Christopher Brennan plaque ...

We've previously posted about this famous Cambridge Street resident (see link here).  And here is his plaque!  Sadly this is not on Cambridge Street, we are still working on the Woollahra Council plaque scheme.  This is plaque is part of the NSW Writers Walk down at Circular Quay / the Rocks.  The walk includes about 50 plaques celebrating the works of writers associated with Sydney.  These people either visited Sydney, wrote about Sydney, or lived in Sydney (and Cambridge St!).

Apart from Christopher Brennan, some other plaques commemorate Joseph Conrad, Charles Darwin, Arthur Conan Doyle, Clive James, Ruth Park, Mark Twain and Patrick White amongst others.  So you can see it is quite the eclectic selection.  I took this photo a few months ago so can't recall its exact location but it is on the Opera House side.  Have fun finding it when you're next down there ...

Woollahra local history plaque scheme comes to Paddo ...

Sadly not to Cambridge St, or just yet anyway - we did get 2 on the shortlist!  See the full list below.  But the local heritage plaque scheme that we mentioned in October last year has announced the first 4 plaques.  The first one has already been unveiled in Watsons Bay and Rudy Komon's plaque (see above for details) will be unveiled in the new year (I think in March '14 to coincide with Art Month).  The Rudy Komon art gallery at 124 Jersey Road is now the endota day spa.

Nominations are again now open for the next round of plaques (the Council will make another 4 next year) so once again lets get some Paddington (and Cambridge St) entries in there.  Here is the link to the online nomination form.

Woollahra Council Plaque Scheme

Woollahra Council has just launched a plaque scheme, kind of like the Blue Plaque scheme in London. Here is the link to Woollahra's.  Now the plan is for council to put up four plaques during 2013, and community nominations for the first round of plaques are due in February.  You can find the nomination forms on the council website.  

I would love to see some plaques on Cambridge Street so encourage everyone to put in an application.  There are quite a few notable residents that I have written about so far, the distinguished soldier, the famous poet, and the boxing champion to name but a few. There are even a few others I haven't got around to posting about yet, the diplomat, the Australian cricket captain and the accomplished artist (with work in every State Gallery and the NGA).