Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Delamere

Gothic house on Delamere estate which was originally owned by Thomas Barker. It was described in an 1859 newspaper article as having a 'verandah, entrance hall, dining and drawing rooms, library, and five bedrooms'. The house was demolished for an apartment block.

Milestone
Constructed
1849 - 1850
Name
Alternate
Percy Cottage
Property
Part of
Occupied by
1893 - 1902
Type

Delamere Estate

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2016

Delamere was a cottage on the Delamere Estate, which was a subdivision created in Darling Point in 1840. Other properties on the former Delamere Estate include Swifts, Queenscliff, Goomerah, Callooa and Cleveland.