history through engaging stories of past events and people.

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The Glebe Society

The Glebe Society, established over 50 years ago, aims to protect our heritage, encourage a sense of community and create a better future for all residents.