Glebe's Mansions & Industry Walking Tour

Tour Description

Wander along beautiful tree-lined streets lined with Victorian mansions, elegant Edwardian townhouses and magnificent churches, while uncovering the extraordinary people and surprising stories behind them. From wealthy eccentrics and ambitious families to workers, reformers and characters who helped shape Sydney, Glebe’s streets reveal a fascinating mix of wealth, industry, religion, scandal and social change. Discover how this once-rural estate became one of Sydney’s most distinctive neighbourhoods and meet some of the remarkable people who left their mark on it. The tour follows an easy, accessible route and is dog-friendly, with plenty of places to sit and toilets available along the way. Come for the mansions. Stay for the characters. Leave knowing Glebe in a whole new way. This tour is 1.5 kilometres long on a steady gradient and is suitable for prams and wheelchairs. There is plenty of seating along the way. Key Sites: St John's Anglican Church, Former Presbyterian Church, St James' Catholic Church, Rosebank House, Former Valhalla Theatre, Toxteth Hotel, Former Bidura Children Court and Gaol, Hartford House and Toxteth Park House.