Once known as a grand boulevard linking all governmental, educational and ecclesiastical facilities for the region, the Glebe precinct is interesting and intriguing in equal measures.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
And as part of the latest Friends of Grossmann House Heritage Walk historian Michael Belcher will reveal why.
“It’s not often you can stand on one spot in Australia, let alone Maitland, and see evidence spanning thousands of years of natural and man-made history,” Dr Belcher said.
“The changing landscape, aboriginal sites and pathways, convict gardens and stockades, industrial sites, churches, schools, government buildings and homes of the poorest and richest can all be seen around this site.
“The Glebe and William Street link them all.”
But according to Dr Belcher the most fascinating aspect of this historical jewel was the people who lived there.
“The Glebe contains the burial sites for both those who lived here before the European invasion and those who came later. The aboriginal sites are lost but the Glebe Cemetery holds many of our first settlers, the ordinary as well as the movers and shakers of Maitland in the 19th century.”
The walk will be held on Sunday at 2pm. Bookings are essential. For information phone Holly McNamee on 4934 4314.
