Stanmore, New South Wales
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.
[edit] 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. [1]
Stanmore is also notable as the birthplace of former Prime Minister Harold Holt (1908-1967).
[edit] 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.
Percival Road shops, Stanmore
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[edit] Schools
 Founders' Wing, Newington CollegeStanmore1.JPG Stanmore is home to Newington College, an independent GPS boys school and the state primary Stanmore Public School [2]. The architecturual historian Morton Herman said of Newington's design by Thomas Rowe[3]:
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| The 1881 building is an almost perfect example of scholastic Gothic Revival architecture.
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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.[4]
Of Stanmore Public's design by Blackman and Parkes he said[5] :
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| ... the whole building is a very pleasant essay in correct and simple classicism, with the triple stairs giving unexpected dignity.
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[edit] Churches
- St Michaels Catholic Church.
- St Augustines Anglican Church.
- West Kingston Uniting Church.
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