Ryde (New South Wales)
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Ryde is a suburb of Sydney in Australia . Which is 13 km northwest of Sydney city center and 8 km east of the city of Parramatta . Ryde is the administrative center of the Local Government Area Ryde City and is one of the northern suburbs of Sydney. It is on the north bank of the Parramatta River .
history
Ryde was named after the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight in Great Britain . The name was probably given by GM Pope , who immigrated from the Isle of Wight, settled in the area and opened the "Ryde Store".
Ryde is the third oldest European settlement in Australia after Sydney and Parramatta. Originally the area was given the Aboriginal name Wallumetta , but then the whole area between the Paramatta River and Lane Cove River was called the Field of Mars . The name Ryde was used from the 1840s and in 1870 it was adopted for the city. The suburb has the oldest settler farm in Australia, Addington on Victoria Road. Addington was built by the pardoned convict James Stewart around 1800. James Shepherd bought the property in 1810 and added another six-room house to the original sandstone house.
Other old buildings in the area include the Police Station on Victoria Road and the Willandra House on Willandra Street. The police station, a simple sandstone house, was designed by an architect of the colony, Mortimer Lewis (1796–1879), and completed in 1837. Willandra is a two story organic house built by the Devlin family approximately 1845 . In later times it served as the art gallery and headquarters of the Ryde and District Historical Society . Both Willandra and the Police Station are listed on the Australian Register of National Monuments.
Around 1900, the famous river boat captain Robert Gascoigne lived in the settler farm Riversdale on Wade Street .
Since Ryde is on a hill, it was also called Top Ryde . The Ryde Swimming Center was demolished and rebuilt as the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Center . Competitions from the 2000 Olympic Games were held there.
Trams
Most trams in Sydney drove from Fort Macquarie and the Circular Quay , the George Street down to Broadway and Parramatta Road . At peak times, trams also left the station square.
The lines to Drummoyne and Ryde started from Rozelle Tram Depot . After leaving the depot, the tram drove along Crescent Road and Commercial Road (today: City West Link ) in Glebe and turned left onto Victoria Road . Then they crossed the Iron Cove Bridge and the former Gladesville Bridge , then turned right onto Blaxland Road . Then they drove down Blaxland Road past the current seat of the City Council and finally arrived at the intersection of Pope and Devlin Streets in Ryde.
economy
Top Ryde is an unofficial place name in Ryde. This is where the suburb's industrial park is located. It is concentrated around the intersection of Devlin Street and Blaxland Road. Top Ryde City is a big mall there. The first top Ryde mall on this site was the second of its kind in Australia.
Top Ryde is also home to the Ryde City Council building and library.
2RRR is the local radio station. Australian television can be received in Ryde on 88.5 MHz FM.
traffic
The Ryde Bridge over the Parramatta River connects Ryde in the south with Rhodes .
Sydney to Ryde buses go to Strathfield, Concord, Macquarie University , Burwood, Sydney city center (via Pyrmont), West Ryde , Putney, Chatswood, Epping , Olympic Park, Parramatta and Eastwood. The nearest train station on a main route is located in West Ryde on the Northern Line of the CityRail .
schools
Ryde has state schools such as Ryde Secondary College (formerly Malvina High School ) and Ryde Public School . There are also some private schools like Holy Cross College Ryde . The German International School Sydney was based in Ryde from 1992 to 2008 and moved to Terrey Hills in August 2008 .
Churches
In Ryde, there is St. Anne's Anglican Church on Church Street, where Maria Ann Sherwood Smith is buried, from whose orchards the " Granny Smith " apple comes. Each year, the Granny Smith Festival is held in Eastwood in her honor . The church was built in 1826 and later expanded. In the early days it was the center of public life in this district and is now listed in the Australian register of national monuments. The Ryde Wesley Uniting Church is also on Church Street .
Parks and recreation areas
The Santa Rosa Park is located between the Quarry Road and Bridge Road. It has separate paths for pedestrians and cyclists. The park is also used for Australian football and cricket. The Gannan Park was once a quarry with brick and today from the Buna Court, the Minga Street and the McAuley Park accessible.
The water polo competitions of the 2000 Olympic Games were held in Ryde's swimming pool . It belongs to Ryde City today .
Famous residents
- Karen Moras , winner of an Olympic bronze medal in swimming and world record holder, was born in Ryde in 1954.
- John Watkins , former New South Wales Deputy Prime Minister and New South Wales Secretary of Transportation and Finance, lives in Ryde.
Gallery images
Police Station on Victoria Road
Courthouse on Victoria Road
Addington Settler Farm (around 1800) on Victoria Road
Riversdale, the former home of a riverboat captain from Ryde
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Ryde ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ↑ Frances Pollon: The Book of Sydney Suburbs . Angus & Robertson Publishers (1990). ISBN 0-207-14495-8 . P. 234
- ^ Parramatta River Walk . Department of Planning. New South Wales (1989). P. 25
- ↑ a b The Heritage of Australia . Macmillam Cie. (1981). P. 2/63
- ^ Parramatta River Walk . Department of Planning. New South Wales (1989). P. 21
- ^ Gregory's Street Directory . (1955). Plan 72, Ref. D-13 and Plan 26, Ref.No. K-16
- ↑ German School Sydney (English)