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Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection I prefer the original name for the locality - "Church Hill". Named because it was the location of St Philip' (Church of England/Anglican) Ist and 2nd locations, St Patrick's (Roman Catholic) and Scot's Churches - Lang park was named after a prominent churchman, not the later Labor Premier as many believe. It's a pity the name has slipped from the City's attention and use. I have added "Church Hill" as a tag!

John Cowper There was also a Wesleyan Church a little way north on Princes Street. Sorry to lower the tone with the pissoir note, but they were an interesting, very necessary, and often overlooked part of the city's history. There can't be too many period photos of them around.

beachcomber australia Not lowering the tone at all - there's a loo on the same corner now! I'd forgotten about the Wesleyan Chapel.

When I worked for the Sydney City Council, a pissoir was delivered to their workshop at the corner of William Henry Street & Wattle Street Ultimo. It would have been around about the mid 70's. It had been damaged, and needed some repairs. Being made of cast iron it needed to be braze welded. At that time, not knowing of such a thing as a pissoir existed, I found it quite interesting. I remember a boilermaker saying that when he used his oxy-acetylene torch on the metal, a very unpleasant smell was produced. Many years of use, boiling off out of the metal, I suppose.

beachcomber australia and antony stuart I took a picture of a pissoir situated in Observatory Park, overlooking Kent Street in 1963 or 1964 (I remember because I borrowed a camera from a colleague at work to take it - I think he thought me most strange!) at the time I was working in Caltex House at 167 Kent Street. Like most bower birds I can safely say 'it's here somewhere!' When I locate it among my photos (not all are sorted nor scanned!) I'll post it on Filckr. I remember I was very proud of the outcome at the time.

What is the make of that car, first in line on the street? It looks to be a convertible of some kind...

That car took my attention too. It should be an Austin Healey 100.

I like the truck across the street, looks like early UPS.

doesn'T work for me, to be honest - it's completely crap

Very nice streetphoto!

That's a great photo of the old Scots Church, built 1826, demolished 1926 -

" A Crown grant of land was given to him [Dr Lang] by the Governor in order to build a church. The block was located on the corner of Jamieson Street and York Street in an area later known as Church Hill. On 1st July 1824 Governor Brisbane also from the same part of Scotland as Dr Lang laid the Scots Church foundation stone. A stone church, with a plain tower, seating 1000 people, was opened on 16th July 1826. The actual cost was £3000 and it was opened with a debt of £1480. A Manse was built next to the church in Jamieson Street and later the Australian College the first general college of higher learning in the colony. Lang subsequently became its principal with the college itself paving the way for the creation of Sydney University. ... ... ... ... " In 1918, when the General Assembly decided to take steps to erect an Assembly Hall and Church Offices, The Scots Congregation readily agreed to allow their site to be used. Also the State Government wanted to widen York Street to facilitate the new bridge traffic. As a consequence a new building block was allocated for the proposed building. A centenary service was held in The Scots’ Church on Sunday 18th July 1926, and the building was demolished a few months later. The Congregation worshipped in a number of different places including a simple wooden building in Margaret Street before the new Assembly Building became available. The building was opened in September 1930. Its Assembly Hall became the new spiritual home for the Congregation. "

- from thescotschurch.com.au/our-history/

trove.nla.gov.au/work/183009303 - similar 1926 NLA Fairfax pic... trove.nla.gov.au/work/189730511 - NLA Fairfax pic taken on Sunday, 28th November, 1926...during the final service held at the Scots Church... trove.nla.gov.au/work/183009078 - NLA Fairfax pic of Rev Richard Dill Macky...Rev Dr Robert Scott West (Moderator General)...Rev Henry Grassick (minister at the Scots Church)...also taken on Sunday, 28th November, 1926... I haven't managed to establish when the Scots Church was demolished...I suspect the demolition commenced in December 1926...it appears to have still been in progress in early April 1927... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16355659 - SMH, 18th February, 1927...pic of the Scots Church being demolished here... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223235919 - the Sun, 23rd March, 1927...'Almost Demolished'... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16365806 - SMH, 6th April, 1927...per this item, the tower of the Scots Church was evidently being demolished when the Duke of York was visiting the Wentworth Hotel...and it collapsed soon after the Duke left...

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