CHIPPENDALE, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Chippendale' is a small inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Chippendale is located 2 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney. Chippendale is sandwiched between Broadway to the north and Cleveland Street to the south, Sydney Central railway station to the east and the University of Sydney to the west.

Contents

Houses

Commercial Area

Schools

History

References

External links

Houses

Chippendale is primarily residential, and has the lowest open space per person of any Sydney suburb, according to ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. It is notable for being the location of the 168-year-old Carlton & United brewery, although this is now closed. There are plans to redevelop this valuable land as a large high density residential development under the name of "Balfour Park".

Commercial Area

Chippendale has a few scattered shops, cafes and pubs. The small suburb depends on Broadway for shopping and services. The historic Regent Street railway station or 'Mortuary Station' is located on the eastern side of the suburb.

Schools

The University of Notre Dame Australia sits along the northern border. The University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Sydney have campuses nearby.

History

This area was first occupied by the Gadigal people of the Dharug Nation. William Chippendale was granted a 95 acre estate in 1819. It stretched to the present day site of Redfern railway station. Chippendale sold the estate to Solomon Levey, emancipist and merchant, in 1821, for 380 pounds. Solomon Levey died while in London, in 1833. Levey's heirs sold over 62 acres to William Hutchinson.

References

★ ''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

★ Libraries Australia. Part of Chippendale's grant. http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an000040747752

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