"Clydebank" - Formerly Known As Bligh House - 43 Lower Fort Street - The Rocks
One Of The First Respectable Citizens To Build In The Rocks Area Was The Second Robert Campbell, Son Of The Colony's First Merchant.
The House, Now Number 43, Is Handsome & 3 Storied, Has Pillars Along The Front Of The Vernadah In The Best Colonial Style.
Campbell & is Bride Moved There As Soon As It Was Finished In 1835, And Called It "St Elmo". It Was Then Called "Holbeck" & Then Finally "Bligh House"
These Houses Spread Along Cumberland Street, Cumberland Place, & Princes Street, Which Have All Vanished Beneath The Approaches Of The Harbour Bridge
Famous Names Became Commonplace On This Golden Fringe Of The Rocks. Some Of The Residents Were
* Archdeacon Broughton - Bishop Of Australia;
* Edmund Barton - 1st Prime Minister
* David Scott Mitchell - Founder Of The Mitchell Library..
Bligh House Remains As The Only Example Of A Colonial Georgian Residence Within The City. It Was Starting To Fall Into Decay & Disrepair Until It Was Rescued By The Australian College Of General Practitioners, & Restored By Sydney Architect Morton Herman.
"Clydebank" Is A Good Example Of All The Main Features Of Old Colonial Regency Style. The Building Has 2 Upper Stories From Lower Fort Street, With A Basement That Is Cut Into The Steep Slope Down To Downshire Street. The Upper Floors Are Rendered And Lined Over Brickwork, Whilst The Basement Is In The Rough, Coursed Stone Expected From An 1820's Building.
There Is A Finish On The Ground Floor That Has A Very High Gloss Level, Perhaps To Deter Grafitti.
The Building Is Divided Into The Typical Georgian Five Bays Of 12 Pane Windows To The Upper Floor With Timber & French Doors With Transomlight Sashes Below, Each Detailed With Offset Glazing Beads Typical Of Regency Detailing.
The Building Is Set Back From The Street Behind Rendered Classical Posts & An Iron Palisade Fence, & The Ground Has Been Cut Away To Open Up To A Basement Verandah Underneath The Timber Framed Ground Floor Entry Balcony.
One Of The First Respectable Citizens To Build In The Rocks Area Was The Second Robert Campbell, Son Of The Colony's First Merchant. 
