Everything about Stanmore New South Wales totally explained
Stanmore is a
suburb in the
inner-west of
Sydney, in
New South Wales,
Australia. Stanmore is located 6
kilometres south-west of the
Sydney central business district and is part of the
local government area of
Marrickville Council.
History
Stanmore was named by a prosperous saddler, John Jones. He purchased land in 1835 where
Newington College now stands and called it the Stanmore Estate. Jones named it after his birthplace of
Stanmore, a north
London suburb. The current suburb of Stanmore is larger than the original estate and includes the area originally known as Kingston.
The first
Norfolk pines on the Australian mainland were planted along the line of Percival Road, leading to
Parramatta Road by Lt Colonel
George Johnston. He was the owner of Annandale House, built in 1799 on the hill between Macaulay and Albany Roads, Stanmore. It was from here where Johnston marched with his troops to
Castle Hill on 5 March 1804 to quell the convict revolt and where he rode on 26 January 1808 to arrest
Governor Bligh during the
Rum Rebellion.
Stanmore is also notable as the birthplace of former Prime Minister
Harold Holt (1908-1967).
Transport and Commercial Area
Stanmore railway station is on the
Inner West line of the
CityRail network. Stanmore has a small shopping centre beside Stanmore railway station. Commercial developments also run along the length of
Parramatta Road. The
Olympia Milk Bar is located on Parramatta Road, while the Globe Theatre was a local landmark which is now demolished.
Image: Stanmore1.JPG|Percival Road shops, Stanmore
Image: Stanmore3.JPG|Trafalgar Street shops
Schools
Stanmore is home to
Newington College, an
independent GPS boys school and the state primary Stanmore Public School . The architecturual historian Morton Herman said of Newington's design by
Thomas Rowe:
Also in the grounds of Newington is the old church built in 1874. It is made from sandstone rubble and features a spire; it was used by the Methodist congregation until a larger church was built in 1883. The first church then became a school hall and is now used as an art room. It is now listed on the
Register of the National Estate.
Of Stanmore Public's design by Blackman and Parkes he said :
Churches
- St Michaels Catholic Church.
- St Augustines Anglican Church.
- West Kingston Uniting Church.
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