Glebe, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Glebe
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption = Nags Head Hotel
lga = City of Sydney
postcode = 2037
pop = 10,872 (2001 census)
area = 1.8
est =
propval =
stategov = Balmain
fedgov = Sydney
dist1 = 3
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD
near-nw = Annandale
near-n = "Blackwattle Bay"
near-ne = Pyrmont
near-w = Forest Lodge
near-e = Ultimo
near-sw = Camperdown
near-s = Camperdown
near-se = Chippendale

Glebe is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Glebe is located 3 kilometres south-west the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney, in the Inner West region.

Glebe surrounds Blackwattle Bay, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, in the north. The suburb of Ultimo lies to the east and the suburbs of Annandale and Forest Lodge lie to the west. The southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway. Broadway is a locality around the road of the same name, which is located on the border of Glebe, Chippendale and Ultimo.

History

Glebe's name derives from the fact that the land on which it was developed was a glebe, originally owned by the Anglican Church. 'The Glebe' was a land grant of 400 acres given by Governor Arthur Phillip to Reverend Richard Johnson, Chaplain of the First Fleet, in 1790. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, p.109]

The suburb of Glebe was once home to a first grade football team in the New South Wales Rugby League (now the National Rugby League). The Glebe Dirty Reds were relatively successful and played some games at Wentworth Park. Despite this relative success, this foundation club formed in 1908, did not win a premiership, and was ultimately excluded from the competition in 1930.

Commercial Areas

Glebe Point Road is the main road through the suburb, featuring a shopping strip, known for its specialty shops, restaurants and cafés. The Broadway Shopping Centre has been built on the landmark site of the former Grace Brothers Department Store. Though it has been seen in recent years that local businesses on Glebe Point Road have slowly been sapped of business by the construction and refurbishment of the Broadway Shopping Centre, this has been a major point of contention. Fact|date=July 2008 POV-statement|date=July 2008 The shopping centre includes a food court and cinema complex, and has completed a renovation in July 2007 which added a fourth floor.

Landmarks

* Sze Yup Temple (Chinese: 四邑廟) is located in Edward Street and was originally built in 1898 by Chinese immigrants from Sze Yup, Guangdong province, China. It provided a focal point for the early Chinese market gardeners in the area. It is still in use today. The present building, which replaced one destroyed by fire, dates from 1955. A further fire occurred in January 2008, damaging the roof and all its contents. [ [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23139211-5006009,00.html Sze Yup Buddhist temple set alight in Glebe | The Daily Telegraph ] ]

* Toxteth Park - George Allen who established a legal firm and became Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1844, built Toxteth Park. St Scholastica's College moved to this site from Pitt Street in the centre of Sydney, in 1901.

* Lyndhurst - This gracious mansion was built between 1833 and 1837 for Dr James Bowman who was the principal surgeon of the nearby Sydney Hospital.

* Coroner's Court of New South Wales. It is prominently located on Parramatta Road and often in the news due to inquests being conducted there.

The following buildings are listed on the Register of the National Estate: [The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, pp. 2/38-2/39]

* Presbyterian Church, Bridge Road
* Reussdale (formerly Presbyterian Church Manse), Bridge Road
* Hamilton, Bridge Road
* The Hermitage, Bridge Road
* Lyndhurst, Darghan Street
* Tranby, Mansfield Street
* St John's Church, Glebe Point Road
* Post Office, Glebe Point Road
* Court House, St Johns Road
* Police Station, St Johns Road
* St John's Glebe Parish Hall (formerly Record Reign Hall), St Johns Road
* Glebe Town Hall, St Johns Road

Churches

St Johns Anglican Church, St James Catholic Church. The Abbey is a former church site awaiting redevelopment.

chools

Schools in the suburb include Glebe Public School (on Glebe Point Road), St James Catholic School (on Woolley Street) and St Scholastica's College (on Avenue Road). The Blackwattle Bay Campus of Sydney Secondary College sits on the site of the old Glebe High School.

Culture

Glebe markets

Glebe has a popular market which is held on Saturdays in the grounds of Glebe Primary School. Arts, crafts, trendy clothing and edibles are abundant. They are known as the alternative markets for the alternative lifestyle goods that are offered. New and pre-loved goods are sold here.

port and Recreation

Harold Park Paceway is a harness racing track in Glebe. The NSW Harness Racing Club is located in Ross Street. Wentworth Park, which features a greyhound racing track, is on the border with Ultimo.

Glebe mini skateboarding ramp is located in Bicentennial Park off Chapman road, in between Glebe and Annandale. The mini was originally 3.5 foot tall with a hump in the middle. Circa 2005 the original mini was removed and replaced with a traditional 4 foot ramp, sans hump.

Houses

19th century housing stock is largely intact, having undergone restoration as a result ofgentrification. It is popular with city-workers and students due to its proximity to the University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney. Glebe is popular with backpackers as the suburb has many conveniences and is served by tram and a regular bus route.

At its south-eastern end is the Glebe Estate, an area of Housing Commission properties purchased by the government of Gough Whitlam to provide public housing for the needy. This area today has the third highest Aboriginal population in Sydney. [PDF| [http://203.147.135.212/Development/documents/LocalActionPlans/snapshots/LAPsNORTHWEST.pdf Local Action Plan North-West] |239 KiB , page 3]

See also

* Broadway
* Glebe Point Road
* Johnstons Creek

References

External links

* [http://www.glebesociety.org.au/AboutGlebe/History/Overview.htm The Glebe Society]
* [http://www.glebesydney.com GlebeNet: Information for Residents and Tourists]
* [http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/CityLocalities/GlebeForestLodgeandBroadway.asp City of Sydney: Glebe, Forest Lodge and Broadway]
* [http://www.haroldpark.com.au/racing/ Harold Park]