Denison St was named after Sir William Denison, Governor of NSW 1855-1861. (
The Origins of Street Names in the Municipality of Rockdale, compiled by Alderman Ron Rathbone, 1990)
Below: View over Turrella towards Turrella Reserve and the M5East motorway ventilation stack.
Below: Beyond the intersection with Realm St, Denison narrows.
Below: Steps down from Hill St, which is a cul de sac fnishing at a sanstone outcrop
Below: Looking along Denison towards Alexandra St
Below: Shed. or house?
Below: Towards the shop on the intersection with Alexandra St.
Below: Looking back along Denison from Alexandra St
Below: Trees, which have an unusual growth pattern, probably due to repeated Council or electricity company prunings.
Below: I love this afternoon reflection from the coloured glass in this older weatherboard house.
Below: Postcode 2205 still has several independent corner shops. Many areas have lost their corner shops, or in the case of newer suburbs never had them.
Photos taken 17 August 2008
Done St runs between Wollongong Rd and Firth St. It was named in memory of Rev. John Done, Anglican rector of the Parish of St George in the 1870s. (The Origins of Street Names in the Municipality of Rockdale, compiled by Alderman Ron Rathbone, 1990)
Below: The corner of Forth and Done Sts
Below: From Wollongong Rd
Below: I adore this tree, growing out of the sandstone cutting.
Photos taken 17 August 2008
Below: Beyond the intersection with Realm St, Denison narrows.
Below: Steps down from Hill St, which is a cul de sac fnishing at a sanstone outcrop
Below: Looking along Denison towards Alexandra St
Below: Shed. or house?
Below: Towards the shop on the intersection with Alexandra St.
Below: Looking back along Denison from Alexandra St
Below: Trees, which have an unusual growth pattern, probably due to repeated Council or electricity company prunings.
Below: I love this afternoon reflection from the coloured glass in this older weatherboard house.
Below: Postcode 2205 still has several independent corner shops. Many areas have lost their corner shops, or in the case of newer suburbs never had them.
Photos taken 17 August 2008
Above and below: The older style street signs, above, which was black on white wood, have been replaced by the metal blue on yellow in most places. A few of the older style remain.
Below: A fabulous castle in Cook St
Below: One of the things I love about the area are the flights of steps you come across in various places there are rocky outcrops or ridges, enabling you to cut through from one street to another
