Penfold Place & Hosking Place - Laneways - Sydney - NSW
W C Penfold & Co Is One Of Sydney's Oldest Firms. In 1866 Penfold Bought Out A Printing Business That Had Been On This Pitt Street Site Since 1830, & In 1912 The Firm Bought The Eight Storey Hosking House In Hosking Lane Behind, For An Extended Printworks.
These Private Laneways Have Served The Firm, & Acted As A Short Cut For Locals For All This Time.
John Hosking Was Sydney's First Elected Lord Mayor. He Had To Step Down From This Position When He Was Declared Bankrupt In The 1840's Depression. If Only He Could See His Piece Of Real Estate Now.
Hosking’s Mansion Was Built On the Corner Of Pitt Street And Martin Place On The North Eastern
corner.
It Was Destroyed By Fire In 1890
The Mansion Became The Site For The Metropolitan Hotel.
