Dictionary of Sydney

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Agar Steps

Stairway with 108 steps linking Kent Street with Observatory Hill. They were named for local identity Thomas Agar. With terrace housing along the southern side, they illustrate the small scale pedestrian networks linking residential areas which were typical of The Rocks. They overlook what was once the Kent Street quarry.

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Milestone
Constructed
1870
Modified
1885
Modified
1892
Name
Alternate
Flagstaff Steps
Commemorates
Position
1869
1885
1892
Type

Agar Steps

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Originally known as Flagstaff Steps, Agar Steps are located on the western side of Observatory Hill and connect Kent Street and Upper Fort Street.