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View of Lyons' Terrace Hyde Park Sydney NSW 1849

View of Lyons' Terrace Hyde Park Sydney NSW 1849

By

George Edwards Peacock

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Dixson Galleries)

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Peacock, George Edwards

Lawyer who was transported for forgery, and as a 'gentleman convict' turned to painting to improve his circumstances.

State Library of New South Wales

Residential building

Housing

Colonial architecture

Parks

Lyons Terrace

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Row of five elegant townhouses built in Liverpool Street opposite Hyde Park for emancipist Samuel Lyons in 1841. The initial designs in 1837 by John Verge were completed by John Bibb. The houses were gradually demolished in the early 20th century, the first in 1910 and the last in 1925.

Hyde Park

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Park providing green space in Sydney's busy centre.

Darlinghurst

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Inner suburb to the east of the city which has been home to both gentry and underclass. The former Darlinghurst Gaol is now the National Art School.