Duxford Estate - the pick of Glenmore Rd.

Above is a copy of the original subdivision of the Duxford Estate into Cambridge.  The sale took place in March 1885.  I think its a great interesting piece and I would love to locate an original to get a better image (this is a photo of a b&w photocopy that was in an old title search).

The highlights for me are:
- Duxford House is shown to the south of Gurner St (this was the house of John Gurner and gave the its name to the 'estate'.  We've covered John before here). Interesting to see that the main house stayed going for a few more years occupying what would become Norfolk Street and Suffolk Street.  It'd be a pretty amazing place if they'd kept it!
- Cambridge lane runs all the way down to Glenmore Road, and the lots at what is now 71 to 81 Cambridge Street actually face Glenmore Road.  These were the last houses built on the street (in 1895) so I assume the person who bought all those lots decided to squeeze more houses on the Cambridge Street side and also put a terrace (Hartley - the one that is all by itself) on Glenmore Road instead of where the lane should've gone.
- Similarly, the east side of the street shows far fewer lots than there are houses now, hinting at more developer subdivision.  I'll have to come back to this map later.
- I also like that this is when the Glenmore Road lots were subdivided as I have wondered about that house that has an 1875 on it.  Probably an exaggeration!
- Glenmore Road School is there.  As everyone knows with the 130th celebrations in 2013 that the school was established in 1883 and so pre-dated Cambridge Street (which I guess is why it is called Glenmore Road School rather than Cambridge Street School despite the fact most of the entrances front Cambridge Street!).
- The Anglican Church at 5 Ways isn't there yet, the Anglican Church obviously fronting up to the auction to get their lots.

Old subdivision map - 1896

Here is a great old subdivision map from the National Library.  Cambridge street is shown but the properties for sale are those shaded pink, which is the former quarry on Cascade street.  Interesting that Hampden street was called Tannery Road back then.

Paddington Council

The Municipality of Paddington was proclaimed in 1860.  Paddington continued to be administered by its own Council until 1949 when the Council was abolished and the Paddington was absorbed into the City of Sydney.  It remained there until 1968 when it was decided to split the suburb down Oxford street, the southern part remaining with the City of Sydney and the northern part transferring into the Municipality of Woollahra.

When Paddington Council existed it had four wards: Upper, Middle, Lower and Glenmore.  Cambridge Street was a part of the Middle Ward.  The above map from the City of Sydney archives is undated but clearly shows Cambridge Street in Middle Ward.  It is obviously old given it shows the Chinese Gardens in the place of White City and if it comes out well enough on your computer you will see there is no Lawson Street, with what is now Lawson Street being part of Alma Street which turns into Glenmore Road.  The second part of the subdivision of the Duxford Estate is also not shown on the map, with Norfolk and Suffolk streets missing.