Hero Of Waterloo - The Rocks - Sydney - New South Wales

The Hero Of Waterloo - The Rocks - Sydney - New South Wales  

The rough cut  sandstone walls and heavy timber beams of the interior of The Hero Of Waterloo evoke an atmosphere of the rough mariners life. 

This Hotel was built by George Pato, a Stonemason in 1843. 

The Hero Of Waterloo is the source of many local stories of concealed trapdoors, saillors and rum smuggling. 

  Standing for what must be getting onto over 180 years, the Waterloo serves as a guide to our dark colonial past. Be it the hand-chiselled sandstone walls or the smuggler's tunnel leading to the harbour, which is a Historic Australia Landmark as classified by the Heritage Council and The National Trust. It's not just a living museum but a wonderful place for a drink. It's also as haunted as a pub gets

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"Clydebank" Formerly Bligh House - 43 Lower Fort Street - The Rocks - NSW

"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. 

Garrison Church - Lower Fort Street - Argyle Street - The Rocks

The Garrison Church
Corner Of Argyle street and Lower Fort street


This was the first official Military Church in NSW & serviced the Military Garrison at Dawes Point. Imagine the spectacle of Red Coats marching up Lower Fort Street from the artillery Barracks to attend morning prayer. 

The holy Trinity Church, designed by E.T Blacket, Was The First Garrison Church In Australia. The foundation stone was laid in 1840.

The Lord Bishop of Australia, assisted by the Reverend William Kalpa, senior chaplain of the parish of Saint Philip, perform the ceremony. The service commenced with the 123rd Psalm, the lesson from the first of people to the Corinthians, chapter 3, the collector for Trinity Sunday after which the stone was lowered into place, and which of the following inscription –

This foundation stone of the church in honour of the holy Trinity, erected with the aid of her majesties government by the inhabitants of the parish of Saint Philip was laid by the right Reverend Father in God, William Lord Bishop of Australia, on the 23rd day of June 1840. Philip was laid by the Roman Australia

The location of this foundation stone today is unknown

The Sydney morning Herald on 3 November 1842 said-

The garrison Church of the holy Trinity is of next Gothic order, about 100‘ x 55‘. The height of the walls is about 45 feet. There has been much discussion as to who was responsible for the plans of the garrison church. Morton Herman common, architect, wrote in the Blackett –

The architect was Henry gin, who had attended the laying of the foundation stone on 23 June 1840. Lack of funds cause a delay which prevented him from getting even a small portion of the native roof in until 26 May 1844. The small roof portion served until 1855, when Blackett appearedEd. 

Then incumbent of holy Trinity, the Reverend Wilkinson, had got together sufficient money to roof in the whole name and this was done two packets design

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When William Grant brought in, only Bishop of Australia, call the parish meeting in the old Saint Phillips church, on Church Hill, in December 1839 He had a pressing problem.

Phillips was overcrowded; the church must give you a Millers point to take the overflow. The rocks area of the points one for sailors, not a churchgoing agreed

The Bishop had them in mind when you’re dressed as a parish office is the new church holy Trinity wants to be for Mariners.

Primarily a soldiers church. In 1843 service as we can in the part finished building design by Henry gym. Regularly attend the morning service.

The holy Trinity was in large to go pick designs by Edmund Blackett. The applicants have been a ramshackle building simulator gift, notably a rich east window, and memorial to the grandparents David Mitchell.

The holy Trinity was in large to go pick designs by Edmund Blackett. The elegance into what has been a ramshackle building stimulated gift, notably a rich east window, and memorial to the grandparents David Scott Mitchell.

The garrison churches to curious features in its history. One is that for 30 years no collection plate was passed around, offerings been taken at the Sure. The other is at the church with never consecrated. Holy Trinity is now circle monument as well as a parish church. It has a regular Sunday congregation and he’s always pack when you anniversary of laying of the foundation stone on 23 June 1840 is commemorated.

This was the first original official Military Church in New South Wales and serviced the Military Garrison at Dawes point.

This was the first original official military church in New South Wales and serviced the military garrison at Dawes point.

Imagine the spectacle of redcoats marching up lower Fort Street from the military Valley Barricks and attending morning prayer.  Although the church was officially called the holy Trinity Church, it continues to not be known as the garrison church. Military flag still doing the churches interior