Marryatville, South Australia
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Marryatville is a small
Location
The suburb is bounded by Portrush Road in the west, Kensington Road to the north, Tusmore Avenue to the east, and Alnwick Terrace/Romney Road to the south. Along with neighbouring Heathpool to the south and Kensington to the north, it is part of the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters (NPSP) council area, adjoining the City of Burnside suburbs Leabrook and Toorak Gardens on the eastern and western sides.[2]
Creeks
Both First and Second Creek, both originating in the Adelaide Hills, run through the suburb. First Creek surfaces on the northern side of Alnwick Terrace, within the Marryatville High School grounds, then flows through the grounds and out under The Crescent, while Second Creek passes under Hackett Terrace at its northern end, flowing through several properties on either side of the road before being canalised. Severe floods in November 2005 overflowed both creeks' banks and caused some damage to both MHS and Loreto, as well as some houses.[3]
General history
Early history of the area
Before British colonisation of South Australia and subsequent European settlement, Marryatville was inhabited by one of the groups who later collectively became known as the Kaurna peoples.[4]
George Brunskill (1799–1866), left Sandford, Cumbria (then in the historic county of Westmorland) with his wife Sarah[5] (née Apsey), departing London in November 1838 on board the Thomas Harrison[6] and arriving in Port Adelaide in February 1839. Both of their young children died before the ship sailed.[7][8] Brunskill first "leased a portion of section 290, comprising 66 acres (27 ha), from the South Australian Company with a right to purchase the freehold", in the area now known as Marryatville.[9] An undated document, estimated c.1840 by the State Library, shows a mortgage agreement for the sum of £300 between Brunskill and the Savings Bank of South Australia, describing an eight-roomed brick home to be built on 6.5 acres.[10]
In a letter written in August 1839, Brunskill describes the countryside as "magnificent" after rains, with trees, flowers, vegetables all flourishing. The settler population of Adelaide is reported as 8,250. In a letter the following April, he says that in contrast to when they arrived, when the area was almost totally uninhabited, they were now surrounded by neighbours. His 67 acres leased from the Company provide lizards and goannas for "excellent eating", and he says that "the Blacks" (the local Kaurna people) hardly ever come near them, are "harmless" and do not steal; he lent an axe which was promptly returned. He later (June–July 1840) describes their house, comprising three bedrooms and other features which will make it "the best in the colony".[5]
On 31 August 1850, 46 acres (19 ha) were registered in Brunskill's name, with the other 20 acres (8.1 ha) purchased on 25 September 1848 by James Philcox, who laid out the "Village of Marryatville". This followed an announcement in the press in July of the engagement of "Miss Marryat, niece of the Lord Bishop of Adelaide" to Sir
Brunskill's property ran from Portrush Road (then called Glen Osmond Road) to Ringmore Road (now called Dudley Road), and the village to the east of that. The records mention a church (
The village was advertised on 23 September 1848 as:
Twenty acres of the very best land most salubriously situate in the above-mentioned township. A splendid stream of water runs through the property besides which good spring water may be obtained in wells 26 feet (7.9 m) depth. It adjoins the elegant church of Kensington on the west and the residence of the Honourable the Colonial Secretary (then Alfred Mundy) on the north, the celebrated Glen Osmond and other mineral lands on the south and those of the South Australian Company on the east.[9]
In 1851,
Heathpool was one of three large properties, along with Eden Park and The Acacias, which made up Marryatville.[17][9]
The Kensington line was the first of several trams in Adelaide, firstly horse-drawn (1878) and later electrified.[18] There was a tram terminus in Marryatville, near the home of state Treasurer Lavington Glyde, who often travelled home with fellow politicians Wentworth Cavenagh and Sir Edwin Smith.[19]
20th century
In 1919, St Matthew's church was renovated, maintaining as many original features as possible. A roll of honour of the World War I war dead was added to a wall, and a new organ was installed in honour of former warden George E. Stevens.[19]
In 1923 Sun Street was widened from a 19-foot (5.8 m) lane to a 40-foot (12 m) road, and renamed Hackett Terrace, after the nursery.[20]
In 1937,
History of notable properties
Eden Park
Brunskill built the first home for the family shortly after arrival in 1839, on land later owned by Sir Edwin Smith,
Sandford passed through several hands before being purchased in 1899 by Thomas Roger Scarfe, brother of George, one of the founding members of the Harris Scarfe department store. Thomas was also a member of the firm. He found the two-storey home unsuitable for his needs and built the grand Victorian mansion now known as Eden Park,[5] designed by architect Alfred Wells.[23] Thomas lived there until his death in 1915, with his widow staying on until her death in 1942.[5]
The house, garden and about 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land were bought by the
The Acacias
The large house on the corner of present-day Portrush and Kensington Roads (and now part of Loreto College), known as The Acacias, was built in 1874-5
Gunson sold the house to Sir Edwin Smith in 1878, who greatly extended the home, including a
In December 1920 Loreto Convent bought the house on 5.25 acres (2.12 ha), opening at that location in February 1921. Further conversions have been undertaken by the school over time.[28][29][30]
Hackett's Nursery
The smallest street, now Hackett Terrace, was formerly named Sun Street, the name deriving from Hackett's Nursery, a family concern created by brothers Elisha and Walter Hackett in the 1850s. Elisha Hackett cultivated the garden of his house in Sydenham Road, creating the nursery, and in 1854 persuaded his brother Walter, who had gone to
In 1917 the nursery was sold to a limited company, E. & W. Hackett Limited, with William continuing as director for three years. In the same year the business bought a 6-acre (2.4 ha) plot[32] in the Millswood Estate for over £20,067[33] to accommodate the nursery,[20] which drew glowing praise in a 1923 newspaper article[32] and continued to do business there until 1952.[34]
Schools
Marryatville High School, on Kensington Road in Marryatville, notable for its music program,[citation needed] is located within the suburb. The school was formerly Norwood Boys Technical School until it was renamed and opened to both sexes in 1976. Eden Park, the grand two-storey Victorian house built by the Scarfe family, is now used as the high school's Year 12 campus; the timber stables, have been converted into a music centre.
In 2005, Marryatville's Performing Arts Centre, The Forge, was opened.[
Loreto College is an independent Roman Catholic primary and secondary day and boarding school for girls, situated on the corner of Portrush Road and Kensington Road in Marryatville.[citation needed]
The local state primary school, Marryatville Primary School, is actually located in the adjacent suburb Kensington.[35]
Business precinct
There is a business precinct commonly known as Marryatville shops, or Marryatville/Kensington Park precinct, which straddles four suburbs, near the junction of Kensington Road and Tusmore Avenue in Leabrook.[36]
The enclosed Marryatville Shopping Centre is located on the corner of Kensington Road and Tusmore Avenue. The shopping centre was first developed for
Along Kensington Road in Marryatville, there is a
On the south side of Kensington Road in Leabrook is the heritage-listed building built in 1883 as the original Marryatville Primary School, now housing a large health centre[38] and restaurant.[39]
Further reading
- "Kensington and Marryatville". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 678. South Australia. 16 April 1923. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia. Contains a great deal of detail about residents and buildings in both Kensington and Marryatville before 1923.
- "Kensington—Old and New". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXX, no. 5, 961. South Australia. 28 April 1923. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia. Contains details about First and Second Creeks, Marryatville the streets of Kensington, Kensington Oval, the tramways, Kensington Park, etc.; continued on next page (mostly Kensington Gardens) "Kensington—Old and New [cont.]". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXX, no. 5, 961. South Australia. 28 April 1923. p. 15. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marryatville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Hackett Terrace". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Schalk, Ken; Kon, David (March 2007). "First to Fifth Creeks Floodplain Mapping Project" (PDF). Water Connect. pp. 25–27. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-74305-499-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g Brown, Rosemary (March 1989). "The Brunskills of Sandford" (PDF). Burnside Historical Society Newsletter. Vol. 9, no. 1. pp. 24–28. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Note: There was a ship built 1836 in Sunderland which transported convicts from Cork in that year, and a ship of the same name took settlers to NZ in 1842. Same ship?
- ^ "Thomas Harrison, 1839". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Thomas C. Harrison [B 10525]: Photograph". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Place Names of South Australia: Marryatville". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Copy of a 'tender for mortgage' taken out by George Brunskill to enable him to lease 67 acres of land adjacent to Kensington Village. n.d. (ca.1840)". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Bowden, Tim (9 October 2013). "The A-Z story of the history behind Adelaide's suburbs". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "PRG 160/52: Two diaries recorded by Bishop Augustus Short, D.D." (PDF). State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3GJ-9QD : 10 February 2018, James Philcox, 22 January 1812); citing item 6, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,139. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "England Marriages, 1538–1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK4K-V57 : 10 February 2018), James Philcox and Ann Taylor Evans, 18 October 1838; citing Burwash,Sussex,England, reference, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,140. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Marryatville Police Station (1908)". Flickr. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "George Hall". Adelaidia. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 678. South Australia. 16 April 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 25 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 1-86254-597-9.
- ^ a b
"Kensington and Marryatville". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 678. South Australia. 16 April 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 8 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "An Old-Time Garden". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXX, no. 5, 960. South Australia. 21 April 1923. p. 41. Retrieved 25 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Treloar, Geoff; Payne, Pauline (September 2018). "Meeting Report, 19 March 2018: Alfred Traeger: Inventor and Pedal Wireless Man". Newsletter. 38 (3). From a talk by Dr. Pauline Payne. Burnside Historical Society Inc.: 5–6. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "11 Dudley Road, street view". Google Maps. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "[Alfred Wells]". UniSA Architects Database. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Our History". Marryatville High School. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "The Acacias (first stage)". UniSA Architects database. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Architect personal details: Michael McMullen (1830–1887)". UniSA. Architects database. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b c aquilareen (24 May 2009). "The Acacias, Marryatville". Flickr. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "The Acacias, Marryatville [B 3931]: Photograph" (Photo (1881) and text (2005)). State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ See Loreto College article for further details of school use of the building.
- ^ "Architect personal details: George Abbott". UniSA. Architects database. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ The Journal (Adelaide). Vol. LVI, no. 15420. South Australia. 7 May 1921. p. 15 (Night Edition). Retrieved 25 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 6, no. 279. South Australia. 22 September 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ McDougall & Vines (2006). Unley Heritage Research Study for the City of Unley (PDF). Vol. I. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ Schools Heritage Comp site: The Old Marryatville Primary School
- ^ a b c "Marryatville / Kensington Park Precinct". City of Burnside. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "How has Constable Hyde been remembered in Burnside?" (PDF). Burnside Historical Society Newsletter. Vol. 35, no. 2. June 2015. p. 15. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "About us". Health on Kensington. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Wilkinson, Simon (5 May 2015). "Well-known chefs leave leading diners Spice Kitchen and Assaggio". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 28 June 2019.